An outrageous character said to have partied himself to death at the age of 26,
Gram Parsons nevertheless packed a lot of music into his short life which had
longstanding ramifications as country music broke out of its conservative
straitjacket into rock. The most far-reaching of these was the Flying Burrito
Brothers, a hybrid creating what Parsons described as "cosmic American music"
which he formed with Chris Hillman after they'd recorded the classic Byrds album
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo together. They formed the original Burritos line-up with
pianist/bassist Chris Ethridge and p...