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| Amoeba Records Celebrates The Release Of 'Gram Parsons Archives, Vol. 1 In celebration of the release of 'Gram Parsons Archives, Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers Live At The Avalon Ballroom, 1969, ' Amoeba Records will be hosting a musical tribute to the man who helped define a new genre of "Cosmic American Music". The celebration will be at Amoeba Music Hollywood Thursday, November 8th. The festivities will include performances of Gram Parsons songs from Amoeba Recording artist Brandi Shearer, Dave Gleason, Quincy Coleman and the Mike Stinson Band--plus special surprise guests. In attendance that evening will be; Original Flying Burrito Brother Chris Ethridge; photographer Andee Nathanson, whose intimate photos adorn the albums liner notes and booklet; Pamela Des Barres, who wrote the album's liner notes and was at the two shows captured on the discs; and Gram's daughter Polly Parsons. Fans will have a chance to get a free limited edition poster with purchase of the CD, while supplies last. Gram Parsons, leading the Flying Burrito Brothers, opened for the Grateful Dead April 4, 5 and 6, 1969 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The April 4th show has never been heard in any form. The bonus disc is the April 6th show. For years these tapes were rumored to exist and were finally unearthed in the Grateful Dead vault. The shows were recorded by the legendary sound engineer Bear (Owsley Stanley), and are the highest quality Gram Parsons live material available. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |