Return to Sin City

[NewRider]

Does anyone have this DVD that would be willing to burn me a copy? I had it and lost it and can't find a place to download it. Also, even if I could download it I don't think I'm capable of burning it. I miss it terribly.

[Northern Wish]

Never seen it, never even heard of it but wish I had...... If I can find it locally I'll spin you one- its on my hunt list now.

[Blane]

my dad's got it but unfortunately I don't have a copy. Good stuff though. hope you can find it!

I do have a different GP tribute DVD though, from a VH1 Broadcast:

PBS television will air a special "Sessions at West 54th Street," honoring the late Gram Parsons, on Nov. 5. The special, recorded Sept. 19 (on the 26th anniversary of Parsons' death), features performances by Chris Hillman, Steve Earle, the Mavericks, Whiskeytown, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Victoria Williams and Mark Olsen, Jim Lauderdale, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, and John Hiatt. The TV special comes in the wake of the tribute album Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons. Proceeds from the album will benefit the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation's "Campaign for a Landmine Free World."

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=55578

Edited July 23, 2008 by Guest

[Kanada Kev]

I can find/get you this (it's audio only by the looks of it):

Graham Parson Tribute- Sin City: INHD2 Broadcast Audio Rip

The audio of this show was captured from an INHD2 broadcast in August of 2006. A pretty good tribute to Gram Parsons.

"Six Days On the Road" by Sin City Allstars

"Big Mouth Blues" by Jim Lauderdale

"Drugstore Truck Drivin' Man" by Jay Farrar

"Devil In Disguise" by Jay Farrar

"Hot Burrito No. 1" by Raul Malo

"Still feeling Blue" by Jim James

"Hot Burrito No. 2" by John Doe

"We'll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning" by John Doe and Kathleen Edwards

"Do Right All Night Woman" by Susan Marshall

"Lonesome Soul" by Steve Earle

"Nearest Northern Border" by Steve Earle

"Sleepless Nights" by Lucinda Williams

"A Song For You" by Lucinda Williams

"Medley: This Old Town-Wheels" by Dwight Yoakum

"She" by Norah Jones

"Love Hurts" by Keith Richards

"Hickory Wind" by Keith Richards

"In My Hour of Darkness" by Susan Marshall with the House Of Blues Choir

"Wild Horses" by Keith Richards

"Ooh Las Vegas" by The Whole Crew

Weekend Edition

July 17 / 18, 2004

Return to Sin City

Keith Richards Does Gram Parsons

By PHYLLIS POLLACK

Quoting from the lyrics of "Before They Make Me Run," a song from the Rolling Stones' 1978 album, "Some Girls," Stones guitarist Keith Richards remarked, "Another goodbye to another good friend," as he segued into his appearance at the Los Angeles tribute concert for the late Gram Parsons. The song was particularly fitting to quote from, especially given its preceding line in its full context, which was not quoted by Richards, "Booze and pills and powders, you can choose your medicine, well it's another goodbye to another good friend," as 31 years ago at the age of 26, Parsons died from an overdose of heroin and Tequila. Proceeds from the evening's concert were earmarked for the Musicians Assistance Program, an outreach for those with drug or alcohol problems.

Richards was certainly no stranger to country music when he met singer/songwriter Gram Parsons in the late 1960s, as evidenced by the unreleased documentary, "Charlie Is My Darling." In its footage that was recording during the Stones' 1965 Irish tour, Mick Jagger is seen singing Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," as Richards accompanies him on keyboards. Another country track that was recorded by the Stones was the late Hank Snow's "I'm Movin' On," which appeared on the 1965 release,

"December's Children."

It was natural that Richards' and Parsons' would bond over their love of music. Within their time spent together, Parsons would visit Richards in France, who was staying at Nelcotte, while the Stones were recording their epic classic, "Exile On Mainstreet." The Stones guitarist has stated in recent years that while he never copied Parsons, "things rub off," adding, "it's not so much a matter of nick that lick or take that thing, it's like osmosis. We osmosed a lot."

While Parsons taught various musicians specifics about country music, and shared his vast knowledge of the genre, his influence on them during his short life obviously can't be scientifically measured. With that as it is, many legends persist about Parsons to this day, and with some of them, it's hard to know exactly what's really true. However, one thing that has been proven over the years is that Parsons' work remains as viable today as when it was recorded.

The July 10 concert at Universal Ampitheatre, billed as "Return To Sin City, A Tribute To Gram Parsons," featured a diverse line-up of musicians, each offering renditions of Parson's music. Two musicians were present on stage that had recorded with Parsons, Al Perkins and James Burton. Perkins, who had played with Parsons in the Flying Burrito Brothers, played pedal steel at the tribute gig. The highly influential and prolific guitarist, James Burton, who played on Parson's albums "Grievous Angel" and "GP," was also among those who joined ranks to play at the concert. Burton, a legend in his own right, has played with countless artists, including Ricky Nelson and Elvis Presley. Notably absent was Emmy Lou Harris, who had recorded eloquent and stunning duets with Parsons. Also among those not present with whom Parsons had played were members of the Byrds.

Despite his contemporaries who were missing, many others were on hand to make statements about Parson's music in present tense. Steve Earle pointed to the prescience of the lyrics to the Flying Burrito Brothers' song, "My Uncle," recorded during the Viet Nam war, with its references to the draft. Earle also praised the song's co-writer, Chris Hillman, who had played alongside Parsons in both the Flying Burrito Brothers and the Byrds.

Within the evening's high points was Norah Jones' performance of "She." Jones also delivered Parson's "Streets Of Baltimore" and "Cry One More Time," featuring noteworthy elocution from Burton. In a somewhat surreal moment, Jones performed a duet with Richards, "Love Hurts," which Parsons had performed with Emmylou Harris.

Dwight Yoakum dove into the song "This Old Town," co-written by Parsons and Chris Hillman, and delighted the audience with "Wheels."

Among the evening's best moments, Raul Malo delivered a poignant rendition of "Hot Burrito #1."

In another pairing, John Doe from the punk band, X, and Kathleen Edwards joined forces for "We'll Clean Up The Ashes In The Morning."

Lucinda Williams' selection included "A Song For You" and "Sleepless Nights," a Parsons cover, which had also been recorded by the Everly Brothers.

Among others who graced the stage was the House Of Blues Gospel Choir, led by Sylvia James. Jed Hughes and Jim Lauderdale also contributed to the show, as did wailer Suzy McDonald, who belted out "Do Right Woman."

It was towards the end of the show that Richards made his highly anticipated appearance. "We're here because of one guyand he's up theremost of the time," Richards jested, as he pointed upwards. Richards, playing an acoustic guitar, performed Parsons highly sentimental "Hickory Wind." A version of "Wild Horses" followed, during which Richards let other musicians take verses.

Parsons' life has been chronicled in several books, two of which include "God's Own Singer" by Jason Walker, and "Hickory Wind" written by Ben Fong-Torres. Richards purchased the option to the screenplay rights for the latter in 1991. An independently released film, "Grand Theft Parsons," was also recently issued, largely based on the Parson's death, and the legendary theft and torching of his body by his road manager, Phil Kaufman. Parsons had told friends that when he died, he wanted to be cremated at Joshua Tree, where he liked to spend time. It was common knowledge among Parsons' friends that he would have resented being sent back to Louisiana to be buried by his stepfather, Bob Parsons, with whom he had an extremely ambivalent relationship. The Parsons estate licensed tracks for use for the film's soundtrack. Despite having come from a wealthy family, Parsons life was tragic in many ways. His mother, who preceded him in death, died from alcoholism.

The concert celebrating Parsons' music was organized by his daughter, Polly, who was seven years old when he died. The royalties from her father's music were reverted to her a few years ago, and his widow, Gretchen, also receives part of those, as well. Polly dedicated the concert to her biological mother, Nancy Ross.

70MB, WMA 9.1 @96kbps, 102 Minutes, no password

http://rapidshare.com/files/101631994/Graham_Parson_Tribute-_Sin_City_INHD2.rar

[Northern Wish]

I've seen The Black Crowes perform both Hot Burrito #2 and She- but sadly I only found Grams music after those performances so they were slightly lost on me.........

[cnrowland]

Hi all!

I'm brand new to jambands.ca - this seems like an awesome forum!

Does anybody have these these audio files? If so, I would be highly appreciative (I've looked everywhere without any luck - unfortunately the rapidshare link has expired).

Regardless, thank you for your help with this!

Best,

Chris

[tigger]

Welcome to the board cnrowland.

[Booche]

PBS television will air a special "Sessions at West 54th Street," honoring the late Gram Parsons, on Nov. 5. The special, recorded Sept. 19 (on the 26th anniversary of Parsons' death), features performances by Chris Hillman, Steve Earle, the Mavericks, Whiskeytown, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Victoria Williams and Mark Olsen, Jim Lauderdale, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, and John Hiatt. The TV special comes in the wake of the tribute album Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons. Proceeds from the album will benefit the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation's "Campaign for a Landmine Free World."

Honestly, of all the downloading I have done over these years this will always be one of my favorites. The performances are so stunningly heartfelt at times, so much so that the Mavericks performance might be my favorite of the fucking lot!

Wilco is not even mentioned in that bio and Ryan Adams was in Whiskeytown who were joined by Emmylou on the first number which was Grievous Angel. Perfect. Gillian Welch/David Rawlings and Hickory Wind?

Pfffft. Forget about it.

[bouche]

. It was great. No doubt the latest is great too.