Thursday, July 21, 2011

Pieces of the Sky (1975)


Click here for the track list and a review of Pieces of the Sky.

"Boulder to Birmingham," which first appeared on Pieces of the Sky, is Emmylou Harris's tribute to her mentor, Gram Parsons:


Gram Parsons heard Emmylou Harris singing in a Washington, D.C. folk club and asked her to join his band and record with him. Parsons looms large the single biggest influence on her early records.

3 comments:

Roy said...

It's amazing! Her voice hasn't changed in 35 years!

Lydia said...

One of my favorite songs ever. As I watched this video I found myself missing my long brown hair that looked so much in the 70s like hers here...and I wondered if she ever misses hers in spite of the ravishing gray it turned into.

Sea Penguin said...

One of my all-time favourites too. Nice site - thanks!