A stellar line up of local artists pay tribute to Gram Parsons to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his final album “Grievous Angel”

Gram Parsons died on September 19th 1973 at the Joshua Tree Inn at the age of just 26. His final album, “Grievous Angel” recorded just months before his death, was released in January 1974. The album prominently featured Emmylou Harris and various members of Elvis Presley’s band, known as the Taking Care Of Business Band or “TCB”.

The album expanded on Parson’s theme of “Cosmic American Music” and contained three of his best known songs - “In My Hour Of Darkness”, “Brass Buttons” and “$1000 Wedding”.

To mark the 50th anniversary of this seminal album, a wonderful lineup of local Melbourne musicians are putting on a show called "50 Years Of Grievous Angel: A Tribute To Gram Parsons" at The Brunswick Ballroom on Sunday November 10, 2024..

Introduced by Myles O’Neil-Shaw (5 Feet High & Rising, PBS) and MC’d by Ben Mastwyk, performing on the night will be a star-studded lineup of local artists including Loretta Miller, Patrick Wilson, Kerryn Fields, Hana Brenecki, Charlotte Le Lievre, Evan Sillence, Leroy MacQueen, Alex Hamilton, and Kate Alexander. Adding to the magic, the house band for the night will be the Deadnecks, fresh off a tour through the USA as M Ward’s backing band and a successful run playing with Ella Hooper and her tribute to Linda Ronstadt.