Former member of The Byrds, Gram Parsons helped
pioneer country rock (in a loose sense) before the Eagles.
After he left The Byrds, he, along with Chris Hillman
formed The Flying Burrito Brothers.
"Parsons grabbed his bandmates and headed straight to
Nudie's Rodeo Tailors to create a visual experience
to go along wit the audio. Manuel, Nudie's assistant,
decked them out eleborately, including a jacket with
embroidered marijuana leaves for Parsons who
had a penchant for that, among other drugs. "
"Cosmic American Music" was the term Hillman and Parsons
coined for their new breed of music.
Others may call it country rock.
Whatever the term used,
Gram was a special soul in that Nudie suit.
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