Delaney & Bonnie had a lot of friends. So there’s no surprise that an early D&B album cut entered the repertoire of both The Staple Singers and The Flying Burrito Brothers before the duo commercially released their own recording.  “Get Ourselves Together” was never anyone’s single, but there was something about this song that transcends [...]

When it came to varied tastes, Gram Parsons had a mandate on cool. A large part of what has contributed to the artists enduring legacy was his preternatural sense of style, which, in terms of music, transcended the confines of genre boundaries. A sponge, Parsons soaked up everything around him and recast it in his [...]

Amoeba Records will release a major addition to Gram Parsons’ discography with ‘Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers “Live” at the Avalon 1969′, due October 30th from the newly formed label. The two CD, 27-track set includes a number of never-before-heard — though long rumored — rarities. Gram Parsons, leading the Flying [...]