Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons

Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons

90 mins | Documentary, Music | Jan. 1, 2004

On September 19, 1973, the musician and heir to a million-dollar fortune died under the influence of drugs and alcohol near his favourite place - the Joshua Tree National Monument in the Californian desert. As the founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers, a member of the hit-making, legendary Byrds, an important influence on the Rolling Stones and the man who catapulted Emmylou Harris to fame, Gram Parsons made music history in only a few years. Friends, contemporaries and devotees of Gram Parsons talk about the importance of his work and the bizarre circumstances of his early death. Rare footage of his performances shows why Gram Parsons has become a legend. Interviewees include Gram's wife Gretchen, his sister and his daughter, Keith Richards, Emmylou Harris, Chris Hillman and "Road Manager" Phil Kaufman.

Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons

90 mins | Documentary, Music | Jan. 1, 2004

Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons
On September 19, 1973, the musician and heir to a million-dollar fortune died under the influence of drugs and alcohol near his favourite place - the Joshua Tree National Monument in the Californian desert. As the founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers, a member of the hit-making, legendary Byrds, an important influence on the Rolling Stones and the man who catapulted Emmylou Harris to fame, Gram Parsons made music history in only a few years. Friends, contemporaries and devotees of Gram Parsons talk about the importance of his work and the bizarre circumstances of his early death. Rare footage of his performances shows why Gram Parsons has become a legend. Interviewees include Gram's wife Gretchen, his sister and his daughter, Keith Richards, Emmylou Harris, Chris Hillman and "Road Manager" Phil Kaufman.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers
Original title Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons
Directors Gandulf Hennig
Writers

Cast

Gram Parsons

as Himself

Peter Buck

as Himself

Pamela Des Barres

as Herself

Emmylou Harris

as Herself

Chris Hillman

as Himself

Phil Kaufman

as Himself

Diane Parsons

as Himself

Keith Richards

as Himself

Dwight Yoakam

as Himself

Bernie Leadon

as self

John Nuese

as self