A 25-track collection of various tracks that
Gram Parsons
either covered or was influenced by, this set works just as well as a sequence without the
Parsons
connection. When you can hear
the Louvin Brothers
'
"The Christian Life,"
Merle Travis
"I Am a Pilgrim,"
and
Dock Boggs
' harrowing version of
"Pretty Polly"
and then back it up with
the Coasters
"Searchin'"
Little Richard
's
"Lucille,"
you've got yourself a nice little chunk of American music history, and yes, the roots of
, too. ~ Steve Leggett