Various
Artists – Country Rock Festival – Philadelphia 1973
Tower
Theatre, Philadelphia – June 1973
"Warner
Bros. Records" set up a mini-tour which was billed as a
"country-rock festival" package. The all-day, all-night affair consisted of Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris,
Gene Parsons, Clarence White, Roland White, Eric White Jr., James Burton, some
members of Country Gazette, Sneaky Pete Kleinow and Chris Ethridge - all of
whom had signed record contracts with "Warner Bros". There were two
test shows on the East Coast in June 1973, which got fantastic critics. One in
Annapolis, Maryland and then another in Philadelphia (this concert).
Warner
Brothers intended to extend it to a world tour, but the project collapsed due
to Gram Parsons’ and Clarence White’s deaths.
This was
the last known public performance given by Gram Parsons.
Gram
Parsons (guitar, vocals)
Clarence
White (guitar, vocals)
Gene
Parsons (drums, vocals)
Chris
Ethridge (bass)
Sneaky Pete
Kleinow (pedal steel guitar)
Emmylou
Harris (guitar, vocals)
Roland
White (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
Eric White
Jr. (banjo, double bass, vocals)
Byron
Berline (fiddle)
Alan Munde
(banjo)
Roger Bush
(bass)
James
Burton (guitar)
Not all
artists perform on all tracks.
Some sources say that the concert lasted approximately 3
hours! So this is just a 43 minutes excerpt, mostly focused on Gram Parsons.
Don’t expect excellent audio quality!
There is a poor quality silent film with excerpts of the
concert. Here’s a clip made by Thomas Aubrunner with music from the concert
added.
http://www.burritobrother.com/CR.mp4
1. Christine's Tune (Devil In Disguise) (4:08)
2. Tried So Hard (3:00)
3. We'll Sweep Out The Ashes In The Morning (3:02)
4. Streets Of Baltimore (3:35)
5. Hickory Wind (4:37)
6. Country Baptizin' (4:22)
7. Love Hurts (5:14)
8. Hot Burrito #2 (2:55)
9. Six Days On The Road (4:06)
10. Sin City (4:12)
11. Wheels (3:22)
Artwork Included (front, back)
