I've already posted the Safe At Home and Sweetheart Of The Rodeo "originals." Now it's time for the "original" versions of the covers recorded by The Flying Burrito Brothers during the Gram Parsons era (1969-1970).
[I realize that the Burrito's version of Wild Horses was released before The Stones' version, but it's still a Jagger/Richards composition, so that's close enough.]
These "originals" show the R&B/Honky-Tonk/Rock mixture that inspired the Burrito's innovative country-rock style.
From The Gilded Palace Of Sin:
1. Aretha Franklin - Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (buy)
2. James Carr - Dark End Of The Street (buy)
From Burrito Deluxe:
3. Conway Twitty - Image Of Me (buy)
4. Bob Dylan - If You Gotta Go, Go Now (buy)
5. Hank Williams - Farther Along
6. The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses (buy)
From Hot Burritos! Compilation:
7. Dave Dudley - Six Days On The Road (buy)
8. Buck Owens - Close Up The Honky Tonks (buy)
9. George Hamilton IV - Break My Mind (buy)
10. Merle Haggard - Sing Me Back Home (buy)
11. Merle Haggard - The Bottle Let Me Down (buy)
12. The Bee Gees - To Love Somebody (buy) (This one is great!)
More:
The Box Tops - Break My Mind (buy) (This version was released around the same time as George Hamilton IV's more well-known version of John D. Loudermilk's tune.)
Jerry Lee Lewis - Break My Mind (buy) (Included just because I like Jerry Lee so much.)
Sam Cooke - Farther Along (buy) (Here's a nice gospel rendition from one of the alltime greats.)
Mississippi John Hurt - Farther Along (buy) (And here's a rootsier version.)
See also:
The Safe At Home Originals
The Original Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Flying Burrito Brothers "Originals"
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5 comments:
Thank you for all your "original" compilations, which are all tremendously enjoyable AND interesting for fans of Gram who haven't heard all of the original versions. And even if you know them all, it's very nice to be able to hear them all in a row...
This is awesome, thanks for posting. I know someone who named his first-born son after Gram.
Excellent post. Thanks. It's always weierd to hear the originals of songs of which you've known the covers for years!
James Carr did a great version of "To Love Somebody" also. You could easily do a STWOF post of soul and country versions of the same songs -- there are so many examples to choose from.
Marc
great post here! im a big fan of Carr and the original version of 'the dark end of the street'
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