I immediately fell in love with her voice when I heard her singing with Gram Parsons in the early ‘70s. I was a musician and college radio DJ and was blown away.
Yes!! that's where I saw them with my cousin Brian. The club was opposite the left field wall maybe on the corner where Cask n Flagon has been for years(?). Turned me on to her and Gram's music for a lifetime!
In 1975 I went to a Uriah Heep concert. Opening acts were Elvin Bishop and Emmylou. The promoter must have been eating Quaaludes for days before booking that lineup! Emmylou took the stage in front of the curtain with an acoustic guitar and a bar stool. Sat down and began to croon soft melodies in a folksy manner...which was certainly NOT what we had come to hear. In moments tears began to streak her lovely face but she never let on. She just sat there and continued her set. After a bit the crowd settles down and Emmylou got a grip on things and became...well, one of the gurls that, over the course of time, has stolen my heart. Such a courageous performance in front of a hostile crowd has, arguably, never before been freely given. Since then this ol' metalhead still perks up at the mention of her name. I still play both of the trio collaboration albums...in times of quiet reflection.
She had plenty of experience with less-than-attentive situations in DC at the dives and shitholes... those crowds were worthy of chicken wire in front of the stage!
Emmylou cried when the swedish band First Aid Kid played their song about her and Gram when she received the Polar Price 2015 in Stockholm, her voice is real sunshine
Emmylou Harris is the best female singer of all time and early in the morning in Portland Oregon you can hear her scream across the city on my JBL Bluetooth
I have been a fan of her for many years. Her voice is so beautiful! I’m so lucky to live in Nashville where I see her out in public and she is very friendly and wonderful. ❤️💕
In the early 70's, us northern Arizona mountain boys were in love with 4 female country singers.: Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Jessi Colter and Emmylou! Hearing them on the AM radio in the remote, high places, where we hung out, were some of the best times in the lives of perpetually 18 yr old boys.
She has the voice of an angel, I can’t believe that they didn’t even mention all the work that she has done with Rodney Crowell. Those two together are perfection personified.
Her duet album with Mark Knopfler "All the Road Running" is my favourite collaboration. "Love and Happiness" is an absolute joy to listen to, I have to hear it a couple of times every day.
@@steveendicott1855 actually he was in her band, the hot band from 1977 until 1980 when he went out on his own. He replaced Rodney I I am a big fan of all 3 of them.
I picture her standing at the mike with the Gibson guitar and singing with her voice so perfect for country music, dream girl. I hope to see her in person someday but we'er running out of time.
I admire any woman who survived the music industry and prospered! The 50s and 60s were incredibly rapacious towards artists, even the Rolling Stones got royally screwed over during their American years of huge success in the 70s....they lost millions. A young woman in the business was lucky to get out alive, much less successful.
And British years back then. All groups we’re screwed back in the 50’s and sixties by management and their labels.I believe the Stones were the pioneers who changed all that. Not 100% sure....just 99. Lol
I've been fan of Emmylou Harris from the 70s, I have albums on vinyl of Emmylou from when I bought them back in the early 70s. She was beautiful then and she's still beautiful now.. just love her voice. I've been playing her album hard bargain I just love it I have it in the car, everytime I go shopping Emmylou comes on It's been in the player for months, Just don't get sick of it. Love you young lady. Stay safe. Doug from Australia
@@mr.blackhawk142 stay safe...meaning look after yourself ... it's like saying drive carefully... things can happen...and you Mr Blackhawk...you stay safe also... happy new year..
I have 3 albums I listen to constantly in recent years - Hard Bargain (2011), Spyboy '(98) and Western Walls : The Tucson Sessions ('99) with Linda Ronstadt who had been my favourite female singer for a long time. Now it's close to 50 / 50.
@@pomerau...you obviously have great taste in talented young ladies...very sad about Linda.. look after yourself, stay safe..... merry Christmas and a happy new year..doug.. Australia
Nothing at all against Donna (Grateful Dead), but can you imagine her in Donna's place?!? Plus she's a straight arrow. Maybe could have had an influence on all the dead ones. (Jer, all the keys, etc)
Country music wasn't in my environment growing up in Boston. But my parents were from Ireland and we always had traditional music playing. I came upon Emmylou from exploring bluegrass in the early 80s. It was Roses in the Snow and Angel Band that made Emmylou an obsession.
I saw Emmy Lou perform impromptu at the Palomino club in Hollywood many years ago, I believe I went to see Asleep at the Wheel (if memory serves) and they pulled her out of the audience to join them. Absolutely stunning. However, this bio is sorely missing a major puzzle piece by not mentioning the Hot Band, musicians who played with her for something like 15 years. Players rotated, but always first rate musicians. And yes, I fell in love with her just like lots of other guys who watched her sing way back then.
Odd, there was no mention of her great collaboration with Mark Knopfler on "All the Road-running". Not just a just a song but an entire album. A great album and a great duo.
I am brimming with pride. My favorite singer and woman for dog's years is getting unbridled praise here though I can have more of it and some more! May I die before she does....
I’ve loved her singing for decades. A few years ago, I was awestruck to have her aboard one of my Southwest flights out of Cali to Nashville. Fan crush, starry eyed! My much younger crew members kept asking me, “who’s that?”. Silly kids.
People probably underestimate how much her big brain contributed to her talent and success. She also very much seems like she was born with an old soul.
She was not a main stream country artist. She went her own way and met "rebel" artists that gave her a respected genre within country music and country folk. She is a lovely lady with a distinguished career.
I grew up right outside of DC so I had the pleasure of seeing her very early in her career and I've never missed a show if I can help it no matter where I am luckily I've seen her dozens of times and I hope to see your dozens more
Actually Willie Nelson said that about Linda ronstadt but can understand the confusion. Emmylou has got to be one of the classiest human beings to ever walk this earth. Amazing talent...angel.
@@lindaeaton3949 I don't think that you casn attribute that to Linda Ronstadt. Willie Nelson made that comment at some tribute that he was at. Emmylou Harris was the next singer after Willie.
@@lindaeaton3949 no he definitely said it about Emmylou, I watched a documentary not to long ago about popular cross over artists and it was said on that
Patrick O'Grady: Very few know that she was the star attraction in the summer of 1979 at an open air music festival in a rural field, Lisdoonvarna, Ireland. Those were the days.
Emmylou is from the Washington DC area, her parents used to live out in the Virginia Countryside. Me and my two Buddy, Glenn and Buckie use to go as often as possible at The Cellardoor in Georgtown DC. Our jaws always dropped when we saw her . Man she was then and now the most gorgeous singer/song writer of that time. I love you Emmylou !
@@flugplatz21 U R in 'love' with the image or ILLusion presented to you. Have fun with that tho! Who am I to bust yer bubble? I'm OLDER and know better.
@@flugplatz21 I think she is sexy as hell, but you have to at least meet before you fall for her. That said I once married a woman I should have divorced before I met her.
Did you know that her father was cited in the code of conduct section in the Marine's Handbook as the example of how to behave under torture as a prisoner of war? He was very badly treated by the Chinese in the Korean war. Emmylou has good genes.
It's so strange. She's one of the most beautiful ladies on Earth, and yet pictures and video really don't do her justice. She has to be seen in person to be fully appreciated. She's my favorite singer in the whole world, and she also has a lovely speaking voice. I could listen to her talk all day. there are so few true ladies left in the world today. Emmylou Harris is one of them. My heart skips a beat, does a backflip, and then soars like an eagle. Always has, always will.
Classic women legend... not supported by women. Didn’t hear a peep about her by any women even today on National woman’s day. Instead a trans man was praised for winning in woman’s sports and this video mad by a man was the only mention of this super star we hear about. Sad.
What an incredible career Emilou has had but my all time favourite was to see her on the Last Waltz with the Band singing Evangeline so many great artists and performances on that film and to round it off with that song Emilou singing Evangeline was magnificent God bless her.
I didn't care about country music,i even hated it. Then i borrowed an EMMYLOU record,it was "Luxury liner" and i became intrigued. She is still going strong and makes bold moves, "Wrecking ball" was a very brave record.
The Grateful Dead and New Riders turned me on to country music. What "rock band" back then was covering Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash and George Jones? Thanks Bobby!
@@donnabrown8582 there are few others that are worth of your time, Willie Nelson never gets recognition for his guitar playing, and he's great as a songwriter too, never afraid to go in different direction
Saw her as a little kid in 1967 and the voice that came outta her mouth was awesome for a small women. Very soft spoken always told us kids just b yourself and enjoy yr intreast.
Gram Parson was the artist who made traditional country music cool and acceptable to a whole generation of young Americans. I wish he would go into the country music hall of fame.
He should be , for the very reason you state. His influence on us Woodstock generation getting into country was huge. Those straitlaced dullards in Nashville really should see that influence rather than that of a dope smoking hippie who bucked the establishment
Great segment! Emmylou is arguably the most under-appreciated artist of all time. She has dozens more collaborations and duets (Dan Fogelberg, Mark Knopfler, many others). In my humble opinion, two of her albums, Wrecking Ball and Red Dirt Girl, are right up there with Dark Side of The Moon by Pink Floyd, What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye, and OK Computer by Radiohead as the greatest albums of all time. Her voice is genuinely unique and incredibly compelling.
I played in the same coffeehouse in Virginia Beach as Emmylou in the late 1960’s before she became famous. It was called the “Upstairs” coffeehouse and a guy by the name of Doc owned it. Emmylou was very talented even back then and used to sing a song called “Roll, Turn, Spin.” We did folk music back then. Every once in awhile you could sneak in a country song as long as it had a folksy sound.
In 1975 I heard Emmylou Harris singing 'Making Believe' on the radio, went out and bought the album. have been a fan since then, despite having a rather eclectic taste in music ranging from Deep Purple (2) over Petula Clark and Neil Diamond to Roy Orbison and Leonard Cohen, I have always listened to Emmylou and up to Red Dirt Girl collected her albums on vynil. Alas, they all got lost in a flooding of my house and I have yet to replace them but with Utube, I don't need to because I can listen to her magical voice whenever I like.
Young stars now seem to think claws, brooms for eyelashes, huge cabooses and ginormous plastic boobs make them beautiful. Emmy Lou seems to know that washing her face in the morning, smiling at the sun and a sweet smile are more true. She’s absolutely right! War paint… not necessary.
Video didnt mention that in early 1970,s country music was dying. This hippy chick saved country music. She has played more at the Ryman more than any other artist.
A few years ago, there was a video of Emmylou and Arlo Guthrie singing Woody's "Deportee". It is lovely. Unfortunately it no longer seems to be available on YT or anywhere else. If you could find that, it would be delightful.
Emmylou also did do it with John Denver called wild Montana skies. I’m surprised he missed this one because it really was quite well done. And at the time John was pretty big so maybe you should include him in your story
EL and GP is the only true Star is Born story. Not Streisand and Kris. Not Cooper and GaGa. Not Frederic March. Don't know why a movie hasn't been made of their story or of Gram's life. Would be a greàt story on film if done right. All that is needed is the truth and the facts. Only one person could play EL But she won't. Too painful. But would be a great tribute to her and his career.
Sometime in the mid sixties, she was playing in the Santa Cruz area on Halloween. She saw me and a friend looking in at the theater entrance. She came out and asked if we wanted to come in. She was in a sort of cat outfit. I didn’t recognize her until she got on stage. I am still carrying the thrill of that. ❤
Steve Fishell introduced me to her years ago and she is without a doubt one of the most beautiful gracious musicians out there!! Great background, did not know she was on Desire, wow!
Always thought she was interesting, she always had access to the top notch though. So many really talented musicians beat their brains out and never get a break, we all know them.
Emmylou has always given the impression that she was absolutely comfortable being a backup singer for anyone just to make them better. She never upstages others. Trio was recorded just in time where Linda Ronstadt is concerned.
I'm not at all a country fan and only discovered ELH because her fragile, seductive and sinister cover of Snake Song was in Lawless. but damn, could a person be more blessed? talent, brains and beauty. jeez, leave some for the rest of us, lady! 😆
Graham Parsons monikered & promoted "Cosmic American Music." It was a hybrid of Country, Folk, R&B, Soul, & Rock. Parsons was from FL with its wide musical influences. /// NOT MENTIONED there were frequent jam sessions at Parson's house with Emmylou. They were an item, & he was her North Star. Losing him was a devastating soul gut punch.
@@lyricberlin // Well among musicians, partners can get passed around LIKE WINE. I do not know EmmyLou's involvement with Graham other than the musical partnership & mentorship.
His first name was Gram, which was short for Ingram. I don’t think he and Emmy Lou were sexually involved. You are right. He was married. Unhappily. But Emmylou once told a British press reporter that she knew she had fallen in love with Gram and she was about to tell him, but decided not to do it over the phone, but to wait until she went back to LA to join him to do the tour promoting his second album. And then, she said, she got the call saying he was dead. Most of the songs that she does are really about him.
@@lindajones8101 // I will NOT always check Wikipedia, AND, I have read a ton of other's tripe. YOURS WAS QUALITY. /// Here is the SKINNY. /// Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 - September 19, 1973) who was known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist who recorded as a solo artist and with the International Submarine Band, the Byrds, and the Flying Burrito Brothers, popularizing what he called "Cosmic American Music", a hybrid of country, rhythm and blues, soul, folk, and rock.[1][2] Please note. (1) With CSN it was GRAHAM Nash. (2) Casual Drugs & Sex was prevalent in 60s, & 70s popular music scene. (3) Caught by two GENERALITIES. I WAS CORRECT about the mentorship & emotional bond. (4) LATER when Emmy Lou came to LA, the wonderful Linda Ronstadt was impressed with her, decided to be her friend, invited her to stay with a group of girls at her small beach apartment, & talked her up to the local music community.
@@adrianmonk4440 i think she may have spent some time in laurel canyon where many young artists lived and partied and it seemed like all the girls joni linda Ronstadt and so on did what you do in your 20"s and 30"s you know sex drugs and rock and roll i just wish i knew whom was rolling with whom would be interesting
I'm a session musician composer,I didn't know gram but I was also very bad heroin addicts both me and my wife I told her that she spent a lot of time with me could have fired my arss but getting Off track here is as My wife found my dope when I was high and I woke up she was dead in my arms,I told her this and said that love hurts with gram was like my anthem she is a treasure
Great report, except for the fact that Bill Monroe gave EmmyLou a huge boost to the world market. I was a bit sad at not hearing about her bluegrass days with Bill.
Just look at this generation, the baby boom generation, and compare the talent with what's out there today by this generation. I'm glad I was born in 1962 and not 2002. I feel sorry for today's lot.
@@martinmcdonald4207 Lana Del Ray, Taylor Swift, Alec Benjamin, FINNEAS, Noah Cyrus, Sofia Valdes, These Days, Ed Sheeran, Echosmith, Cam, The Fray, ROSE and Paramore. All fantastic musicians that are making incredible music today. Please don't downgrade today's talented people in order to lift up older music. I completely agree with you that Emmylou Harris is totally brilliant and I love her music, but just because that is the case it doesn't give you a good reason to discard today's fantastic artists and this generation of minds. Be understanding because the world is in chaos caused by early generations and we are the ones having to clean that up. I agree that some music today is total crap, but you can't discount the amazing music that is currently being made. Your apology for "today's lot" is not necessary in the way you meant it because we are living in a more accepting and loving world than the people born in the 60s had with racism, sexism, and homophobia. Today we can say we are working towards changes and our music reflects that. I don't think you can say the same.
@@genevievelawson5905 There is more hate,racism and bullying today as there ever has been in the past. Music today cannot possibly compete with the greatness of the past. Just a fact.
Re: "The Cellar Door"...I was privileged to hear blues musician/library artist John P. Hammond there. (Son of the Columbia Records producer, John Hammond). Awesome venue for music (small & intimate).
I saw Emmylou at the Little Opry in Nashville, In in the early 1980s. I got her picture autographed. Just weeks before Dan Dugmore bought a guitar from her, and I knew Dan at that time. I was hoping to hear her sing Darkest Hour is Just before Dawn, i had tickets to the 2nd Sunday show, I asked her why she did not sing it, and she replied we did that song first show.
I immediately fell in love with her voice when I heard her singing with Gram Parsons in the early ‘70s. I was a musician and college radio DJ and was blown away.
She's an amazing musician and has a humble, heartwarming soul. Beautiful inside and out. Love her music.👍😀🎸
I saw her singing backup with gram parsons in a fifty seater club outside of Fenway park in march 1973. Unforgettable
Lucky you! I was into R&R and hadn't discovered her back then, cuz she wasn't on local jukeboxes in my small town.
Lucky you, is right!
Man, i've seen some of those incredible duets. Good for you!
If I could ever travel back in time I would follow her and Gram Parsons through 1973.
Yes!! that's where I saw them with my cousin Brian. The club was opposite the left field wall maybe on the corner where Cask n Flagon has been for years(?). Turned me on to her and Gram's music for a lifetime!
Happy Birthday Emmylou- a young 74 years old today. Long may you keep entertaining us with your magical lilt. 🌈🥇🎤🎸
Still looking gorgeous!
In 1975 I went to a Uriah Heep concert. Opening acts were Elvin Bishop and Emmylou. The promoter must have been eating Quaaludes for days before booking that lineup!
Emmylou took the stage in front of the curtain with an acoustic guitar and a bar stool. Sat down and began to croon soft melodies in a folksy manner...which was certainly NOT what we had come to hear. In moments tears began to streak her lovely face but she never let on. She just sat there and continued her set. After a bit the crowd settles down and Emmylou got a grip on things and became...well, one of the gurls that, over the course of time, has stolen my heart. Such a courageous performance in front of a hostile crowd has, arguably, never before been freely given.
Since then this ol' metalhead still perks up at the mention of her name. I still play both of the trio collaboration albums...in times of quiet reflection.
She had plenty of experience with less-than-attentive situations in DC at the dives and shitholes... those crowds were worthy of chicken wire in front of the stage!
Emmylou cried when the swedish
band First Aid Kid played their song
about her and Gram when she
received the Polar Price 2015 in
Stockholm, her voice is real sunshine
I watched that show it was amazing
Can you explain now an attractive young lady in the 20s, quite literally, became more beautiful as she grew older
Because she's a God and you're exactly correct
Emmylou Harris is the best female singer of all time and early in the morning in Portland Oregon you can hear her scream across the city on my JBL Bluetooth
Because when you’ve got true beauty, it ages well. One of life’s unfair rules.
I KEPT HER GLASSFYULL OFWHISKY THAT HOW
Because she has a beautiful soul.
I have been a fan of her for many years. Her voice is so beautiful! I’m so lucky to live in Nashville where I see her out in public and she is very friendly and wonderful. ❤️💕
Her? Everyone is blind.
@@Somee989 what do mean by that remark?
In the early 70's, us northern Arizona mountain boys were in love with 4 female country singers.: Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Jessi Colter and Emmylou! Hearing them on the AM radio in the remote, high places, where we hung out, were some of the best times in the lives of perpetually 18 yr old boys.
An amazing and talented woman with a distinguished career. To me she is among the elite musicians.
And beautiful, too!
She has the voice of an angel, I can’t believe that they didn’t even mention all the work that she has done with Rodney Crowell.
Those two together are perfection personified.
Her duet album with Mark Knopfler "All the Road Running" is my favourite collaboration. "Love and Happiness" is an absolute joy to listen to, I have to hear it a couple of times every day.
How about the fact she worked in Ricky Skaggs band before venturing out on her own?
@@steveendicott1855 actually he was in her band, the hot band from 1977 until 1980 when he went out on his own. He replaced Rodney
I I am a big fan of all 3 of them.
I picture her standing at the mike with the Gibson guitar and singing with her voice so perfect for country music, dream girl. I hope to see her in person someday but we'er running out of time.
I admire any woman who survived the music industry and prospered! The 50s and 60s were incredibly rapacious towards artists, even the Rolling Stones got royally screwed over during their American years of huge success in the 70s....they lost millions. A young woman in the business was lucky to get out alive, much less successful.
And British years back then. All groups we’re screwed back in the 50’s and sixties by management and their labels.I believe the Stones were the pioneers who changed all that. Not 100% sure....just 99. Lol
@@TC-dw6wg nope, the stones were ones that got screwed by Klein. Karma for what they did to Jones, I always believed.
I've been fan of Emmylou Harris from the 70s, I have albums on vinyl of Emmylou from when I bought them back in the early 70s. She was beautiful then and she's still beautiful now.. just love her voice. I've been playing her album hard bargain I just love it I have it in the car, everytime I go shopping Emmylou comes on It's been in the player for months, Just don't get sick of it. Love you young lady. Stay safe. Doug from Australia
SAFE from WHAT???
@@mr.blackhawk142 stay safe...meaning look after yourself ... it's like saying drive carefully... things can happen...and you Mr Blackhawk...you stay safe also... happy new year..
I have 3 albums I listen to constantly in recent years - Hard Bargain (2011), Spyboy '(98) and Western Walls : The Tucson Sessions ('99) with Linda Ronstadt who had been my favourite female singer for a long time. Now it's close to 50 / 50.
@@pomerau...you obviously have great taste in talented young ladies...very sad about Linda.. look after yourself, stay safe..... merry Christmas and a happy new year..doug.. Australia
This woman has a great talent and a voice to match. Trio was a great album with DP AND LR. All 3 of them have great voices and talent
Nice to hear a person also realize how good of an accompanying voice she has always been. The best ever female in my humble opinion.
nice comment
Make you to feel each word of the songs
Nothing at all against Donna (Grateful Dead), but can you imagine her in Donna's place?!? Plus she's a straight arrow. Maybe could have had an influence on all the dead ones. (Jer, all the keys, etc)
I've often secretly wished I could sing harmony with Emmylou Harris! What a beautiful Lady and beautiful singing voice!
That's how I feel about Sheryl Crow and Trisha Yearwood among others
I'd still show her some harmony I might be 76 but I could still harmonize her😊
Country music wasn't in my environment growing up in Boston. But my parents were from Ireland and we always had traditional music playing. I came upon Emmylou from exploring bluegrass in the early 80s. It was Roses in the Snow and Angel Band that made Emmylou an obsession.
She's always had a special place in my heart. The only singer who ever got a mention in my poetry.
Shes so relaxed and layed back , love emmylou harris , lady fowler
What goes unsaid, is the quality of musicians especially guitarists, she’s always surrounded herself with.
Quality performers attract quality performers. We benefit
They were not called The Hot Band for nothing!
Communist guitarists too…
When Ricky Skaggs left her band she had to hire 2 musicians to replace him.
I was lucky enough to spend time with her and get to know her . She was fun to be around ..
I saw Emmy Lou perform impromptu at the Palomino club in Hollywood many years ago, I believe I went to see Asleep at the Wheel (if memory serves) and they pulled her out of the audience to join them. Absolutely stunning. However, this bio is sorely missing a major puzzle piece by not mentioning the Hot Band, musicians who played with her for something like 15 years. Players rotated, but always first rate musicians. And yes, I fell in love with her just like lots of other guys who watched her sing way back then.
Willie Nelson said of Emmylou “ There are two types of men 1. Those in love with Emmylou and 2. Those who haven’t met her yet.
How could any man not
Emmylou is a national treasure. There is so much more about her time with Gram that helped her refine her voice and will remain private.
Odd, there was no mention of her great collaboration with Mark Knopfler on "All the Road-running". Not just a just a song but an entire album. A great album and a great duo.
You're right about that !
Very odd indeed. One of the great albums, with the album from the tour "Real Live Roadrunning" (2006) being even more impressive.
Mark put more spark in her step with one album than any man in her prior life!
Saw her about 4 years ago when she opened for John Mellencamp at the Greek Theatre. She was wonderful. He was INCREDIBLE.
It was my privilege to see , AND hear , Emmy Lou Harris and the Hot Band , at The Prairie Lady , in OKC , about 1977 . A concert I will never forget !
*Actually her first work with Gram Parsons, was on His 1st solo LP, "GP". "Grievous Angel" was the 2nd LP*
Bought Grievous Angel when it first came out and it remains one of my very favorite albums to this day.
I am brimming with pride. My favorite singer and woman for dog's years is getting unbridled praise here though I can have more of it and some more! May I die before she does....
She seems to get better with age. Better looking too. Beautiful woman.
She defies age....
I’ve loved her singing for decades. A few years ago, I was awestruck to have her aboard one of my Southwest flights out of Cali to Nashville. Fan crush, starry eyed! My much younger crew members kept asking me, “who’s that?”. Silly kids.
People probably underestimate how much her big brain contributed to her talent and success. She also very much seems like she was born with an old soul.
She was not a main stream country artist. She went her own way and met "rebel" artists that gave her a respected genre within country music and country folk. She is a lovely lady with a distinguished career.
And the voice of an angel!
I grew up right outside of DC so I had the pleasure of seeing her very early in her career and I've never missed a show if I can help it no matter where I am luckily I've seen her dozens of times and I hope to see your dozens more
"There are only two types of men, those who are in love with Emmylou Harris and those who haven't met her yet." Willie Nelson
I've met her! But, I am not a man. I love her and have since the late 70's!!
Actually Willie Nelson said that about Linda ronstadt but can understand the confusion. Emmylou has got to be one of the classiest human beings to ever walk this earth. Amazing talent...angel.
@@lindaeaton3949 I don't think that you casn attribute that to Linda Ronstadt. Willie Nelson made that comment at some tribute that he was at. Emmylou Harris was the next singer after Willie.
@@michaelconner7891 if you say so...not here to argue with a stranger..lmao 🤣
@@lindaeaton3949 no he definitely said it about Emmylou, I watched a documentary not to long ago about popular cross over artists and it was said on that
i am a huge fan of Emmylou since 1976. While i was doing my army service back then "Together again" was a big hit in my country Belgium.
Patrick O'Grady: Very few know that she was the star attraction in the summer of 1979 at an open air music festival in a rural field, Lisdoonvarna, Ireland. Those were the days.
Emmylou is from the Washington DC area, her parents used to live out in the Virginia Countryside. Me and my two Buddy, Glenn and Buckie use to go as often as possible at The Cellardoor in Georgtown DC. Our jaws always dropped when we saw her . Man she was then and now the most gorgeous singer/song writer of that time. I love you Emmylou !
Emmy Lou is Music Royalty
OOOXXXOOO
She sends shivers down my spine hearing her sing have followed her for many years From AUS Love her
Emmylou Harris has done some of the best covers of Bruce Springsteen songs
The Boss sent Emmy a video message thanking her for covering his songs when Emmy won the Polar Music Prize in 2015, as did Leonard Cohen,
"There are two kinds of men. Those who are in love with Emmy Lou Harris, and those that have never met her." ~ Willie Nelson
Willie's wrong. There are lot's of men in love with Emmylou Harris who have never met her.
@@flugplatz21 U R in 'love' with the image or ILLusion presented to you. Have fun with that tho! Who am I to bust yer bubble? I'm OLDER and know better.
@@flugplatz21 I think she is sexy as hell, but you have to at least meet before you fall for her. That said I once married a woman I should have divorced before I met her.
Love the fact they use a lot of Old Grey Whistle Test footage as background for this video.
I didn't discover Emmylou until late in life but thought she was the most beautiful girl in the world! And she was USMC family! I adore her!
Did you know that her father was cited in the code of conduct section in the Marine's Handbook as the example of how to behave under torture as a prisoner of war? He was very badly treated by the Chinese in the Korean war. Emmylou has good genes.
It's so strange. She's one of the most beautiful ladies on Earth, and yet pictures and video really don't do her justice.
She has to be seen in person to be fully appreciated.
She's my favorite singer in the whole world, and she also has a lovely speaking voice. I could listen to her talk all day.
there are so few true ladies left in the world today. Emmylou Harris is one of them.
My heart skips a beat, does a backflip, and then soars like an eagle. Always has, always will.
Classic women legend... not supported by women. Didn’t hear a peep about her by any women even today on National woman’s day. Instead a trans man was praised for winning in woman’s sports and this video mad by a man was the only mention of this super star we hear about. Sad.
Well said. The woke are pathetic
@@5thdimension625 👈yep! 😑
Yep! It is a upside down world we live. Glad I’m older.
All three of y’all are my new best friends. Also, Emmylou is the GOAT
What an incredible career Emilou has had but my all time favourite was to see her on the Last Waltz with the Band singing Evangeline so many great artists and performances on that film and to round it off with that song Emilou singing Evangeline was magnificent God bless her.
and, uhhh,,,I know it's sexist, but Emmylou is smoking' hot to this day! Has there ever been a woman who took gray hair to the level she has?
Not sexist, fact.😁
Word...
... bc she left it long and white...
She's the cliche of aging like a fine wine.
That is not sexist. She is, and always has been, an extremely beautiful, and incredibly talented, woman. A dog lover, too. Just how perfect is that!
I didn't care about country music,i even hated it. Then i borrowed an EMMYLOU record,it was "Luxury liner" and i became intrigued. She is still going strong and makes bold moves, "Wrecking ball" was a very brave record.
I feel the same. Never liked country music until I heard Emmylou And Linda Ronstadt sing it. Still only like country when they sing it
It's amazing how a top artist like Emmylou Harris can be a " shapeshifter" & make you realize the beauty & talent involved in all kinds of music
The Grateful Dead and New Riders turned me on to country music. What "rock band" back then was covering Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash and George Jones? Thanks Bobby!
@@donnabrown8582 there are few others that are worth of your time, Willie Nelson never gets recognition for his guitar playing, and he's great as a songwriter too, never afraid to go in different direction
That was Miley Cyrus.
Saw her as a little kid in 1967 and the voice that came outta her mouth was awesome for a small women. Very soft spoken always told us kids just b yourself and enjoy yr intreast.
Gram Parson was the artist who made traditional country music cool and acceptable to a whole generation of young Americans. I wish he would go into the country music hall of fame.
He should be , for the very reason you state. His influence on us Woodstock generation getting into country was huge. Those straitlaced dullards in Nashville really should see that influence rather than that of a dope smoking hippie who bucked the establishment
Great segment! Emmylou is arguably the most under-appreciated artist of all time. She has dozens more collaborations and duets (Dan Fogelberg, Mark Knopfler, many others). In my humble opinion, two of her albums, Wrecking Ball and Red Dirt Girl, are right up there with Dark Side of The Moon by Pink Floyd, What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye, and OK Computer by Radiohead as the greatest albums of all time. Her voice is genuinely unique and incredibly compelling.
SUCH a gorgeous voice!
"Underappreciated" is incorrect !!
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Been following her for over 40 years… In a concert within 250 miles. Clearwater Beach for my birthday last February! Happy birthday, Tom!
she is attractive on so many levels
I played in the same coffeehouse in Virginia Beach as Emmylou in the late 1960’s before she became famous. It was called the “Upstairs” coffeehouse and a guy by the name of Doc owned it. Emmylou was very talented even back then and used to sing a song called “Roll, Turn, Spin.” We did folk music back then. Every once in awhile you could sneak in a country song as long as it had a folksy sound.
Amazing.
In 1975 I heard Emmylou Harris singing 'Making Believe' on the radio, went out and bought the album. have been a fan since then, despite having a rather eclectic taste in music ranging from Deep Purple (2) over Petula Clark and Neil Diamond to Roy Orbison and Leonard Cohen, I have always listened to Emmylou and up to Red Dirt Girl collected her albums on vynil. Alas, they all got lost in a flooding of my house and I have yet to replace them but with Utube, I don't need to because I can listen to her magical voice whenever I like.
Good Bye love...I saw your concert over 40 years ago in Paris....beautiful voice...beautiful music...merci.
Red Dirt Girl is as soulful as it gets
My husband and I met in a line to buy Emmy Lou Harris tickets…..over 40 years ago. She’s an icon and we’re still together!
Click bait title, but a good mini-doc on her career.
A very special person of which we need more off.Quality we need.
Thanks Gram Parsons
She is so beautiful, I don't recall or seeing this raw beauty and personal in recent up coming young stars.
Young stars now seem to think claws, brooms for eyelashes, huge cabooses and ginormous plastic boobs make them beautiful. Emmy Lou seems to know that washing her face in the morning, smiling at the sun and a sweet smile are more true. She’s absolutely right! War paint… not necessary.
I forgot to include ‘brushing her hair’!
Video didnt mention that in early 1970,s country music was dying. This hippy chick saved country music. She has played more at the Ryman more than any other artist.
I enjoy some of her music, especially singing and playing with Mark Knopfler, but she has played with the biggest names in music
Those were the days... when you could go out and do music gigs to pay the bills!
Emmylou, Thanks for all the great music, you are an angel🙏💞
Old is gold. I love her country music on RUclips.
Gram kinda made it cool! Thank you Gram!
Saw her in Spokane in the late 70s. Was always in love with her.
A few years ago, there was a video of Emmylou and Arlo Guthrie singing Woody's "Deportee". It is lovely. Unfortunately it no longer seems to be available on YT or anywhere else. If you could find that, it would be delightful.
Emmylou also did do it with John Denver called wild Montana skies. I’m surprised he missed this one because it really was quite well done. And at the time John was pretty big so maybe you should include him in your story
EL and GP is the only true Star is Born story. Not Streisand and Kris. Not Cooper and GaGa. Not Frederic March. Don't know why a movie hasn't been made of their story or of Gram's life. Would be a greàt story on film if done right. All that is needed is the truth and the facts. Only one person could play EL But she won't. Too painful. But would be a great tribute to her and his career.
Sometime in the mid sixties, she was playing in the Santa Cruz area on Halloween. She saw me and a friend looking in at the theater entrance. She came out and asked if we wanted to come in. She was in a sort of cat outfit. I didn’t recognize her until she got on stage. I am still carrying the thrill of that. ❤
Steve Fishell introduced me to her years ago and she is without a doubt one of the most beautiful gracious musicians out there!! Great background, did not know she was on Desire, wow!
If we could vote for sainthood I would vote for Emmylou.
Always thought she was interesting, she always had access to the top notch though. So many really talented musicians beat their brains out and never get a break, we all know them.
8not a big fan of country but love Emmylou Harris . Her beautiful voice and amazing loveliness
Didn't mention her collaboration with Dan Fogelberg on the song "Only the Heart may know" in 1981.
She is coming to the city I live in next March to do a small concert. I can’t WAIT!!!!
Emmylou has always given the impression that she was absolutely comfortable being a backup singer for anyone just to make them better. She never upstages others.
Trio was recorded just in time where Linda Ronstadt is concerned.
I'm not at all a country fan and only discovered ELH because her fragile, seductive and sinister cover of Snake Song was in Lawless. but damn, could a person be more blessed? talent, brains and beauty. jeez, leave some for the rest of us, lady! 😆
Graham Parsons monikered & promoted "Cosmic American Music." It was a hybrid of Country, Folk, R&B, Soul, & Rock. Parsons was from FL with its wide musical influences. /// NOT MENTIONED there were frequent jam sessions at Parson's house with Emmylou. They were an item, & he was her North Star. Losing him was a devastating soul gut punch.
well considering he was married......
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Well among musicians, partners can get passed around LIKE WINE. I do not know EmmyLou's involvement with Graham other than the musical partnership & mentorship.
His first name was Gram, which was short for Ingram. I don’t think he and Emmy Lou were sexually involved. You are right. He was married. Unhappily. But Emmylou once told a British press reporter that she knew she had fallen in love with Gram and she was about to tell him, but decided not to do it over the phone, but to wait until she went back to LA to join him to do the tour promoting his second album. And then, she said, she got the call saying he was dead. Most of the songs that she does are really about him.
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I will NOT always check Wikipedia, AND, I have read a ton of other's tripe. YOURS WAS QUALITY.
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Here is the SKINNY.
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Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 - September 19, 1973) who was known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist who recorded as a solo artist and with the International Submarine Band, the Byrds, and the Flying Burrito Brothers, popularizing what he called "Cosmic American Music", a hybrid of country, rhythm and blues, soul, folk, and rock.[1][2]
Please note.
(1) With CSN it was GRAHAM Nash.
(2) Casual Drugs & Sex was prevalent in 60s, & 70s popular music scene.
(3) Caught by two GENERALITIES. I WAS CORRECT about the mentorship & emotional bond.
(4) LATER when Emmy Lou came to LA, the wonderful Linda Ronstadt was impressed with her, decided to be her friend, invited her to stay with a group of girls at her small beach apartment, & talked her up to the local music community.
@@adrianmonk4440 i think she may have spent some time in laurel canyon where many young artists lived and partied and it seemed like all the girls joni linda Ronstadt and so on did what you do in your 20"s and 30"s you know sex drugs and rock and roll i just wish i knew whom was rolling with whom would be interesting
So beautiful!
She’s fricken beautiful too.
Very nice history. Well researched. Thank you.
I can’t believe they failed to mention her and Mark Knopfler and the music they made together.
Beautiful woman inside and out
Emmylou would have done very well as the lead female instructor in Top Gun!
She is a beautiful person.
I'm a session musician composer,I didn't know gram but I was also very bad heroin addicts both me and my wife I told her that she spent a lot of time with me could have fired my arss but getting Off track here is as My wife found my dope when I was high and I woke up she was dead in my arms,I told her this and said that love hurts with gram was like my anthem she is a treasure
“Wayfaring Strangers“ On the Roses in the Snow album. Listen once that will tell you all you need to know.
Agree. Transformative.
You forgot to mention her brilliant collaboration with Mark Knopfler and their great album "All the Roadrunning".
Agree. The Real Live Roadrunning concert in 2006 (can be seen here on YT) is simply superb.
Minor league
Great report, except for the fact that Bill Monroe gave EmmyLou a huge boost to the world market. I was a bit sad at not hearing about her bluegrass days with Bill.
And Ricky Scaggs in her band. They were influenced by each other. Ricky came over from Bill Monroe.
@@floydvaughn836Yes it was Skaggs who brought Emmylou to Bluegrass with Albums like ROSES IN THE SNOW.
She’s a rare beauty that’s stayed beautiful for the decades to come
i could not believe there was no mention of rodney crowell
Just look at this generation, the baby boom generation, and compare the talent with what's out there today by this generation. I'm glad I was born in 1962 and not 2002. I feel sorry for today's lot.
Just reading a book on that. “A Generation of Sociopaths”.
Not a pretty read.
@@talldarkyummy8211 I was really just referring to the quality of the song writing and music in general.
62 also here and grateful for our music!
@@martinmcdonald4207 Lana Del Ray, Taylor Swift, Alec Benjamin, FINNEAS, Noah Cyrus, Sofia Valdes, These Days, Ed Sheeran, Echosmith, Cam, The Fray, ROSE and Paramore. All fantastic musicians that are making incredible music today. Please don't downgrade today's talented people in order to lift up older music. I completely agree with you that Emmylou Harris is totally brilliant and I love her music, but just because that is the case it doesn't give you a good reason to discard today's fantastic artists and this generation of minds. Be understanding because the world is in chaos caused by early generations and we are the ones having to clean that up. I agree that some music today is total crap, but you can't discount the amazing music that is currently being made. Your apology for "today's lot" is not necessary in the way you meant it because we are living in a more accepting and loving world than the people born in the 60s had with racism, sexism, and homophobia. Today we can say we are working towards changes and our music reflects that. I don't think you can say the same.
@@genevievelawson5905 There is more hate,racism and bullying today as there ever has been in the past. Music today cannot possibly compete with the greatness of the past. Just a fact.
Saw her regularly at the Red Fox Inn (Bethesda, Md) in the early 1970’s....
"Bonapartes Retreat" is also the title of a Bluegrass tune by guitarist Norman Blake.
Re: "The Cellar Door"...I was privileged to hear blues musician/library artist John P. Hammond there. (Son of the Columbia Records producer, John Hammond). Awesome venue for music (small & intimate).
I saw Emmylou at the Little Opry in Nashville, In in the early 1980s. I got her picture autographed. Just weeks before Dan Dugmore bought a guitar from her, and I knew Dan at that time. I was hoping to hear her sing Darkest Hour is Just before Dawn, i had tickets to the 2nd Sunday show, I asked her why she did not sing it, and she replied we did that song first show.