{"id":77007,"date":"2026-11-12T22:26:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T22:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/emmylou-harris-sheryl-crow-more-perform\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T22:26:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T22:26:35","slug":"emmylou-harris-sheryl-crow-more-perform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/emmylou-harris-sheryl-crow-more-perform\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, More Perform"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tPsych-country pioneer Gram Parsons<\/a>\u2019 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this week has been a long time coming. Few cult heroes have had as much of a lasting impact as Parsons, who in the decades since his death in 1973, has inspired literally generations of musicians, despite never having achieved commercial success. That was evident in the lineup for \u201cA Song for Gram,\u201d a tribute<\/a> concert held Wednesday at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, which featured disciples and devotees of the \u201ccosmic American\u201d sound Parsons pioneered.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe concert (produced by Parsons\u2019 daughter Polly along with Vector Management, the Rock Hall, and Rolling Stone<\/em> co-editor in chief Shirley Halperin) brought together collaborators (Emmylou Harris<\/a>), longtime champions (Elvis Costello<\/a>, Sheryl Crow<\/a>), and acolytes (Jesse Welles, Margo Price, Madison Cunningham), alongside musical scholars like Jim Lauderdale and Black Crowes, who regularly perform songs from the Parsons canon. With \u201ccosmic accompaniment\u201d by stellar house band Beachwood Sparks, the totality of talent channeled the singer-songwriter\u2019s magic while exploring the entirety of his deep-but-short catalog. Selections came from his solo work and his time in the Flying Burrito Brothers, the Byrds, and early days with the International Submarine Band.<\/p>\n

\n\tPolly Parsons kicked off the night with a speech that set out the vision of Gram\u2019s music. \u201cHe looked at the landscape of American song,\u201d she said from the stage, \u201cand saw a map where all the roads connected \u2026 It was a seamless tapestry that wove together the deep, raw heartbreak of traditional country, the spiritual urgency of soul, the gritty energy of rock, and the storytelling of folk.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tChris Robinson and Emmylou Harris at Song For Gram \u2013 A Gram Parsons Tribute held at The Troubadour on Nov. 11, 2026 in West Hollywood, California.<\/span><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichael Buckner\/Rolling Stone<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tThough each of those touch points was felt at some point in the night, as is often the case with multi-artist tribute concerts, the lower-billed, younger artists felt most imbued with Parsons\u2019 spirit, starting with Grahame Lesh, who opened the musical portion with the International Submarine Band warbler \u201cLuxury Liner.\u201d Lesh \u2014 the son of Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh \u2014 wasn\u2019t the only next-gen kin paying tribute: Harper Simon, Paul\u2019s son, was on the bill as well, leading his way through a charismatic (and poignant for the times) \u201cOne Hundred Years From Now\u201d and, later on, \u201cStill Feeling Blue.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\n\tThe Parsons-influenced Americana band the Head and the Heart gorgeously harmonized through \u201cBrass Buttons\u201d and \u201cA Song for You,\u201d though singer Jonathan Russell may have wanted to dig deeper in his closet for Nudie wear (represented both onstage and in the crowd): The full-on Sinead O\u2019Connor graphic T-shirt he wore was puzzling.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tJesse Welles and Margo Price at Song For Gram \u2013 A Gram Parsons Tribute held at The Troubadour on Nov. 11, 2026 in West Hollywood, California.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\tNeo-folk songwriter Jesse Welles, for his part, said he realized that country music could also include rock energy by discovering Parsons\u2019 catalog. His solo version of \u201cHickory Wind\u201d was Dylanesque in the best way \u2014 complete with harmonica \u2014 while his duet with Margo Price on \u201cReturn of the Grievous Angel,\u201d faithful to the original with Emmylou Harris, sounded like the two walked off the record onto the stage. Local favorite Madison Cunningham also blew the audience away: hitting her upper register during \u201cHearts on Fire\u201d seemed nearly impossible, while her nylon fingerpicking on \u201cYou Don\u2019t Miss Your Water\u201d was the most impressive guitar playing on a night that included a bevy of Hummingbirds, B-benders, and dreadnoughts.<\/p>\n

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