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'" and
Little Richard's "Lucille," you've got yourself a nice little chunk of American music history, and yes, the roots of
Gram Parsons, too. ~ Steve Leggett