The Holy Grail of Cosmic American Music
by
Holly George-Warren
Around the corner from Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, the Mother Church of Country Music, a bunch of lucky Americanafest goers found ourselves in the presence of the holy grail of Cosmic American Music, which, on September 14, transformed the Hard Rock Café on Broadway into our own little church. A long-forgotten journal filled with handwritten notes, lyrics, drawings, and set lists had once been held in the hands of Gram Parsons. Turning the pages (while wearing white "archivist" gloves) became a near-spiritual experience for Shilah Morrow, Queen Bee of Sin City Social Club, and me a longtime fan and chronicler of Gram's....More
