Last Whippoorwill

Gram Parsons Notebook (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 26, 2000)
• Original Release Date: November 21, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shell Point
• ASIN: B00004W1QN
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,785 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hickory Wind Intro - Carl Jackson

2. L.A. Customs Blues - Carl Jackson

3. The Last Whippoorwill - Lona Heins

4. Blurry Slurry Night - Mike Ward

5. Cash On The Barrelhead - Carl Jackson

6. Barefootin' - Mike Ward

7. Jesus Is More Than A Name - Eddie Cunningham

8. The Button - Eddie Dunbar

9. Blessing For Being - Jim Lauderdale

10. Dead Flowers - Mike Ward

11. A Song For You - The Woody's

12. No One Knows I'm Lonesome - Cordle, Jackson & Salley

13. Hickory Wind - Carl Jackson

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Last Whippoorwill -- haunting voice, February 15, 2001

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"ksjannie" (Overland Park, KS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Last Whippoorwill (Audio CD)

The title cut of this CD is charming and delightful. Lona Heins' sweet, yet commanding rendition of this song is well worth the cost of the album. The other tracks will get your attention too, especially if you're a Gram fan.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As close as you can get without GP, August 25, 2004

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AL.W PITTMAN (anderson, in United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Last Whippoorwill (Audio CD)

Well, everyone will hear this the way they want to, to me, its great, it has the feel that a lot of GP tribute albums lack, it's like GP's musical spirit sat in on this one, if you take away the "GP" influence it's still a strong set worthy to stand on it's on. It is a very sincere effort.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good piece of work, August 16, 2004

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Christoph Deschner "cherokeemoon" (Berlin, Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Last Whippoorwill (Audio CD)

This is certainly a very special tribute to Gram Parsons, because it captures the spirit of his late solo recordings and even uses some of the original back-up musicians like James Burton, Glen D. Hardin etc ("the Elvis band"). Besides some stellar guest appearances it also gives a voice to some of todays less known Nashville singers (the girls really shine, you guys!). Of course no one could expect only previously unreleased Parsons originals here, as some critics obviously do. To finish original lines and turn them into complete new songs (as long as it does not violate copyrights and good taste) is still a more creative approach than simply covering or remaking previously released tunes, like most other tribute albums do. There is definetely a lot more to it than just capitalizing on Parsons' name, which is the most common assumption among critics when it comes to the exploitation of his heritage. However, the cover versions on this album rank among the highlights here: "A Song For You", "Hickory Wind" and "Dead Flowers" really stand out, other highlights being the title song itself, "Blessing For Being", "Barefootin'" or "No One Knows I'm Lonesome". The fact that six years of hard work has been put into this project speaks for itself: it took a lot of love and care to finish it. Who knows, the definite Gram Parsons tribute may be yet to come ...