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Old 04-25-2022, 08:54 AM
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Such a wasted talent. Gone much too soon. His song Hot Burrito #1 is an overlooked classic
That song is so beautiful that it brings tears to my eyes as I play it on slide guitar. It’s an honor to be able to do that.
Here is Gram Parsons himself singing it. (However, it’s lip-synched. The bass player, Chris Ethridge, who co-wrote the song, is pretending to play drums. The great Sneaky Pete Kleinow on pedal steel. He’s in the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame.

https://youtu.be/0rrqBsG1yXs