Devastated by the news, Emmylou kept moving forward and released her second album, Pieces of the Sky, in 1975. But tragedy struck the young singer’s life again that year when her mentor died of an accidental morphine and alcohol overdose on September 19th. Emmylou toured with Gram’s band The Fallen Angels and lent her aching voice to his first solo album Grievous Angel in 1974. Gram quickly took Emmylou under his wing bestowing his knowledge of the “three chords and the truth” onto his young apprentice. Harris was soon discovered and recommended to Gram Parsons (formerly of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers) who was looking for a female vocalist to accompany his latest work.
