Ashley Monroe is the perfect candidate to cover Gram Parsons’ “Hickory Wind,” a tune about re-imagining an idyllic childhood during a time of desperation. Monroe tackled the Southern childhood theme herself on the title track for her latest album, Like A Rose (watch her live American Songwriter performance here), and she does justice to the classic song.
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Written in 1968 by Parsons and Bob Buchanan, “Hickory Wind” is considered to be one of Gram’s finest compositions, though the song has something of a notorious history in Nashville. When Parsons played the Opry in 1968, he opted to perform “Hickory Wind” even though he’d already committed to playing Merle Haggard’s “Life In Prison,” a move that incensed legions of Opry faithful.
Watch Monroe’s version below and try not to get too pissed that it’s not Haggard.
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