I discovered the same thing Gram Parsons did, that soul music and country music are practically identical. Based off of the same chord structures, and the songs are of heartache and loss. The main connection is they both came up in church.
“When you finally go back to your old home, you find it wasn't the old home you missed but your childhood.”
“It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions.”