[1] He played and toured for over 30 years with artists including Marcia Ball, Emmylou Harris, Charlie Louvin and Joe Sun.
[3] In order to replicate this new sound, Flanz enlisted Montreal steel guitarist George Essery to modify his guitar with a pedal.
After obtaining his green card, Flanz moved to Nashville, where he worked as a session guitarist and toured with Louvin, Jean Shepard, Billy Walker, Ray Pillow and many other Grand Ole Opry artists.
He eventually connected with Nashville’s "The Kelly Rogers Breed" with a regular engagement at the "Broadway Barn" located near the Ryman Auditorium from which the Opry originated.
[4] The newly-created band was called "The Fallen Angels" and featured Kyle Tullis on bass, N.D. Smart on drums and Jock Bartley on lead guitar.
[5]: 178 On their first show in Boulder, Colorado, the undisciplined rehearsals translated to blunders on stage and Harris was horrified, especially by the fact that the audience included Rock and Roll Hall of Famer member Richie Furay of the band Poco.
[5]: 178 Subsequently Parsons met with the band and agreed to curtail his substance abuse and they voted to replace the guitarist by hiring Jock Bartley.
[5]: 179 He cited the Parsons tour as one of the most exciting parts of his career, with thousands of cheering young long-haired fans crowding the stage just to touch the band members.
[4] After the Parsons tour, Flanz returned to Nashville to rejoin the "Kelly Rogers Breed", which later changed its name to "Peppertree".
Living On Honky Tonk Time was the first album featuring the band, and the song "Bombed Boozed and Busted" climbed the top twenty of the country charts, and remained a juke box favorite.