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Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973), known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist.
Gram Parsons died on September 19, 1973, in room eight of the Joshua Tree Inn, near Joshua Tree National Park. Encouraged by his road manager Phil Kaufman , Parsons again visited the park after completing his latest recording sessions.
Sep 28, 2023 · More than almost any other musician, the country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons’s legacy is entwined with the story of his tragic death, 50 years ago this month. The details are sad, macabre and...
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Oct 25, 1973 · Gram Parsons: The Mysterious Death – and Aftermath. The singer-songwriter guitarist dies suddenly from unknown causes. By Patrick Sullivan. October 25, 1973. Gram Parsons Ginny Winn/Michael...
Sep 29, 2023 · Today’s playlist contains some of Parsons’s most soulful signature tunes, as well as some tributes and covers by artists he inspired, like Elvis Costello and, of course, his protégée and ...
Sep 2, 2023 · Fifty year retrospective documenting one of the most influential music talents in Country and Rock. The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Fallen Angels and more. Details and live locations from ...
Nov 20, 2023 · Of the many premature deaths from the wave of great ‘60s musicians, Gram Parsons is one of the most tragic. A deeply gifted singer and songwriter, he’s universally (if not entirely...
Soulful vocalist and songwriter who was the founding father of country rock, with the Flying Burrito Brothers and as a solo act. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 1970s. Born. November 5, 1946 in Winter Haven, FL. Died. September 19, 1973 in Joshua Tree, CA.
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Sep 19, 2014 · The mythology of Gram Parsons ‘ short life runs deep, but perhaps nothing is as enigmatic as the death of the 26-year-old king of Cosmic American Music, onetime Rolling Stones...
In country rock. Under the sway of Gram Parsons, the Byrds created country rock’s pivotal album, Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968), the country-purist goals of which seemed somewhat avant-garde in a rock world that had come to disdain all things conceivably old-fashioned.
