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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.
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...
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...
Aug 8, 2022 · Byrds alum Gram Parsons introduced traditional country storytelling, harmonies and instrumentation to rock audiences with these 12 songs.
Sep 21, 2023 · Police had actually labeled the latest Kaufman case “Gram Theft Parsons.” One cop was quoted by the AP: “It looks like something out of Transylvania, out of the legend of Count Dracula.” Authorities had been alerted by campers that “a log was burning near the monument.”
Mar 14, 2012 · Gram Parsons died of a drug overdose in a hotel room in Joshua Tree, California in 1973, when his daughter Polly was just a little kid.
Sep 19, 2023 · Late in the evening of September 20, 1973, two drunken men wearing rhinestone jackets and cowboy hats drove a hearse into Los Angeles Airport and stole the corpse of country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons. In the hours that followed, one of the most bizarre adventures in music history unfolded.
Apr 10, 2023 · Artwork about rock star Gram Parsons decorates the main lobby at Joshua Tree Inn. The musician died at the hotel in the 1970s, and it has become a popular place for fans to connect with him.
Aug 12, 2005 · Gram Parsons is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important pioneers of the country-rock genre. Though he lived to be only twenty-six, Parsons created an influential body of work that includes, most notably, albums recorded with the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, and his two solo records.