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Gram Parsons. Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973), known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. He recorded as a solo artist and with the International Submarine Band, the Byrds, and the Flying Burrito Brothers, popularizing what he called "Cosmic American Music ...
Oct 25, 1973 · A biography of the singer-songwriter-guitarist who died mysteriously in 1973, leaving a trail of clues and controversies. Learn about his life, career, influences, and legacy from his friends and family. Find out how he was cremated in the desert, why his coffin was stolen, and who arrested his road manager and roadie.
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. Earlier, he had confessed to Kaufman his wish to be cremated and his ashes scattered in the park in case he ...
- "Drug toxicity, days, due to multiple drug use, weeks"
- Joshua Tree Inn, near Joshua Tree National Park
- September 19, 1973; 50 years ago (official record)
- 00:15 (official record)
Sep 28, 2023 · Published Sept. 28, 2023 Updated Oct. 1, 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 ...
- Lindsay Zoladz
- "Return of the Grievous Angel" Parsons' signature song has it all: gorgeous two-part harmonies with Harris, a story about a restless rambler and a healthy dose of surrealism.
- "Hickory Wind" Although it's most associated with The Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo album, Parsons' second-greatest masterpiece remained in his repertoire and even made it onto Grievous Angel as part of a medley with the Louvin Brothers' "Cash on the Barrelhead."
- "Hot Burrito #1" This cut off The Flying Burrito Brothers' The Gilded Palace of Sin best melds John Lennon's experimental bent with the songwriting of Parsons' honky-tonk heroes.
- "Brass Buttons" This holdover from Parsons' time as a Harvard-area folk singer got converted to yet another great example of early country-rock. Its lyrics, said to be about Parson's mother, show an attention to detail and storytelling depth that'd soon be mastered by John Prine.
Sep 29, 2023 · Gram Parsons: “Still Feeling Blue” For “GP,” his 1973 debut solo album, Parsons recruited much of his hero Elvis Presley’s red-hot old backing band: the guitarist James Burton, pianist ...
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Jul 29, 2015 · Gram Parsons – born Ingram Cecil Connor III, he adopted the Parsons surname when his widowed mother married Robert Parsons – was an unlikely champion of country music. He was a Southerner, but ...
