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. Earlier, he had confessed to Kaufman his wish to be cremated and his ashes scattered in the park in case he died.

Oct 25, 1973 · Parsons died in an interim period between the completion of his second solo album (working title: Return of the Grievous Angel) and the start of a short European tour. Although described as a...

Feb 27, 2023 · June 5, 1965 was a monumental day for Gram Parsons. That's the day he graduated high school, and it's also the day that his mother died at age 41 in a hospital in Winter Haven, Florida. The cause of death: cirrhosis of the liver, logical for a …

Sep 19, 2013 · Our list of the Top 10 Gram Parsons Songs brings together his best moments from his time in the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, and the two solo albums.

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...

Sep 19, 2023 · The life of Gram Parsons came to a crashing end 50 years ago today, September 19th, 1973, in Room 8 at the Joshua Tree Inn in Joshua Tree, California. Gram had just finished up recording what would be his final album.

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.

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.

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 duet...