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  1. 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 ...

  2. Feb 27, 2023 · Parsons' father also put away lots of alcohol and masked serious depressive issues. On December 23, 1958, after putting his wife and two kids on a train to spend Christmas with relatives, his father shot himself in the head. Gram Parsons was 12 years old.

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  4. 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 ...

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  5. Oct 25, 1973 · Parsons was born November 5th, 1946, at Winter Haven, Florida. He spent his childhood in Waycross, Georgia. (“There’s an old saying about it; as soon as you learn to walk, you start walkin ...

  6. Sep 29, 2023 · Listen on Spotify. “The Legend of Gram Parsons” track list. Track 1: The International Submarine Band, “Luxury Liner”. Track 2: The Byrds, “Hickory Wind”. Track 3: The Flying Burrito ...

  7. Sep 19, 2023 · After consuming copious amounts of alcohol, Parsons purchased morphine from an anonymous woman who injected him with it in a room at the Joshua Tree Inn. After multiple attempts to revive him ...

  8. Mar 14, 2012 · Gram Parsons was another casualty of the hard rocking days of the 1960s and 70s, but in his brief lifetime he was a hugely influential musician. He's called by some the "father of country rock ...