Gram Parsons Biography
Gram Parsons (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist born Ingram Cecil Connor, III. A solo artist as well as a member of the International Submarine Band, The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, he is best known for a series of recordings which anticipate the so-called country rock of the 1970s and the alt-country movement that began around 1990. Parsons was a close friend of Keith Richards and is also credited for turning The Rolling Stones onto country music in their 'Let it Bleed'-era. Parsons described his records as "Cosmic American Music". He died of a drug overdose, at the age of 26, on September 19, 1973. According to the liner notes of "Gram Parsons: The Complete Reprise Sessions", Parsons' body was stolen and set on fire at Joshua Tree by his road manager, Phil Kaufmann.
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1 | Gram Parsons tribute Norah Jones will be among the artists taking part in a two-night, two-city tribute to Gram Parsons who died of a morphine and tequila overdose more … | April 30, 2004 |
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