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Gram Parsons

Active

1960s - 1970s

Born

November 5, 1946 in Winter Haven, FL

Died

September 19, 1973 in Joshua Tree, CA

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Country-Rock Singer/Songwriter

Also Known As

Ingram Cecil Connor III

Member Of

The Byrds The Flying Burrito Brothers The International Submarine Band The Shilos Delaney & Bonnie
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Gram Parsons

Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Tragically short-lived figure who pioneered country-rock by stripping country music down to its basics, while making its concerns more contemporary.
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