Seventy-nine years ago today, one of the most important artists in alternative country history was born in Florida.
On Sept. 18, 1973, drinking heavily, Parsons took a fatally high dose of morphine and died in that very room. When he arrived at the hospital early on Sept. 19, 1973, he was declared dead on arrival.
When Chris Hillman, now 65, plays at the 25th annual Tucson Folk Festival, he’ll have come full circle, back to the acoustic music of his youth. Hillman helped create the genre of country rock, giving ...