Gram Parsons almost single-handedly invented Americana music. He had a missionary’s passion for classic country music, leading the Byrds to record Sweetheart of the Rodeo. There, as a member of the ...

A half-century after his death, listen to some of the singer-songwriter’s most soulful signature tunes, and some tributes and covers by artists he inspired. By Lindsay Zoladz For quite some time, I’ve ...

The record encompasses a show played by the Fallen Angels on March 16, 1973, which took place three days after a performance at the WLIR-FM studios in New York which is immortalized on the album Live ...

Of the many premature deaths from the wave of great ‘60s musicians, Gram Parsons is one of the most tragic. A deeply gifted singer and songwriter, he’s universally (if not entirely accurately) ...

The country-rock pioneer died 50 years ago at age 26 with two influential solo albums to his name, leaving a legion of “what if”s behind. By Lindsay Zoladz More than almost any other musician, the ...

Love hurts, and so, if you’re a Gram Parsons fan, does the idea that the world has had to do without him for 50 years, as of September of this year. Imagining how his style might have changed over the ...

Parsons' daughter, Polly Parsons, and Amoeba co-founder Dave Prinz tell the tale of the tape — a superb set with Emmylou Harris that was released after 50 years for Record Store Day's Black Friday ...