An overdose, a stolen body and the wildest desert funeral in Calif. history

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.
Yahoo

How a beloved L.A. record store unearthed a long-lost Gram Parsons recording

Gram Parsons’ only child, Polly Parsons, is no stranger to her father’s ghost. She’s been known to take occasional trips out to the desert to the Joshua Tree Inn to stay in Room 8 — where her father ...
The New York Times

Enough About Gram Parsons’s Death. It’s Time to Celebrate His Music.

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 ...
Variety

Gram Parsons Emerges From the Lost and Found: How a Great, Misplaced 1973 Concert Tape Became One of the Record Store Day Hits of 2023

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 ...