Seventy-nine years ago today, one of the most important artists in alternative country history was born in Florida.

A twisted, musical dark comedy featuring the music of Gram Parsons - the godfather of alt-rock country - and one of the most gloriously messed-up, debauched rock ‘n roll stories of all-time. A stolen ...

Key past members of Black Sabbath, Kiss, Pearl Jam, Allman Brothers, Byrds and other groups were left out in those group's ...

Gram Parsons died on Sept. 19, 1973, bringing an end to the short, turbulent life of one of country music’s most gifted artists. But the craziness was just beginning. Parsons is remembered as one of ...

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.

The other day I was talking to someone who wasn’t familiar with Gram Parsons and implored them to listen to “Hot Burrito #1” — a track Gram wrote with Chris Ethridge for the Flying Burrito Brothers ...

Some of Emmylou Harris' most personal songs, including "Boulder to Birmingham", are memorials to this late country music icon.

The curators of some of the world’s most profound and obscure music, including last year’s Royal Jesters release, have recently set their sights on what Gram Parsons endearingly dubbed “Cosmic ...

At the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Emmylou Harris Tribute, hardcore Texas troubadour Steve Earle recalled going to see country rock pioneer Gram Parsons in the early 1970s. "There was this girl singing ...

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