After a slight change in style, these three artists are the ones who managed to get Gram Parsons back into country music.

Gram Parsons’ time on earth was brief but impactful. In his 26 years, Parsons was a gifted singer-songwriter who helped pioneer psychedelic rock through his work with the Byrds and other bands, along ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few of the guitars that belonged to country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons are around today. Much like the man himself — who died of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gram Parsons. (Jim McCrary / Redferns) Gram Parsons' only child, Polly Parsons, is no stranger to her father's ghost. She's been ...

It’s one of the defining songs of Gram Parsons’ all-too-brief solo career. “How Much I’ve Lied” tied into Parsons’ artistic image of a ne’er-do-well with a heart of gold, perhaps as well as any song ...

Fans of alt-country and country-rock music owe a debt of gratitude to a man who died before many of them were even born. In life, the de facto founder of the “Cosmic American Music” genre never ...

The final encore of a tribute concert for late alt-country pioneer Gram Parsons was a near-perfect rock 'n' roll moment, when what could become a train wreck instead becomes something beautiful; in a ...

Few of the guitars that belonged to country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons are around today. Much like the man himself — who died of a morphine-and-tequila overdose in 1973 at the age of 26 — his ...

For a guy who’s been credited as the godfather of “cosmic country,” Gram Parsons hasn’t exactly been well represented when it comes to concert recordings. This goes for his solo work as well as the ...

Emmylou Harris was heartbroken when writing 'Boulder to Birmingham,' as it was inspired by the death of a close friend and ...

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 ...

When it comes to the gospel of Gram Parsons, David Prinz is a true believer. The co-owner of Amoeba Records came under the spell of the pervasively influential musician when he happened to hear the ...