What is Gram Parsons doing today? Parents, Net Worth, Relationship



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Gram Parsons was born on November 5, 1946, in Winter Haven, Florida. His parents were Avis (Snively) and Robert Earle Parsons. He had one sister, Avis. His father was a pilot for the US Air Force and his mother was a homemaker. Parsons was raised in a strict Southern Baptist household. He attended public schools in Decatur, Georgia and Seminole, Florida. He was an average student but was very interested in music. He played the piano and guitar and sang in the school choir.

Parsons’ father died in a plane crash when Parsons was 12 years old. His mother remarried soon after and Parsons’ stepfather was an abusive man. Parsons ran away from home when he was 14 years old and hitchhiked to California. He lived on the streets of Los Angeles for a while before moving in with his aunt and uncle, who lived in the San Fernando Valley. He finished high school and enrolled in community college.

Parsons’ musical career began when he met guitarist Bernie Leadon in 1965. The two formed a folk duo called “The International Submarine Band.” The band released one album, “Safe at Home,” before breaking up in 1968. Parsons then joined the country rock band “The Byrds.” The Byrds had a hit with Parsons’ song “Sweetheart of the Rodeo.” The album was not well received at first, but is now considered a classic. Parsons left the Byrds after only six months, due to creative differences.

Parsons then formed the country rock band “The Flying Burrito Brothers.” The band released two albums, “The Gilded Palace of Sin” (1969) and “Burrito Deluxe” (1970). The band was not commercially successful, but their music influenced many other artists, including the Eagles and Emmylou Harris. Parsons left the Flying Burrito Brothers in 1971.

Parsons embarked on a solo career and released two albums, “GP” (1973) and “Grievous Angel” (1974). “GP” was not successful, but “Grievous Angel” received critical acclaim. Parsons died of a drug overdose on September 19, 1973, at the age of 26.

Parsons was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia