Gram Fest was created to celebrate Parsons' musical legacy, and the movement he helped inspire. "The reason I did the Gram Fest, in a nutshell, was to try to bring the music to life and give a ...

In September 1973, Parsons was found unresponsive at a motel in Joshua Tree at the young age of 26. His death led to one of the most bizarre stories in rock and roll history, involving a corpse ...

In 1973, Cecil Connor III, better known as the late rocker-pioneer Gram Parsons, 26, was found unresponsive in his bedroom in Joshua Tree National Park, then National Monument.

In Joshua Tree he ran into the singer Scott McKenzie’s ex-wife, who could supply him, and spent the day drinking and doing drugs. Margaret was on the same drugs as Gram, and they were pretty far ...

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 ...

In 1973, Gram Parsons made a pact with his tour manager, Phil Kaufman- whoever dies first, the other would cremate their body at Joshua Tree. Gram died first. Phil stole his body.

In 1973, Gram Parsons made a pact with his tour manager, Phil Kaufman- whoever dies first, the other would cremate their body at Joshua Tree. Gram died first. Phil stole his body.

Daniel Donato has released a haunting solo cover of Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” at the Joshua Tree Inn as a tribute to Gram Parsons. Seated outside room 8–where the country ...