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 ...

Artwork about rock star Gram Parsons decorates the main lobby at Joshua Tree Inn. The musician died at the hotel in the 1970s, and it has become a popular place for fans to connect with him.

Must-see places in and around Joshua Tree include sites where a rock star met his fateful end, an outdoor museum built by a prominent artist, a building that is said to be inspired by otherworldly ...

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 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.

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 ...

After they secured Parsons’ coffin with his body inside, Kaufman and Martin drove it up to Cap Rock in Joshua Tree National Monument. Per Parsons’ alleged wishes, they burned the coffin and ...

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 ...