Gram Parsons by Steve Rose

Gram Parsons was a country-rock pioneer who single-handedly brought country music back into the mainstream in the face of the psychedelic excesses of the late 60's. Before dying of a tragic drug overdose in 1973, his "Cosmic American Music" paved the way for the vanguard of country-rock, alt-country, and roots-rock bands that exploded onto the music scene in the early 70′s and which continue to evolve and attract new audiences today.

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