Gram Parsons

Gram Parsons is the kind of artist whose legend grew larger after he was gone. Dead at twenty-six, he left behind a small but seismic body of work, fusing country, soul, and rock into what he called Cosmic American Music. His brief runs with the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers reshaped where popular music could go. What moves me is the disproportion between his short life and his enduring influence. He planted seeds that bloomed for decades, and the genres he stitched together still owe him a debt. There is real poignancy in a talent that ran out of time but never out of vision.

Name (English)

Gram Parsons

Name (Japanese)

グラム・パーソンズ

Reading

ぐらむ・ぱーそんず

Born

November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dog

Origin

Winter Haven, Florida, United States

Occupation

singer / singer-songwriter / songwriter / guitarist / pianist

Awards & achievements

• 2003 Americana Music Association President's Award

• Official sitehttps://gramparsons.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram%20Parsons
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438124

Tags

• Florida
• singer
• singer-songwriter
• songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.