Singer-songwriter Gram Parsons pronounced dead 40 years ago this hour (1973)


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(Wednesday, September 19, 1973, 12:15 a.m. PDT) — Singer-songwriter Gram Parsons died today under mysterious circumstances in Joshua Tree, California. Parsons, who was 26, played with The Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers. His coffin was later stolen by two of his associates and set on fire.