American musician Gram Parsons died on September 19, 1973, at the Joshua Tree Inn near Joshua Tree National Park in California. Encouraged by his road manager Phil Kaufman, …

On this day (September 19) in 1973, Gram Parsons died in Joshua Tree, California, at the age of 26. Before his death, he formed and played in some of the most consequential bands of the …

Nov 13, 2009 · On September 19, 1973, 26-year-old musician Gram Parsons dies of “multiple drug use” (morphine and tequila) in a California motel room.

Sep 19, 2023 · Late in the evening of September 20, 1973, two drunken men wearing rhinestone jackets and cowboy hats drove a hearse into Los Angeles Airport and stole the corpse of …

Sep 19, 2025 · Parsons traveled to Joshua Tree National Monument in September 1973 for a short vacation before his next tour. The desert was one of his favorite places, and the trip was …

Sep 19, 2023 · The life of Gram Parsons came to a crashing end 50 years ago today, September 19th, 1973, in Room 8 at the Joshua Tree Inn in Joshua Tree, California. Gram had just …

Sep 28, 2023 · More than almost any other musician, the country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons’s legacy is entwined with the story of his tragic death, 50 years ago this month. The details are …

Sep 19, 2025 · But only two days into the trip, Parsons was found unresponsive in his bedroom and after all attempts to revive him failed, was pronounced dead at Hi-Desert Memorial …

Aug 21, 2025 · Parsons died young in 1973 at the age of 26, from a drug and alcohol overdose in Joshua Tree, California. After his death at the Joshua Tree Inn, Parsons’s family planned to …

Sep 19, 2025 · Gram Parsons died from an overdose of drugs and alcohol on Sept. 19, 1973, at the age of 26. (Most accounts agree that he probably died on Sept. 18, but Parsons was …