Editing Gram Parsons (section)

{{Short description|American singer-songwriter (1946–1973)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Gram Parsons
| image              = File:Gram Parsons.jpg
| landscape          = Yes
| caption            = Parsons in 1972
| birth_name         = Ingram Cecil Connor III
| alias              = 
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1946|11|5|mf=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Winter Haven, Florida]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1973|09|19|1946|11|5|mf=y}}
| death_place        = [[Joshua Tree, California]], U.S.
| spouse             = {{ubl
| {{marriage|Gretchen Burrell|1971}}
}}
| children           = [[Polly Parsons (producer)|Polly Parsons]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jul-08-wk-pop8-story.html |title=The heir to a parent |last=Cromelin |first=Richard |date=July 8, 2004 |newspaper=LA Times}}</ref>
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| embed              = yes
| instrument       = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|piano|organ}}
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Progressive country]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1982/02/26/poco-burrito-brothers-now-exist-in-name-only/62892791007/|title=Poco, Burrito Brothers Now Exist in Name Only |last=Triplett |first= Gene |date=February 26, 1982 |publisher=The Oklahoman |access-date=2023-07-22}}</ref>|[[country rock]]|[[folk rock]]|[[Americana music|Americana]]}}
| occupation       = Singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist
| years_active     = 1963–1973
| label            = {{hlist|[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]|[[A&M Records|A&M]]}}
| past_member_of   = {{hlist|[[International Submarine Band]]|[[The Byrds]]|[[The Flying Burrito Brothers]]}}
| website          = {{URL|gramparsons.com}}
}}
}}

'''Ingram Cecil Connor III''' (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973), known professionally as '''Gram Parsons''', was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. He recorded with the [[International Submarine Band]], [[the Byrds]], and [[the Flying Burrito Brothers]], popularizing what he called "Cosmic American Music", a hybrid of [[country music|country]], [[rhythm and blues]], [[soul music|soul]], [[American folk music|folk]], and [[rock music|rock]].<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1217687|pure_url=yes}}|title=Gram Parsons Archive, Vol. 1: Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969 review|last=Leggett |first=Steve |work=Allmusic |access-date=21 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Schinder|first1=Scott|last2=Schwartz|first2=Andy|title=Icons of Rock: An Encyclopedia of the Legends Who Changed Music Forever|url=https://archive.org/details/iconsofrockencyc0000schi|url-access=registration|year=2008|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, Connecticut|isbn=978-0-313-33845-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/iconsofrockencyc0000schi/page/274 274]}}</ref> He has been credited with helping to found the [[country rock]] and [[alt-country]] genres and received a ranking of No.&nbsp;87 on [[Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time]].{{sfn|Rolling Stone|2005}}