Gram Parsons: A Stolen Body, Heroin, More Rolling Stones and Cosmic American Music

DISGRACELAND

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True Crime, Society & Culture, Music

4.6 • 13.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Gram Parsons is one of the most influential musicians in rock ‘n’ roll that you’ve maybe never heard of. He created a form of music that has been copied by everyone from the Eagles to Ryan Adams. He directly influenced the Rolling Stones’ greatest album, possibly the greatest rock ‘n’ roll album of all time, Exile on Main Street. And when he died his body was stolen and unceremoniously disposed of. This is the story of Gram Parsons' life, death and very strange aftermath. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, what's up everybody? Jake Brennan here as you may have heard disgrace land can now be listened to wherever podcasts are available.
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0:17.8	This is content that many of you have never heard before. You can now listen to episodes on Billy Holiday, Pantera, David Bowie, the Ramones, Lil Wayne, the New York Dolls, Lil Peep, Grand Parsons.
0:27.2	Previously on her two-parter on two-pock, a two-parter on Biggie, a two-parter on Oasis, and a two-parter on the Beatles.
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1:54.5	The stories about Graham Parsons are insane. He died at just 26 years old.
2:00.5	His body was stolen, unceremoniously disposed of, and the story became the stuff of instant rock and roll legend.
2:07.9	Graham Parsons was a prodigious junkie, drunk, and creative confidante of rolling stones guitarist Keith Richards.
2:14.9	He was scarred by grief for his deep emotional pain on his sleeve and channeled it as best he could through the music he grew up on.
2:22.7	The music of the American self, country, soul, blues, and R&B.
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