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'''Gram Parsons''' (born '''Cecil Ingram Connor III''', 1946-1973) was an influential [[country music|country]] singer, songwriter, [[guitar|guitarist]], and [[piano|pianist]], who, in his short career, helped to create the genre of country rock. He was briefly a member of the Byrds, and collaborated with them on their much-lauded 1968 album ''Sweetheart of the Radio'', often considered an early masterpiece of country rock. After being kicked out of the Byrds in 1969 (following his refusal to play in [[South Africa]] because of his objection to that country's [[apartheid]] system), he took folk musician Chris Hillman with him and formed the Flying Burrito Brothers, which broke up in 1970. Parsons embarked on a solo career after discovering the young singer [[Emmylou Harris]] in a Washington, D.C. nightclub, and together they created his two most critically-acclaimed albums before his death, ''G.P.'' in 1973 and ''Grievous Angel'' in 1974.

'''Gram Parsons''' (born '''Cecil Ingram Connor III''', 1946-1973) was an influential [[country music|country]] singer, songwriter, [[guitar]]ist, and [[piano|pianist]], who, in his short career, helped to create the genre of country rock. He was briefly a member of the Byrds, and collaborated with them on their much-lauded 1968 album ''Sweetheart of the Radio'', often considered an early masterpiece of country rock. After being kicked out of the Byrds in 1969 (following his refusal to play in [[South Africa]] because of his objection to that country's [[apartheid]] system), he took folk musician Chris Hillman with him and formed the Flying Burrito Brothers, which broke up in 1970. Parsons embarked on a solo career after discovering the young singer [[Emmylou Harris]] in a Washington, D.C. nightclub, and together they created his two most critically-acclaimed albums before his death, ''G.P.'' in 1973 and ''Grievous Angel'' in 1974.

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