PARSONS, GRAM
(1946–1973)
PARSONS, GRAM (b. Ingram Cecil Connor III, Winterhaven, Fla., November 5, 1946–September 19, 1973) A seminal figure in the birth of COUNTRY-ROCK, Parsons embraced a fast-lane lifestyle that led to his premature death, but not before he influenced a generation of new-country singers. Parsons was born in Florida but raised in Georgia, the son of country SINGER/SONGWRITER Coon Dog Connor , who took his own life when his son was thirteen. An early love for the GUITAR led Parsons to form his first…