Gram Parsons Remembered

Influential musician Gram Parsons will be honored with tribute concerts in California on July 9 and 10. Parsons, who died of an overdose at age 26, was an early innovator who brought together rock and country on projects that included his work with the Byrds, Emmylou Harris, and the Flying Burrito Brothers with Chris Hillman. Parsons’ daughter Polly is producing the shows titled “Return to Sin City.” Lucinda Williams, Norah Jones, Steve Earle, Jim Lauderdale, Dwight Yoakam, and The Mavericks with Raul Malo are among the artists scheduled to perform.