- Briefly attended Harvard University
- Was briefly a member of The Byrds, but refused to tour South Africa with the group, citing his opposition to apartheid. He then left to form The Flying Burrito Brothers.
- His mother was a wealthy Florida citrus heiress
- Has a daughter, Polly Parsons, born in August 1968 to his girlfriend Nancy Ross.
- Collaborated with Emmylou Harris to great effect.
- Died just two months after the man who replaced him in The Byrds, Clarence White.
- Wrote the song 'Drug Store, Truck Drivin' Man' about country music DJ Ralph Emery.
- He was voted the 87th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone.
- Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2014) Gram Parsons (2018) Aidan Banyard ... Gram Parsons.
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