Editing Gram Parsons (section)

==Legacy==
[[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[AllMusic]] describes Parsons as "enormously influential" for both country and rock, "blending the two genres to the point that they became indistinguishable from each other...his influence could still be heard well into the next millennium."<ref name="Allmusic Parsons">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5109|pure_url=yes}}|title=Gram Parsons Biography|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen|work=Allmusic|access-date=21 March 2010}}</ref> In his 2005 essay on Parsons for ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's "[[Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time|100 Greatest Artist" list]], [[Keith Richards]] notes that Parsons' recorded music output was "pretty minimal" but  says that Parsons' "effect on country music is enormous...and this is why we're talking about him now."{{sfn|Rolling Stone|2005|}}

Emmylou Harris continued to champion Parsons' work, covering a number of his songs, including "Hickory Wind", "Wheels", "Sin City", "Luxury Liner", and "Hot Burrito No.&nbsp;2". Harris's songs "[[Boulder to Birmingham]]", from her 1975 album ''[[Pieces of the Sky]]'', and "The Road", from her 2011 album ''[[Hard Bargain (Emmylou Harris album)|Hard Bargain]]'', are tributes to Parsons.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/emmylou-harris-pays-tribute-to-gram-parsons-on-new-album-20110607|title=Emmylou Harris Pays Tribute to Gram Parsons on New Album|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=2017-12-06|archive-date=December 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207203703/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/emmylou-harris-pays-tribute-to-gram-parsons-on-new-album-20110607|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her 1985 album ''[[The Ballad of Sally Rose]]'' includes many allusions to Parsons in its narrative.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hurst|first1=Jack|title=More Than A Hint Emmylou Harris Comes Out In 'Ballad Of Sally Rose'|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/03/10/more-than-a-hint-emmylou-harris-comes-out-in-ballad-of-sally/|access-date=3 March 2017|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=10 March 1985}}</ref>  The song "My Man", written by [[Bernie Leadon]] and performed by the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]] on their album ''[[On the Border]]'', is a tribute to Gram Parsons.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Eagles – On the Border review|website=[[AllMusic]]|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r6475|pure_url=yes}}|access-date=31 March 2010}}</ref>

The 1973 album ''[[Crazy Eyes]]'' by [[Poco (band)|Poco]] pays homage to Parsons, as [[Richie Furay]] composed the title track in honor of him, and sings one of Parsons' own compositions, "Brass Buttons."  The album was released four days before Parsons died.

Between 1996 and 2006, a festival called "Gram Fest", aka "The Cosmic Americana Music Festival" was held annually at Joshua Tree. The Gram Parsons Guitar Pull and Tribute Festival, in Waycross, Georgia, was founded in 1997 and continues today.

In 2003 the [[Americana Music Honors & Awards|Americana Music Awards]] awarded  Parsons with the [[Americana Music Honors & Awards#President's Award|President's Award]], which was accepted by his daughter.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/cash-takes-top-americana-honors-68986/ |title=Cash Takes Top Americana Honors |date=July 8, 2004 |newspaper=LA Times}}</ref>

The 2003 film ''[[Grand Theft Parsons]]'' stars [[Johnny Knoxville]] as [[Phil Kaufman (producer)|Phil Kaufman]] and chronicles a farcical version of the theft of Parsons' corpse. In 2006, Gandulf Hennig released the documentary ''Gram Parsons: Fallen Angel''.

In 2004, Parsons' daughter Polly produced two tribute concerts titled "Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Jeff |title=Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons |url=https://variety.com/2004/music/markets-festivals/return-to-sin-city-a-tribute-to-gram-parsons-1200532337/ |website=variety.com |publisher=Variety |access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref> Artists included [[Keith Richards]], [[James Burton]], [[Lucinda Williams]], [[Norah Jones]], [[Dwight Yoakam]], [[John Doe (musician)|John Doe]], [[Steve Earle]], [[Jim Lauderdale]], [[Kathleen Edwards]], [[Jay Farrar]], [[Jim James]], [[Raul Malo]], [[Susan Marshall (musician)|Susan Marshall]], and the Sin City All Stars. The concert produced a DVD and 100% of the concerts was donated through the Gram Parsons Foundation to the Musician's Assistance Program (now [[MusiCares]]), which aids musicians in crisis.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/richards-leads-parsons-tributes-67393/ |title=Richards Leads Parsons Tributes |date=July 11, 2004 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2004/music/markets-festivals/return-to-sin-city-a-tribute-to-gram-parsons-1200532337/ |title=Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons |last=Miller |first=Jeff |date=July 1, 2004 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/gram-parsons-celebrated-194239 |title=Gram Parsons Celebrated |last=Halperin |first=Shirley |date=August 19, 2004 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://wemanagelegends.com/gram-parsons-daughter-polly-stages-two-tribute-concerts-in-his-honor/ |title="Gram Parsons' Daughter Polly Stages Two Tribute Concerts In His Honor." | last=Wener |first=Ben | date=July 13, 2004 |website=Jampol Artist Management}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nodepression.com/gram-parsons-tribute-universal-amphitheatre-universal-city-ca/ |title=Gram Parsons Tribute – Universal Amphitheatre |date=September 1, 2004 |website=No Depression}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Return-Sin-City-Tribute-Parsons/dp/B000777I74 |title=Return to Sin City - A Tribute to Gram Parsons |date=March 22, 2005 |website=Amazon}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/return-to-sin-city-a-tribute-to-gram-parsons-mw0001386484#credits |title=Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons Various Artists |date=March 22, 2005 |website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15206460-Various-Return-To-Sin-City-A-Tribute-To-Gram-Parsons |title=Return To Sin City - A Tribute To Gram Parsons |website=Discogs|date=2004 }}</ref>

Despite his influence, Parsons has yet to be inducted into either the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] or the [[Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum|Country Music Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Troy L. |title=The 25 biggest Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snubs of all time |url=https://www.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/10/80f475860f3825/the-25-biggest-rock-roll-hall.html |website=cleveland.com |publisher=Advance Local Media |access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref>   The Gram Parsons Petition Project (later named Gram Parsons InterNational)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gramparsonspetition.com |title=Petition to Induct Gram Parsons into Country Music Hall of Fame |website=Gramparsonspetition.com |access-date=2012-06-07}}</ref> was begun in May 2008 in support of a drive to induct Parsons into the Country Music Hall of Fame. On September 19, 2008, the 35th anniversary of Parsons' death, it was presented to the [[Country Music Association]] (CMA) with the official Nomination Proposal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://graminternational.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/is-gram-parsons-eligible-for-induction-based-on-cma-criteria/ |title=Nomination Proposal to Induct Gram Parsons Into the Country Music Hall of Fame |access-date=2012-06-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229123513/http://graminternational.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/is-gram-parsons-eligible-for-induction-based-on-cma-criteria/ |archive-date=2013-12-29}}</ref>

In November 2009, the [[musical theatre]] production ''Grievous Angel: The Legend of Gram Parsons'' premiered, starring Anders Drerup as Gram Parsons and Kelly Prescott as Emmylou Harris.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Gram Parsons project; Ottawa play raises iconic musician back to life|website=Legendofgramparsons.com|url=http://www.legendofgramparsons.com/docs/CitizenSunGrievous.pdf|access-date=2010-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920071554/http://www.legendofgramparsons.com/docs/CitizenSunGrievous.pdf|archive-date=2010-09-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> Directed by Michael Bate and co-written by Bate and David McDonald, the production was inspired by a March 1973 interview that Bate conducted with Parsons, which became Parsons' last recorded conversation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grievous Angel: The Legend of Gram Parsons synopsis|website=Legendofgramparsons.com|url=http://www.legendofgramparsons.com/|access-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604094335/http://www.legendofgramparsons.com/|archive-date=2010-06-04}}</ref>

In 2012, [[Sweden|Swedish]] folk duo [[First Aid Kit (band)|First Aid Kit]] released the single "Emmylou" from the album ''[[The Lion's Roar (album)|The Lion's Roar]]''. The song's chorus is a lyrical acknowledgment of the Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris singing partnership.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngcsuthesaint.com/2012/03/saint-sounds-first-aid-kit-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309173735/http://www.ngcsuthesaint.com/2012/03/saint-sounds-first-aid-kit-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-09 |title=Saint Sounds: First Aid Kit |website=Ngcsuthesaint.com |date=2012-03-08 |access-date=2012-06-07 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Emmylou Harris: 'I smoked country music but I didn't inhale'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/emmylou-harris-i-smoked-country-music-but-i-didnt-inhale-2267867.html|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=2012-04-17|access-date=2012-11-14|author=Fiona Sturges}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=First Aid Kit on talk show Skavlan| date=February 5, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AlAPb8T1T0| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211109/7AlAPb8T1T0| archive-date=2021-11-09 | url-status=live|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=19 December 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In the fall of 2012 Florida festival promoter and musician Randy Judy presented his bio-musical ''Farther Along – The Music and Life of Gram Parsons'' at Magnoliafest at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/FartherAlongTheMusicLifeOfGramParsons/info|title=Farther Along: The Music & Life of Gram Parsons|website=Facebook.com|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref>

Tribute bands include [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]]'s New Soft Shoe and, out of [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], The Gilded Palace Sinners.<ref name="minnesotamonthly/november-picks">{{cite news |last1=Skinner |first1=Quinton |title=November Arts and Entertainment Picks |url=https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/arts-entertainment/november-arts-and-entertainment-picks/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |work=[[Minnesota Monthly]] |date=13 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="twincities/2016/tribute-shows-void">{{cite news |title=Tribute shows (Miranda Lambert?) rush in to fill January concert void |url=https://www.twincities.com/2016/01/06/tribute-shows-miranda-lambert-rush-in-to-fill-january-concert-void-3/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |work=[[St. Paul Pioneer Press]] |date=6 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2011/10/for_country-rock_legend_gram_p.html|title=For late country-rock legend Gram Parsons, a cult following grows in Cleveland|website=Cleveland.com|access-date=19 December 2017|date=2011-10-23}}</ref>

In 2022, Dave Prinz, co-founder of [[Amoeba Music]], rediscovered Gram Parsons' "Last Roundup" tapes featuring [[Emmylou Harris]] with Gram Parsons and the Fallen Angels. Prinz initiated a campaign to fund the release independently, in partnership with Polly Parsons. The campaign launched on November 17, 2022, and was fully backed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-11-20/gram-parsons-amoeba-music-emmylou-harris |title=How a beloved L.A. record store unearthed a long-lost Gram Parsons recording |last=Rogers |first=Nate |date=November 20, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://beverlypress.com/2022/11/recently-discovered-gram-parsons-recordings-to-be-released-by-amoeba/ |title=Recently discovered Gram Parsons recordings to be released by Amoeba |date=November 17, 2023 |website=Beverly Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amoeba.com/our-stores/store-news/389/unreleased-gram-parsons-live-lp-will-be-available-on-record-store-day-black-friday-november-24-389/ |title=Unreleased Gram Parsons Live LP Will Be Available on Record Store Day Black Friday November 24 |website=Amoeba Music}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/16423 |title=Gram Parsons and the Fallen Angels - Gram Parsons and the Fallen Angels - The Last Roundup: Live from the Bijou Café in Philadelphia March 16th 1973 |website=Record Store Day}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://americansongwriter.com/gram-parsons-and-the-fallen-angels-love-hurts-featuring-emmylou-harris/ |title=Hear a Stirring Unreleased Live Version of Gram Parsons and the Fallen Angels' "Love Hurts" from Upcoming LP | last=Liebig| first=Lorie|date=September 23, 2023 |website=American Songwriter}}</ref> Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels' "The Last Roundup: Live from The Bijou Café in Philadelphia 3/16/73" was released on limited-edition vinyl on Friday, November 24, 2023, and was considered one of the hits of [[Record Store Day]] 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/gram-parsons-record-store-day-live-album-last-roundup-lost-tape-1235809195/ |title=Gram Parsons Emerges From the Lost and Found: How a Great, Misplaced 1973 Concert Tape Became One of the Record Store Day Hits of 2023 |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=November 26, 2023 |website=Variety}}</ref>