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Gram Parsons
Solo artist Winter Haven United States
Gram Parsons is an artist from Winter Haven. Gram Parsons has 9 chart appearances on 8 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 2001–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Return Of The Grievous Angel”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #293. The station that charted Gram Parsons most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 4 appearances.
Gram Parsons, born Ingram Cecil Connor III in 1946 and out of Winter Haven, spent his short life trying to prove that a honky-tonk heartbreak and a rock and roll backbeat were the same animal. He called the result "Cosmic American Music", a brew that stirred country and folk together with soul, R&B and rock, and he carried it through the International Submarine Band, the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, playing guitar and piano and singing in a cracked, aching voice.
He died on September 19, 1973, and Grievous Angel came out the following year. "Return of the Grievous Angel" rolls along with an easy, rambling sway, a song that sounds lived in rather than written.
The influence has long outlasted him. He is credited with helping to found both country rock and alt-country, the Americana Music Association gave him its President's Award in 2003, and in 2026 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him in the musical influence category.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Gram Parsons on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Return Of The Grievous Angel | 4 | #293 | – | – | |
| 2 | Hickory Wind | 1 | #415 | – | – | |
| 3 | Streets Of Baltimore | 1 | #336 | – | – | |
| 4 | Ooh Las Vegas | 1 | #391 | – | – | |
| 5 | Hot Burrito #2 | 1 | #636 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 336 | Streets Of Baltimore | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places |
| 2023 | 391 | Ooh Las Vegas | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places |
| 2020 | 1480 | Return Of The Grievous Angel | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 2010 | 350 | Return Of The Grievous Angel | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) |
| 2009 | 293 | Return Of The Grievous Angel | WYEP 913 Essential Songs |
| 2007 | 747 | Return Of The Grievous Angel | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time |
| 2006 | 187 | Artist ranking | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006) |
| 2004 | 636 | Hot Burrito #2 | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) |
| 2001 | 415 | Hickory Wind | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time |
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