How Gram Parsons Tribute Starring Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello & The Black Crowes Came Together
Categoria: Musica
The Troubadour benefit comes three days before Parsons is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Por Billboard | 04/11/2026
Gram Parsons was only 26 when he died in 1973 of an accidental overdose near Joshua Tree, California, but in the subsequent 50 years, the pioneering musician’s impact has only grown. As a pivotal member of The Byrds and co-founder of The Flying Burrito Brothers , as well as through his short solo career, Parsons bridged the then-divide between country music and rock, bringing the raw emotionalism of country into rock’s bravado. For his enduring musical contributions, Parsons will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Los Angeles on Nov. 14 in the early influence category. Related Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, Black Crowes to Pay Tribute to Gram Parsons Ahead of Posthumous Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Reveals Class of 2026: See Who Made It In This Year Five Takeaways From 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductions But first, Parsons will be honored Nov. 11 at a sold-out, star-filled salute, A Song for Gram , at vaunted Los Angeles club The Troubadour. The celebration, headlined by Emmylou Harris — Parson’s muse who sang on his two solo albums, including 1974’s seminal, posthumous Grievous Angel — occurs less than a week after what would have been his 80th birthday on Nov. 5. “Gram as an artist was way ahead of his time and I think he will continue to inspire those who come after him to follow their own vision, just as Gram did,” Harris tells Billboard ahead of the tribute. “Gram of course turned me on to country music and showed me the joy of playing with a band.” Parsons’ daughter, Polly Parsons ; Vector Management’s Ken Levitan and Nicki Loranger ; the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Rick Krim ; and Rolling Stone co-editor Shirley Halperin are producing the evening in partnership with the Gram Parsons estate and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone’s Shirley Halperin, Polly Parsons and Vector Management’s Nicki Loranger Michael Buckner/Penske Media Polly says the Gram Parsons estate already hoped to do a tribute show for her father’s 80th birthday, and “when he got the induction, it made sense to combine the two. What better way to celebrate this moment?” Joel Peresman , Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation president/CEO, agrees. “Gram’s story is so tied to Los Angeles,” he says of Parsons, who moved to Los Angeles in 1967 with his first group, the International Submarine Band. “The Troubadour is such a meaningful room in [his] history that it felt like the natural place to give him his own night as he is inducted under music’s highest honor and gave us a greater opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge his contributions than we could do during the actual induction ceremony. Being in Los Angeles was the perfect opportunity to do this leading up to the ceremony.” In addition to Harris, the concert will also feature Elvis Costello , The Black Crowes, Margo Price, The Head and the Heart, Grace Potter , Jesse We