Serious Rock Talk Podcast

Author: Paolo Pettofrezza, Etienne Plante, & Ian Clarke

Podcasters Musicians Rockers Historians Vinyl Reviewers Serious Rock Talk With Humor!!!! This award-winning podcast looks at classic rock - and the people who made/make it - with enough knowledge, irreverence, and low-level insanity to make it worthwhile. It's all about Rock Talk.
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Gram Parsons: Dark Death of the Cosmic Cowboy
Episode 31
Friday, 29 August, 2025

Gram Parsons: Dark Death of the Cosmic Cowboy Few musicians have started a genre—but that's what Gram Parsons did. He is the reigning pioneer of country rock—a huge influence on bands that came after, most notably, The Eagles. However, fate pays little attention to achievement, and Gram's life is clouded with a gothic darkness, culminating in the sordid details of his demise. Dr. Clarke takes you back in time to Joshua Tree. It's 1973. Let the tale unfold.