Fallen Angel Gram Parsons

On September 19 1973 the musician and heir to a milliondollar fortune died under the influence of drugs and alcohol near his favourite place the Joshua Tree National Monument in the Californian desert As the founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers a member of the hitmaking legendary Byrds an important influence on the Rolling Stones and the man who catapulted Emmylou Harris to fame Gram Parsons made music history in only a few years Friends contemporaries and devotees of Gram Parsons talk about the importance of his work and the bizarre circumstances of his early death Rare footage of his performances shows why Gram Parsons has become a legend Interviewees include Grams wife Gretchen his sister and his daughter Keith Richards Emmylou Harris Chris Hillman and Road Manager Phil Kaufman