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Sep 17, 1973
Gram Parsons drives from Los Angeles to Joshua Tree, California, for a desert retreat. The trip turns into a private party, and he dies less than 48 hours later
Sep 19, 1973
Gram Parsons dies at Joshua Tree, California, of an accidental chemical overdose. A former member of The Byrds, one of country-rock's seminal acts, Parsons influenced Emmylou Harris to take up country music
Sep 20, 1973
A day after Gram Parsons died, his body is stolen during transfer at the Los Angeles International Airport, then taken to Joshua Tree, where it is burned, in accordance with his request. Road manager Phil Kaufman is among two charged with the crime
Sep 20, 1973
"Are You Ready For The Country" songwriter Neil Young delivers the first show at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles. In the audience: Carole King, Dickey Betts, Elton John and producer Richard Perry
Sep 23, 1973
Elvis Presley records "Are You Sincere" in Palm Springs, California
Sep 26, 1973
Phil Kaufman and Michael Martin are arrested in Los Angeles on the set for "Night Moves," with Gene Hackman watching, for the theft of Gram Parsons' casket. Kaufman and Martin had taken the late singer's remains to the desert and burned the body six days prior
Oct 8, 1973
Buck Owens records "Big Game Hunter" during a morning session at the Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield, California
Oct 9, 1973
Elvis Presley and Priscilla are granted a divorce in Santa Monica. He pays $725,000 cash, plus $6,000 monthly for 10 years and $4,000 monthly in child support
Oct 14, 1973
Tug McGraw wins a World Series game for the New York Mets, 10-7, pitching 6 innings against the A's at the Oakland Coliseum. McGraw is the father of country music's Tim McGraw
Oct 15, 1973
Guitarist Perry Botkin dies at his home in Van Nuys, California. He recorded with pop and jazz artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Fred Astaire and Jack Teagarden, but also took part in country hits by Bing Crosby, Jimmie Davis and The Sons Of The Pioneers
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