Gram Parsons died 50 years ago today (Sept. 19, 1973) at the legendary Joshua Tree Inn. In addition to his terrific solo albums, Parsons recorded seminal songs with the International Submarine Band, the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers. Only 26 at the time of his death, he is widely credited fo...

Pictured: Michael Ubaldini will perform as part of a tribute to legendary singer-songwriter Gram Parsons at Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles on Saturday, Sept. 16.   Although Gram Parsons was relatively unknown when he passed away at the Joshua Tree Inn at the age of 26 on Sept. 19, 1973, he had been at th...