Gram parsons' daughter
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The Derry Down Project began in June 20, 2014, a Main Street Winter Haven, Inc. initiative to restore a teen club/music venue opened for Gram Parsons December 20, 1964. The two-and-a-half-year restoration project was a community labor of love. Local businesses and individuals donated their time and resources to preserve the culturally significant structure that held memories of their youth. Cash donations from Gram Parsons followers from around the world came in to restore his very own venue. With great pride the building received a historic marker from the Florida Department of Historic Resources on November 5, 2015. Upon completing the restoration marking the transition from the Derry Down Project to Gram Parsons Derry Down with an official ribbon cutting on September 2, 2016 Main Street Winter Haven, Inc., dedicated the building to music and the education of music.
A vibrant part of Winter Haven’s history, the Derry Down opened its doors on December 20th, 1964. Established by Gram Parson’s stepfather, Bob Parsons, the building originally served as a performance venue for
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Gram Parsons
Gram Parsons is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important pioneers of the country-rock genre. Though he lived to be only twenty-six, Parsons created an influential body of work that includes, most notably, albums recorded with the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, and his two solo records. Parsons’s critical reputation has grown steadily since his death in 1973, and his music has influenced a younger generation of so-called alternative country, or “alt-country,” musicians, particularly Son Volt, Wilco, and Ryan Adams.
The “Waif from Waycross”
Parsons was born Ingram Cecil Connor III in Winter Haven, Florida, on November 5, 1946. His father, Cecil, was a major in the air force. His mother, Avis, was the daughter of the prominent Snively family, who had made a large fortune in the Florida orange business. After retiring from the air force, Cecil moved to Georgia and ran the Snively’s crate production plant in Waycross (Ware County), where Parsons and his younger sister, Avis, grew up. Parsons often referred to his
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Gram Parsons
American singer-songwriter (1946–1973)
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| Born | Ingram Cecil Connor III (1946-11-05)November 5, 1946 Winter Haven, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | September 19, 1973(1973-09-19) (aged 26) Joshua Tree, California, U.S. |
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| Children | Polly Parsons[1] |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist |
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| Years active | 1963–1973 |
| Labels | Reprise, A&M |
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| Website | gramparsons.com |
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Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973), known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. He recorded with the International Submarine Band, the Byrds, and the Flying Burrito Brothers, popularizing what he called "Cosmic American Music", a hybrid of country, rhythm and blues, soul, folk, and rock.[3][4] He has been credited with helping to found the country rock and alt-country
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