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After the death of Gram Parsons (The Byrds), 2 of his friends went to the airport and impersonated mortuary workers to obtain his body. They took his body to Joshua Tree and set it on fire. The body was only partially cremated, and was returned to his family for a proper funeral.
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After the death of musician Gram Parsons, his manager and assistant stole his body from an airport and an unsuspecting patrolman helped them load it into a hearse. They then took the body to Joshua Tree National Park, covered it with gasoline, and set it on fire.
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The Rolling Stones song "Wild Horses" was covered by a band 1 year before the original was released. Gram Parsons of the Flying Burrito Brothers convinced Jagger and Richards to allow his band to record it on their album Burrito Deluxe a year before the Stones album Sticky Fingers was released.
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Gram Parsons's dead body was stolen from Los Angeles Airport, driven to Joshua Tree, and lit on fire
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Merle Haggard was originally slated to produce Gram Parsons's debut solo album, GP
