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    • 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 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
    Nov 5, 1973
    Phil Kaufman and Michael Martin plead guilty for the theft of Gram Parsons' casket in September. They receive suspended 30-day sentences, are fined $300 apiece and are required to pay $750 for the casket
    Feb 20, 1974
    Reprise releases Gram Parsons' "Love Hurts"
    Oct 1, 1992
    The Country Music Hall Of Fame inducts nine into its Walkway Of Stars: Billy Ray Cyrus, The Four Guys, Janie Fricke, Patti Page, Gram Parsons, Marty Stuart, Steve Wariner and Trisha Yearwood
    Sep 25, 1999
    Travis Tritt and the late Gram Parsons are installed in the Georgia Music Hall of Fame during a celebration at the World Congress Center in Atlanta
    Jan 15, 2001
    The theft of Gram Parsons' corpse by Phil Kaufman ranks at #77 on the British NME.com's list of the Top 100 Rock Moments of All-Time
    Aug 28, 2001
    Penguin releases "Are You Ready For The Country: Elvis, Dylan, Parsons And The Roots Of Country Rock," a book by Peter Doggett
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Emmylou Harris makes the list twice, with Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton on "Those Memories Of You," and with Gram Parsons on "Love Hurts"
    Aug 24, 2004
    GQ magazine hits newsstands with a list of the 25 most stylish musicians of all-time. They include Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Gene Vincent, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Sinatra and Rolling Stones Keith Richards and Charlie Watts
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