2016 Gram Parsons Guitar Pull tribute festival returns

By Jon Gosa

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September 17, 2016

The Cosmic American Music and spirit of flamboyant singer-songwriter Gram Parsons from Waycross, Ga. is alive and well, something evidenced by the annual Gram Parsons Guitar Pull tribute festival held every year in his hometown. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

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In honor of his music the Gram Parsons Guitar Pull, an annual tribute festival celebrating the artistry of the decadent South Georgia wastrel, returns to Waycross, the boyhood home of Parsons, for the 19th consecutive year on September 23-24.

Singer songwriter and Waycross festival producer Dave Griffin plays at Austin’s Fire Grill in Albany. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

The 19th annual Gram Parsons Guitar Pull tribute festival is set for September 23-24. (Special Photo)

The Pine Box Dwellers perform at the 2015 Gram Parsons Guitar Pull tribute festival in Waycross, Ga. (Special Photo: Dave Griffin)

Gram Parsons’ grave in New Orleans has become a pilgrimage site for many fans. (Special Photo: David Prisant)

Marc Andress, Fester Haygood and Levi Lowry perform at the 2015 Gram Parsons Guitar Pull tribute festival in Waycross, Georgia, (Special Photo: Dave Griffin)

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2016 Gram Parsons Guitar Pull tribute festival returns

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