DragonKing Dark: The strange funeral of Graham Parsons

Karl Stern’s deep dive into pop culture infamy continues.

My journey through the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history series continues on this week’s DragonKing Dark and this week, our show has a twist. 

Yes, it was a tragedy that 26-year-old singer/songwriter Graham Parsons died. Like many music deaths, it was likely caused by the usual suspects.

But what happened next was bizarre.

The story involves a stolen hearse, fake morticians dressed like cowboys, a gallon of gasoline, and a flaming casket in the middle of the desert. 

Yeah, this one is dark but in a different way.

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