The first stop for the musician, who is now considered a co-founder of the country rock genre, was the International Submarine Band, whose only album "Safe At Home" was produced by Lee Hazlewood. Due to a lack of success, the band soon broke up, and Gram Parsons became a member of the legendary Byrds in 1968, with whom he produced the legendary album "Sweetheart often the Rodeo, which is celebrated today as one of the first country rock albums and was significantly influenced by Parsons.