Townes Van Zandt

Born: Mar 7, 1944 in Fort Worth, TX

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Died: Jan 1, 1997 in Mt. Juliet, TN

Genre: Country, Folk, Pop/Rock

Biography: Townes Van Zandt's music doesn't jump up and down, wear fancy clothes, or beat around the bush. Whether he was singing a quiet, introspective country-folk song or a driving, hungry blues, Van Zandt's lyrics and melodies were filled with the kind of haunting truth and beauty that you knew instinctively. ...Read full biography

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Live At The Old Quarter Houston, Texas

Released: 1977

Label: The Orchard

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Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas

Released: 1977

Label: CoraZong Records

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Townes Van Zandt is better regarded as a songwriter than as a performer, and not without reason -- he was a peerless lyricist with a singular ability to capture the landscape of the heart and soul in words, ...Read full review

More Townes Van Zandt albums: Main Albums (28), Compilations (50), DVD/Video (1)

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