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Townes Van Zandt
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Fort Worth TX, United States (1944 – 1997)
Townes Van Zandt (John Townes Van Zandt, Fort Worth, Texas, Born as Pisces on March 7, 1944 – Smyrna, Tennessee, January 1, 1997) was a country-folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet.
While alive, Van Zandt was labelled as a cult musician: though he had a small and devoted fanbase, he never had a successful album or single, and even had difficulty keeping his recordings in print. Many of his songs, including “If I Needed You,” “To Live Is To Fly,” and “No Place to Fall” are considered standards of their genre. AllMusic has called him “one of the greatest country and folk artists of his generation.”
In 1983, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard covered his song “Pancho and Lefty”, scoring a number one hit on the Billboard country music charts. Despite achievements like these, the bulk of his life was spent touring various dive bars, often living in cheap motel rooms, backwoods cabins and on friends’ couches. Van Zandt was notorious for his drug addictions, alcoholism and his tendency to tell tall tales.
A balanced, touching look at his talent and troubled life is called “Be Here to Love Me” and is online for apparently legal online viewing at the snagfilms website: http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/be_here_to_love_me/ as well as being on DVD.
Van Zandt died on New Years Day 1997 from health problems stemming from years of substance abuse. The 2000s saw a resurgence of interest in Van Zandt. During the decade, two books, a documentary film and a number of magazine articles about the singer were created. Van Zandt’s music has been covered by such notable and varied musicians as Bob Dylan, Norah Jones, and The Meat Puppets.
While alive, Van Zandt was labelled as a cult musician: though he had a small and devoted fanbase, he never had a successful album or single, and even had difficulty keeping his recordings in print. Many of his songs, including “If I Needed You,” “To Live Is To Fly,” and “No Place to Fall” are considered standards of their genre. AllMusic has called him “one of the greatest country and folk artists of his generation.”
In 1983, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard covered his song “Pancho and Lefty”, scoring a number one hit on the Billboard country music charts. Despite achievements like these, the bulk of his life was spent touring various dive bars, often living in cheap motel rooms, backwoods cabins and on friends’ couches. Van Zandt was notorious for his drug addictions, alcoholism and his tendency to tell tall tales.
A balanced, touching look at his talent and troubled life is called “Be Here to Love Me” and is online for apparently legal online viewing at the snagfilms website: http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/be_here_to_love_me/ as well as being on DVD.
Van Zandt died on New Years Day 1997 from health problems stemming from years of substance abuse. The 2000s saw a resurgence of interest in Van Zandt. During the decade, two books, a documentary film and a number of magazine articles about the singer were created. Van Zandt’s music has been covered by such notable and varied musicians as Bob Dylan, Norah Jones, and The Meat Puppets.
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Lungs
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To Live Is To Fly
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Waiting Around to Die
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Kathleen
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I'll Be Here In The Morning
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trampledturtle wrote:
The best poet/songwriter ever. Take time to listen to him, you will never be the same.
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Codyke wrote:
How come I've only just heard Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel. Awesome song!
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Jornaquin wrote:
You're gonna drown tomorrow if you cry too much tears for yesterday...
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r_m wrote:
It's the first one I heard as well and I think it's his best. Then again just about everything Townes did was pretty damn great, so it's hard to just choose one album. But yeah, I think it's his strongest album.
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kaipaan wrote:
i agree that the self-titled is the best. some of his live at the old quarter recordings are priceless, though!
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Everett_Ruess wrote:
I think his self titled 1969 album is his single best piece of work. BUT, it is the first thing I had ever heard from him so it has a special place in my heart, but I just can't get past how good it is. So does anyone agree that the s/t is his best album or do you think I am being biased?
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dududh wrote:
So poetic
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r_m wrote:
After hearing only a couple of his songs I knew Van Zandt was one of the greatest songwriters of all time. This rarely happens to me.. amazing man and musician, ridiculously underrated as well as many of you already said.
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SmilinSkullRing wrote:
Live at the Old Quarter is a great live album. <3
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MyHeartsBeat wrote:
http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-Introducing-Townes-Van-Zandt-Via-The-Great-Unknown-MP3-Download/11617048.html really good.
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Viktorini wrote:
snake mountain blues is my favorite.
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gabethevegan wrote:
Just really started to listen to him,fuck! how did i let this pass me by..fuckin unique and astounding,Gabe
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RandyB1961 wrote:
Heard "Be Here To Love Me" on Dancing With The Stars the other night. Was fairly surprised. Don't know who the artist was.
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JesseThomas wrote:
heaven is the way she is.
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ghmanage wrote:
Has anyone heard the new Langhorne Slim record? Thoughts? Here is a live song from it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHN2BYvImK4
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nshit wrote:
i don't give a fuck if steve earle stands on bob dylan's coffee table or not, townes is still amazing
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trackaghost wrote:
I've uploaded a couple of new photos: http://www.last.fm/music/Townes+Van+Zandt/+images/35536105 and http://www.last.fm/music/Townes+Van+Zandt/+images/35536165
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VKFail wrote:
Why have heaps of the tracks disappeared?
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tiggyat92 wrote:
if I needed you. . . emotive, raw, brilliant. . .none of this legend's heartfelt music misses
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Skwerlly wrote:
To live is to fly and Sanitarium Blues are two of my favorites,but I love all of his stuff
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