Townes Van Zandt

Townes Van Zandt

Townes Van Zandt was a highly influential singer-songwriter from Texas, whose body of work has been esteemed as comparable to that of Bob Dylan. His songs have been covered by other critically acclaimed artists, his most famous being "Pancho and Lefty" made popular by Willie Nelson. He was known to be a severe alcoholic, seemed to prize solitude, and suffered from manic depression.

Fast Facts

Birthname: John Townes Van Zandt
Date of Birth: March 7, 1944, in Fort Worth, Texas
Date of Death: January 1, 1997, in Nashville, Tennessee
Active: 1965–1996
Record Label: Sugar Hill Records
Discography

Significance

Along with Gram Parsons, Van Zandt is often cited as an early pioneer of the Alt. Country sub-genre. Unlike Parsons, however, he saw little to nothing in the way of mainstream recognition during his lifetime, and many of his records were out of print by the time of his death at age 52. Artists beside Nelson who have covered his songs include Steve Earle, Cowboy Junkies, Nanci Griffith, Ryan Adams and Emmylou Harris.

Categories

Entertainment | Music | Folk | Singer-Songwriter

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