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Who was Townes Van Zandt?
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He was a was a country-folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet.
Full Name: John Townes Van Zandt
Born : March 7, 1944
Death: January 1, 1997
Occupation(s): Musician, singer-songwriter, producer, arranger
Genre(s) Blues, folk, country
Official website: http://www.townesvanzandt.com/
Full Name: John Townes Van Zandt
Born : March 7, 1944
Death: January 1, 1997
Occupation(s): Musician, singer-songwriter, producer, arranger
Genre(s) Blues, folk, country
Official website: http://www.townesvanzandt.com/
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Perhaps Townes Van Zabdt's best-know song, covered by what many say was his finest Interpretors, Ms. EmmyLou Harris. This song, called ``Pancho & Lefty,'' is about two bandits shot in Mexico. The Mexican dies south of the border; The white man withers in Cleveland. Covered with explosive commercial results by Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson, (Townes is featured in two scense in the video, can you see the resclusive singer songwriter), the recording made and stayed as a No. 1 song on the Billboard Contry Charts.
Here is an example of a performance four years before his death; the video and audio is good. Two minutes and two seconds. Called ``Still Looking For You.''
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwRfr6jMRfc