Townes Van Zandt

About

John Townes Van Zandt was an American singer-songwriter. He wrote numerous songs, such as “Pancho and Lefty”, “For the Sake of the Song”, “If I Needed You”, “Snake Mountain Blues”, “Our Mother the Mountain”, “Waitin’ Round to Die”, and “To Live Is to Fly”. His musical style has often been described as melancholic and features rich, poetic lyrics. During his early years, Van Zandt was respected for his guitar playing and fingerpicking ability.

Albums/Songs:

• At My Window
• Our Mother the Mountain
• Texas Rain: The Texas Hill Country Recordings
• The Masters
• The Very Best of Townes Van Zandt: The Texan Troubadour
• High, Low and in Between / The Late Great Townes Van Zandt
• Townes Van Zandt
• Drama Falls Like Teardrops
• A Far Cry From Dead
• Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions & Demos 1971–1972
• Singer Songwriter
• Flyin’ Shoes
• Texas Troubadour
• Delta Momma Blues
• High, Low and in Between
• For the Sake of the Song
• Somebody Had to Write It
• No Deeper Blue
• The Highway Kind
• Live & Obscure
• Sky Blue
• The Nashville Sessions
• The Best of Townes Van Zandt
• The Late Great Townes Van Zandt
• Anthology 1968-1979

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