TOWNES VAN ZANDT
Name: Townes Van Zandt
Born: 7 March 1944 Fort Worth, Texas
Died: 1 January 1997 Nashville, Tennessee
Genre(s): Folk, Country, Outlaw country
Occupation(s): Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Arranger
Instrument(s): Guitar, Vocals
Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 - January 1, 1997) was a country-folk music
singer-songwriter, performer, and poet. Throughout his career he was widely
admired by fellow songwriters, particularly in the folk and country genres, but
greater fame eluded him, in part because of his unconventional vocal style and
in part because of his erratic personal behavior. Many of his songs, including "Pancho
and Lefty," "If I Needed You," and "To Live Is to Fly," have been recorded by
other notable performers and are considered standards of their genre.
Name: Townes Van Zandt
Born: 7 March 1944 Fort Worth, Texas
Died: 1 January 1997 Nashville, Tennessee
Genre(s): Folk, Country, Outlaw country
Occupation(s): Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Arranger
Instrument(s): Guitar, Vocals
Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 - January 1, 1997) was a country-folk music
singer-songwriter, performer, and poet. Throughout his career he was widely
admired by fellow songwriters, particularly in the folk and country genres, but
greater fame eluded him, in part because of his unconventional vocal style and
in part because of his erratic personal behavior. Many of his songs, including "Pancho
and Lefty," "If I Needed You," and "To Live Is to Fly," have been recorded by
other notable performers and are considered standards of their genre.