Townes Van Zandt – Pancho & Lefty (Live in Austin, 1975)
Oldies Songs Before Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard Made It a No. 1 Hit, Townes Van Zandt Sat Alone and Told the Story of “Pancho & Lefty.” Few songs in country music…
Townes Van Zandt – If I Needed You – september 15, 1975
He Said the Song Came to Him in a Dream. Decades Later, It Still Feels Like One of the Most Beautiful Love Songs Ever Written. On September 15, 1975, Townes…
Nanci Griffith & Townes Van Zandt – Tecumseh Valley – American Music Shop-Mark O’Connor – 1993
THE NIGHT NANCI GRIFFITH SANG FOR THE MAN WHO INSPIRED HER ENTIRE CAREER In 1993, on the stage of American Music Shop, Nanci Griffith stood beside the man she openly…
Townes Van Zandt – You Win Again (Hank Williams Cover)
Oldies Songs When Two Haunted Voices Meet in One Song Few songs in the history of Country music carry the emotional weight of “You Win Again.” Written and recorded by Hank Williams…
Townes van Zandt – If I Needed You – From the Texas Connection circa 1990
By 1990, Townes Van Zandt No Longer Sang “If I Needed You” Like a Young Songwriter Searching for Love. He Sang It Like a Man Quietly Trying to Hold Onto…
Townes Van Zandt and Blaze Foley from Austin Pickers 1984
In 1984, Townes Van Zandt and Blaze Foley Sat Together in Austin and Played Music Like Two Old Souls Trying to Outsing Loneliness There is something almost painfully intimate about…
Townes Van Zandt – Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold
“Townes Van Zandt Could Make Self Destruction Sound Like Poetry.” In “Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold,” the smile was gentle, the melody was easy, but beneath it lived one of…
Townes Van Zandt – At my window – 1987
In 1987, Townes Van Zandt Returned With “At My Window” and Sounded Like a Man Quietly Watching Time Slip Away By the time Townes Van Zandt released At My Window…
Townes Van Zandt – Pancho and Lefty – Heartworn Highways
In Heartworn Highways, Townes Van Zandt Sat in a Small Room and Turned “Pancho and Lefty” Into American Folk Legend There are performances that feel polished and historic, and then…
Townes van Zandt – Pancho and Lefty – From Texas Connection circa 1990
In 1990, Townes Van Zandt Sang “Pancho and Lefty” Like a Man Remembering Ghosts He Knew Personally When Townes Van Zandt appeared on Texas Connection around 1990 to perform “Pancho…