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About Townes Van Zandt
John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997), best known as Townes Van Zandt, was considered one of the greatest singer/songwriters of all time. He was called "The father of Texas Folk", The "Songwriter's Songwriters" and the "Van Gogh" of Lyrics.
Musician. Born in Fort Worth Texas, a country western guitarist, singer and songwriter. He began his career in the late 1960s, as a Nashville session player and released several albums to include "Townes Van Zandt", "Our Mother the Mountain" and "Delta Momma Blues". As a songwriter he was best known for writing the songs "If I Needed You", "For The Sake Of The Song" and "Pancho and Lefty" a number hit for Willie Nelson in 1983. He died in Tennessee, at the age of 52.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 6 2020, 17:22:44 UTC
Documentary"Be Here To Love Me" Townes Van Zandt * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_zWzyScjf0]
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townes_Van_Zandt
- http://m.imdb.com/name/nm1376929/
- Townes Van Zandt, wikipedia
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq8wQj0F20Y]Austin City Limits Hall of Fame 2015: Townes Van
Zandt Townes Van Zandt The Whole Coffeehouse, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1973 09 06
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Fly fisher JT Van Zandt and his father, musician Townes Van Zandt.
A poet and Texas songwriting legend, the infamous Townes Van Zandt left a powerful, if not destructive, legacy in his wake. And for his son JT, viewing Townes’ musical fervor encouraged him to find his own passion for the outdoors.
.[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KadKx5k6XoY&list=PLT6IyUkzp1o2NdZLn...]
[https://americansongwriter.com/jt-van-zandt-pays-tribute-father-tow...]
Clipping found in Austin American-Statesman in Austin, Texas on Jan 16, 1997. : Townes Van Zandt Report - Austin American-Statesman Jan 16, 1997 he died from an errant blood clot after hip surgery - [https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000146284052283]-ref.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc_myvOm7aQ]
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Aug 6 2020, 16:54:57 UTC
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Aug 8 2020, 3:01:30 UTC
Musician. Born in Fort Worth Texas, he was a country western guitarist, singer and songwriter. He began his career in the late 1960s, as a Nashville session player and released several albums to include "Townes Van Zandt", "Our Mother the Mountain" and "Delta Momma Blues". As a song writer he was best known for writing the songs "If I Needed You", "For The Sake Of The Song" and "Pancho and Lefty" a number hit for Willie Nelson in 1983. He died in Tennessee, at the age of 52.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 27 2020, 22:53:13 UTC
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Townes Van Zandt's Timeline
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March 7, 1944
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Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States
John Townes van Zandt
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| 1997 |
January 1, 1997
Age 52
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Smyrna, Cass, Texas, United States
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January 1, 1997
Age 52
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Dido Cemetery, Dido, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
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