Townes van zandt discography with comments townes van zandt discography with commentary by len coop updated 23 mar 2019. Listen free to townes van zandt down home and abroad. Townes van zandt 1969 a gentle evening with townes van zandt townes van zandt a gentle evening with townes van zandt 07 tecumseh valley. No deeper blue is a 1994 studio album by texas countryfolk singersongwriter townes van zandt. Start with for the sake of the song, an oftrecorded classic here enlivened by tasteful percussion. The album demonstrates the camaraderie between the three artists whose personal lives and musical careers are very much intertwined. Listen to townes van zandt soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 683 tracks. Townes van zandt was one of the true poets of the world of country music. Actually, van zandt rerecorded songs from his first album on his later ones because he.
This is a great live album of townes van zandt playing 17 of his songs live. Townes van zandt rear view mirror fat possum records. Townes van zandt texas troubadour 2005 with the song. A decade after van zandt released his first album, there would be dozens of singersongwriters following his example, but he was a rather unusual commodity when for. Country,aco ustic country townes van zandt 19682003, mp3, 128256 kbps. The ultimate library of rock music writing and journalism. Townes van zandt was born on march 7, 1944 in fort worth, texas, to harris williams van zandt and dorothy townes. Townes van zandt biography townes van zandt s music doesnt jump up and down, wear fancy clothes, or beat around the bush. I am lured in to phrasing he sings as matter of fact, but the words are gorgeous. For the novice, there are other cds i would recommend first live at the old quarter, houston, texas e.
But not until the country music documentary recently on pbs, did i realize the darkly honest lyrics of tvz. Townes van zandt biography, albums, streaming links. His haunting verity made him more than what some considered americanas own nick drake van zandt was a poet with a burning soul. Townes van zandt discografia completa spirit of rock. Townes is the th studio album by alternative country singer steve earle, released in 2009. In both this reissue and delta momma blues, the colors are way off townes looks like hes sunburned and the printing looks cheap overall. Townes van zandt is the third studio album by the american singersongwriter townes van zandt, released in september 1969 by poppy records. Born in fort worth, texas into a wealthy family, van zandt was a thirdgreatgrandson of isaac van zandt a prominent leader of the republic of texas and a second greatnephew of khleber miller van zandt a major in the confederate army and one of the founders of fort worth townes s parents were harris williams van zandt 191966 and dorothy townes. Much of van zandt s musical canonsongs such as pancho and lefty, for the sake of.
Stream tracks and playlists from townes van zandt on your desktop or mobile device. This was van zandt s first studio album of original songs in seven years following at my window and the last to be widely released before his death on new years day 1997. Texas troubadour is a fourdisc box set that packages the late songwriter townes van zandt s first seven studio albums for the poppy and tomato labels. Townes van zandt wrote songs with an uncommon grace and poetic clarity, and he sang them with a voice that was at once straightforward, eloquent, and mindful of the arid beauty of his images. John townes van zandt march 7, 1944 january 1, 1997, better known as townes van zandt, was a critically acclaimed american singersongwriter. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from townes van zandt. Townes van zandt s music doesnt jump up and down, wear fancy clothes, or beat around the bush. According to a new west records press release, the songs selected for townes were the ones that meant the most to earle and the ones he personally. Download townes van zandt mp3 songs and albums music. Cherry picked from various tours in the 80s and 90s, the release should be in the collection of every townes van zandt fan. His songs would become hits for other artists, but substance abuse issues, problems with record labels, and general hard luck saw him spending the majority of his life as a cult figure at best, drifting across the world playing tiny rooms up. With an understated voice that quietly overflowed with melancholy, humor, and insight, townes van zandt was an icon of american songwriting. Townes van zandt also appears in this compilation rolling stone. Townwes van zandt 19441997 discography 320kbps unless otherwise noted townes van zandt s music doesnt jump up and down, wear fancy clothes, or beat around the bush.
It was some indication of the obscurity in which he remained enveloped, but no indication of the quality of his work. Music profile for townes van zandt, born 7 march 1944. Whether he was singing a quiet, introspective countryfolk song or a driving, hungry blues, van zandt s lyrics and melodies were filled with the kind of haunting truth and beauty that you knew instinctively. Steve earle, no slouch in the songwriting department himself, once said of him. Albums include townes van zandt, our mother the mountain, and live at the old quarter, houston, texas. Theres no information about when or where these songs were recorded, but its clearly a small club, and may be as recent as 1993, when the original album was released. Townes van zandt was recorded at bradleys barn in nashville. Truly one of the greatest live recordings of townes van zandt with his renowned band members danny ruester rowland lead acoustic guitar from waylon jennings band the waylors, and owen cody violinfiddle from billy joe shavers band.
Born in fort worth, texas into a wealthy family, van zandt was a thirdgreatgrandson of isaac van zandt a prominent leader of the republic of texas and a second greatnephew of khleber miller van zandt a major in the confederate army and one of the founders of fort worth townes s parents were harris williams van zandt 191966 and dorothy townes 19191983. Townes van zandt townes van zandt full album youtube. His mostly acoustic art borrowed elements from country, blues and texmex, and initiated the great texas singersongwriter school of the 1970s. The late great townes van zandt 1972, and flyin shoes 1978. Townes van zandt 50th anniversary edition fat possum records. Townes van zandt a gentle evening with townes van zandt 03 like a.
Townes van zandt dollar bill blues 1991, cd discogs. Townes van zandt was a poet of intimate, gentle, tormented, emotional ballads. Townes van zandt townes van zandt to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Townes van zandt townes van zandt releases discogs. Townes van zandt s third recording is an early guitarandvoice singersongwriter classic laden with memorable originals. He belonged to a wealthy oil family and his father worked as a corporate lawyer. Townes van zandt biography childhood, life achievements. Whoever dubbed george jones king of the broken hearts never heard townes van zandt 19441997. Studio album 12 live 1 the late great townes van zandt. Townes van zandt townes van zandt 1969, vinyl discogs. It is an album on which he pays tribute to his friend and mentor, the late singersongwriter townes van zandt by covering his songs.