Photo: Arnold/Wireimage When Steve Earle was just 16 years old he struck up a relationship with songwriter Townes Van Zandt that would change the dire...
) Justin Townes Earle. The collaboration between father and son on "Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold" marks their first recorded collaboration. Though Van Zandt'...
've rather presented these poems to Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings -- other singers who she knew ... Townes Van Zandt's bequest finds new l...
) Justin Townes Earle. The collaboration between father and son on "Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold" marks their first recorded collaboration. Though Van Zandt'...
David Broza only met the late Townes Van Zandt once. But he apparently made quite an impression on the Texas music icon. When he died in 1997, Van Zan...
In this exclusive excerpt from I'll Be Here In The Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt (out now from TAMU Press), Lucinda Williams mus...
He had the temerity and mordant sense of humor to name his 1972 album The Late Great Townes Van Zandt a full quarter-century before he actually shuffl...
"Last year I was trying to come to terms with the idea that I'm a songwriter. I've gotten into country music, which I never really had a connection wi...
Townes Van Zandt is a fun artist to cover. Just ask Elizabeth Cook and Jason Isbell. The Americana-friendly artists picked not one but two Van Zandt s...
Townes Van Zandt's almighty ballad "If I Needed You" is one of those near-perfect songs that it's just about impossible to effectively cover, even if ...
After both releasing new albums this fall, Band of Horses and Jason Lytle are preparing to embark on a short tour to conclude 2012. In celebration of ...
Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle is currently on the road opening for Band of Horses. The musicians have bonded on the road and turned a hotel stop into...
Townes Van Zandt Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions and Demos 1971 - 1972 (Omnivore Recordings) Rating: 5 stars (out of 5) The Colin Escott-pen...
