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Townes Van Zandt: The Musician's Musician
Monday, September 03, 2007
Townes Van Zandt wrote songs including "Pancho and Lefty" and "If I Needed You" for artists like Norah Jones and Merle Haggard. Today, John Kruth, author of To Live's to Fly: The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt explains how his music remains despite his own unrealized dreams of stardom.
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Dear John,
Given your musical interests from the Dead to BOAC and so much in between, I can't tell if your lack of info on TVZ is real or part of an interview style. There are many a venue in this town where covers of Pancho & Lefty, White Freightliner, If I Needed You, etc, etc are not uncommon sounds.
But then maybe you should find time to get to Banjo Jims, Parkside Lounge, Living Room, Southpaw and other places where everyone recognizes a Townes tune?
That said, love your show and appearances around town.
Zach Rice
NYC
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