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Townes Van Zandt Despite his warm, dusty-sweet voice, as a singer Townes Van Zandt never had anything resembling a hit in his nearly 30-year recording career, yet was admired as one of the greatest country and folk artists of his generation. The long list of singers who have covered his songs includes Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson (who had a No. 1 country hit with Pancho and Lefty in 1983), Emmylou Harris, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Nanci Griffith, Hoyt Axton, Bobby Bare, the Tindersticks, and the Cowboy Junkies. Mickey Newbury, saw Van Zandt in Houston one night and soon had him set up with a recording gig in Nashville with Jack Clement producing. The sessions became Van Zandt's debut album, For the Sake of the Song, released in 1968 by Poppy Records. The next five years were the most prolific of Van Zandt's career, releasing the albums Our Mother the Mountain, Townes Van Zandt, Delta Momma Blues, High, Low and in Between and The Late Great Townes Van Zandt. These included the gems that have made him a legend in American and European songwriting circles. A year and a half after the release of his album No Deeper Blue, Van Zandt died unexpectedly on January 1, 1997, at age 52. ~ Kurt Wolff, All Music Guide More information about Townes Van Zandt can be found at: www.townesvanzandt.com
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