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If you love the craft of songwriting, chances are you're a fan of Townes Van Zandt, the Texas troubadour considered one of the greatest tunesmiths of all time. Join here to connect with other Townes fans near and far.
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Why Townes Van Zandt is such a great songwriter to me 4 Replies
The first Townes I heard was Poncho and Lefty, the Emmylou Harris version about eight years before Willie and Merle. She being a long time songwriter's singer I was hooked from 'his horse was fast as…Continue
Started by Barry Garneau. Last reply by CowboySlim Apr 16.
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Comment by Steve Hubbard on May 28, 2012 at 6:33pm
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Howdy !! any other folks from the upper midwest here? I'm in SE Wisconsin and would love to get together for pickin and song sharing...
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Comment by Jim Farlow on May 7, 2012 at 6:22pm
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I've got two books written about Townes and every bit interesting.
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Comment by Harold Dunnam on April 17, 2012 at 9:37am -
I have thought to myself for a long time that it would impossible for anyone to ever hear Townes music and walk away uneffected by it. It is, as a body of work one of the true gifts left by any songwriter who ever walked the earth. I can not imagine ever playing a set or even 3 songs in a row without one of them being a TVZ number. Thanks for this little site where fans can share their appreciation of this gifted songwriter. You are missed townes but, long from forgotten.
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Comment by mike vaught on April 16, 2012 at 8:34pm
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Comment by Kevin Lynch on April 16, 2012 at 7:27pm -
I truly came to know Townes during my divorce, a hard time for me. I played Townes' music every single day for three or four months. That got me through it. I'd never done that before with any artist. Ever since, his music resonates to the core, like just about nothing else.
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Comment by Jeff Giddens on March 30, 2012 at 11:57am -
Wanted to let everyone know about my new site, The Song Survives. I used to run a site called SoundsCountry, but wanted to expand beyond genre limitations to highlight great songs everywhere. Want to contribute a guest post on a great song? Let me know.
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Comment by Kelsey Waldon on March 12, 2012 at 1:33pm -
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Comment by Hector Calavera on March 7, 2012 at 7:07pm
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Thanks for the reminder.....A very sad & talented man....One of my all time favorite country songs is his cover of "Fraulein", which sounds so exquisitely lonesome and mournful that it always makes me "homesick for that place I've never seen"....Hasta, Townes.
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Comment by The Medicine Show on March 7, 2012 at 6:04pm -
Born this day 1943
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A worthy group..Thank you.
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