Townes Van Zandt

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Lifespan:
March 7, 1944 - January 1, 1997, he died aged 52 and was American.
Birthname:
John Townes Van Zandt.
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An Artist with 53 releases, and credited 3 times on others' music. 4 collaborations.

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Townes Van Zandt lived the songs he sang. Sadly, that meant he couldn't live long. The hard-living Texas songsmith was 52 when he died on New Year's Day, 1997. Though he failed to make an impact on the charts during his lifetime, he was greatly respected among the country and folk singers around him and his works have been re-recorded by many notable artists including Nanci Griffith and Lyle Lovett; Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard scored a No. 1 country hit with one of his hallmark songs, "Pancho and Lefty".

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Discography

56 releases – 53 under his own name and 3 credits on others' music Edit
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