Townes Van Zandt was an American singer-songwriter. He is widely held in high regard for his poetic and often heroically sad songs. In 1983, six years after Emmylou Harris had first popularised it, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard covered his song "Pancho and Lefty", reaching number one on the Billboard country music chart. This two CD set features two live shows recorded in Johnson City, Tennessee in 1985 and Helsinki, Finland in 1993. Much of his life was spent touring various dive bars, often living in cheap motel rooms and backwoods cabins. And for much of the 1970s, he lived in a simple shack without electricity or a phone. He suffered from a series of drug addictions, alcoholism, and was given a psychiatric diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Van Zandt died on New Years Day 1997 from health problems stemming from years of substance abuse. A revival of interest in Van Zandt occurred in the 2000s when two books, a documentary film (Be Here to Love Me), and numerous magazine articles about the singer were written.
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Disc 1
1Intro
2Dollar Bill Blues
3Pancho & Lefty
4Buckskin Stallion Blues
5No Place to Fall
6Talking Thunderbird Blues
7Mr. Gold & Mr. Mud
8If I Needed You
9Snowing On Raton
10To Live to Fly
11Don't You Take It Too Bad
12Snake Mountain Blues
13Rake
Disc 2
1Dollar Bill Blues
2Pancho & Lefty
3Brand New Companion
4Two Girls
5Lungs
6Rex's Blues
7Nothin'
8The Ribbons of Love
9Kathleen
10The Cuckoo
11Brother Flower
12If I Needed You
13Pinball Machine (1st Verse)
14Tecumseh Valley
15Flyin' Shoes
16Don't You Take It Too Bad
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