The man, the myth, the legend. Lived hard and died young. I bet

>>723427349
Townes Van Zadnt

>>723427508
Right on.

>>723427508 --- Samefag here
He sang that version of dead flowers payed on big lebowski and wrote pancho and lefty. My dad took me to see him play at the midget cafe in Taylor, tx in the 80s

>>723427807
Would have killed to see him live. His verison of Pancho and Lefty is the best by far.

>>723427997
I was pretty young, didnt care. Pretty sure my dad smoked a joint with him that night. He might have even jammed with him but i don't remember. My dad always had gigs at that bar.

Wish i saw him live when i was old enough to appreciate great songwriting.

>>723428403
Yeah, he nailed the melancholy of the blues really well. I also love Steve Earle, and Townes was kind of Steve's mentor.

>>723428543
You're probably right about few knowing who he is tough. I bet must ppl have heard some of his songs sung by someone else though. From Guy Clark to David Broza.