Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The well-worn grave marker in a remote cemetery near Eagle Mountain Lake draws thousands of visitors. They leave liquor, or ...

Crowell had originally run into Van Zandt at Houston’s Sand Mountain Coffeehouse in “1970 or ‘71,” where he was initially transfixed by his performing style. “He was a little dangerous, a little out ...

On this day in 1997, singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt died in his Smyrna, Tennessee home at the age of 52. Van Zandt was among a group of elite Texas troubadours that included Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff ...

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I discovered Townes Van Zandt in college after a friend posted "For the Sake of the Song" on Facebook, embarrassingly enough. After listening to it, I downloaded the whole self-titled album. It was a ...

David Broza, an Israeli-born singer-songwriter, met the late Townes Van Zandt just once -- at a 1994 concert in Houston. But the iconic songwriter, who penned classics such as 'Pancho and Lefty' and ...

“Being the eldest son of Townes Van Zandt is definitely a unique experience,” J.T. Van Zandt says in “Anchor Point,” an 8-minute film that’s part of a Father’s Day-oriented series titled “My Old Man” ...

The well-worn grave marker in a remote cemetery near Eagle Mountain Lake draws thousands of visitors. They leave liquor, or cigarettes, or charcoal or crayons from gravestone rubbings. “To Live’s To ...

Though he released 15 albums, commercial success eluded Townes Van Zandt for much of his life. But since his death in 1997, the Texan has garnered considerable interest: 2006 saw the DVD release of ...

On a recent afternoon, I was plowing through a box of 45s at a used-record store when I stumbled upon “No Place to Fall,” a seven-inch by Townes Van Zandt. This discovery struck me as both exciting, ...