![Townes Van Zandt](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/v2jdE241Z6KvlqHmHhDZFD3bOg1.jpg)
Townes Van Zandt
John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was an American singer-songwriter. He wrote numerous songs, such as "Pancho and Lefty", "For the Sake of the Song", "If I Needed You", "Tecumseh Valley", "Tower Song", "Rex's Blues", and "To Live Is to Fly", that are widely considered masterpieces of American songwriting. His musical style has often been described as melancholy and features rich, poetic lyrics.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 5.463 |
Birthday | 1944-03-07 |
Place of Birth | Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
Also Known As |
![Heartworn Highways](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/w3p7py4112t7HREqDpAN4nG2cr3.jpg)
1976
![Heartworn Highways](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/w3p7py4112t7HREqDpAN4nG2cr3.jpg)
Heartworn Highways
8.1/10
The music speaks for itself in this performance documentary that highlights some of the biggest names within the country-folk scene in Texas and Tenne...
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Heartworn Highways
![Be Here to Love Me](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gjep5rHAkBTrL8VXFSEjMM8yJko.jpg)
2004
![Be Here to Love Me](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gjep5rHAkBTrL8VXFSEjMM8yJko.jpg)
Be Here to Love Me
7.3/21
Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of Townes Van Zandt.
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Be Here to Love Me
![For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7ZTn9ln36fhhSAlEDfDaI7cX5QG.jpg)
2010
![For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7ZTn9ln36fhhSAlEDfDaI7cX5QG.jpg)
For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair
0/0
A devoted community of artists, volunteers and patrons transform a politically subversive little neighborhood coffee house and restaurant into a uniqu...
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For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair
![Houston 1988: A Private Concert](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/m60kZ1FLxzxwf07LhnTzYsQg2TX.jpg)
1989
![Houston 1988: A Private Concert](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/m60kZ1FLxzxwf07LhnTzYsQg2TX.jpg)
Houston 1988: A Private Concert
0/0
Private concert performed by Townes van Zandt in Holiday Inn, Houston, TX in 1988
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Houston 1988: A Private Concert
![Without Getting Killed or Caught](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4zI47L7JdT5hRRQxXyUJxKf5ab5.jpg)
2021
![Without Getting Killed or Caught](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4zI47L7JdT5hRRQxXyUJxKf5ab5.jpg)
Without Getting Killed or Caught
0/0
Follow Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, and Townes Van Zandt as they rise from obscurity to reverence: Guy, the Pancho to Van Zandt’s Lefty, struggling to es...
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Without Getting Killed or Caught
![Townes Van Zandt: Live in Amsterdam](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wyNxz4IOIdePtRD5DB5z5j6INXC.jpg)
1991
![Townes Van Zandt: Live in Amsterdam](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wyNxz4IOIdePtRD5DB5z5j6INXC.jpg)
Townes Van Zandt: Live in Amsterdam
0/0
Recorded in Amsterdam at De Melk Weg (The Milky Way) on 11/2/91. Townes was touring Europe with his family, 9 year old will and his pregnant wife Jean...
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Townes Van Zandt: Live in Amsterdam
![Heartworn Highways Revisited](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/goEhxvJSqUBdqswQ5nOIS9CsE6m.jpg)
2015
![Heartworn Highways Revisited](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/goEhxvJSqUBdqswQ5nOIS9CsE6m.jpg)
Heartworn Highways Revisited
0/0
On the 38th anniversary of the seminal music documentary, Heartworn Highways - a film that explored and captured the nascent roots of the Outlaw Count...
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Heartworn Highways Revisited
![Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2PoHzqqWBDZFtKKu9pC5aLhgnuA.jpg)
1993
![Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2PoHzqqWBDZFtKKu9pC5aLhgnuA.jpg)
Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms
0/0
Nanci Griffith performs her Grammy Award winning album "Other Voices, Other Rooms" live at Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas on April 28th, 1993 with...
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