Townes Van Zandt

Country-folk singer-songwriter and poet Townes Van Zandt died in 1997 on New Year’s Day. A dozen years later, his cult has grown beyond country contrarians. Fellow Texan Steve Earle’s spin is spirited and often flavoured with an Irish folk lilt; in other words, not so depressing. Van Zandt’s most famous song, “Pancho and Lefty,” is […]