Texas Troubadour [Box set]

Product Description:
4 CDs in a hard-back digi-book, including all of his 60's & 70's recordings for Poppy & Tomato labels, plus eight live songs from 1973. The set's 52 page, lavishly illustrated, color booklet includes a detailed biography of the Texas troubadour, as well as a track-by-track commentary. 2001.

Texas Troubadour,Townes Van Zandt,Snapper UK,Contemporary Folk,Country,Country & Western,Country-Rock,Folk,Pop,Progressive Country,Singer/Songwriter

Average customer rating: Absolutely essential--7+ complete albums on 4 discs

Texas Troubadour Townes VanZandt Manufacturer: Snapper UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Box Sets | Stores | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: A Gentle Evening with Townes Van Zandt At My Window Together at the Bluebird Cafe Heartworn Highways The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark/Through the Morning, Through the Night ASIN: B0007ODLCS Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. For the Sake of the Song
2. Tecumseh Valley
3. Many a Fine Lady
4. Quicksilver Daydreams of Maria
5. Waitin' Around to Die
6. I'll Be Here in the Morning
7. Sad Cinderella
8. Velvet Voices
9. All Your Young Servants
10. Talkin' Karate Blues
11. Sixteen Summers, Fifteen Falls
12. Be Here to Love Me
13. Kathleen
14. She Came and She Touched Me
15. Like a Summer Thursday
16. Our Mother the Mountain
17. Second Lover's Song
18. St. John the Gambler
19. Tecumseh
20. Snake Mountain Blues
21. My Proud Mountains
22. Why She's Acting This Way

Tracks:

1. For the Sake of the Song
2. Columbine
3. Waitin' Around to Die
4. Don't Take It Too Bad
5. Colorado Girl
6. Lungs
7. I'll Be Here in the Morning
8. Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel
9. (Quicksulver Dreams Of) Maria
10. None But the Rain
11. F.F.V.
12. Delta Momma Blues
13. Only Him or Me
14. Turnstyled, Junkpiled
15. Tower Song
16. Come Tomorrow
17. Brand New Companion
18. Where I Lead Me
19. Rake
20. Nothin'

Tracks:

1. Two Hands
2. You Are Not Needed Now
3. Greensboro Woman
4. Highway Kind
5. Standin'
6. No Deal
7. To Live Is to Fly
8. When He Offers His Hand
9. Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold
10. Blue Ridge Mountains
11. High, Low and in Between
12. No Lonesome Tune
13. Sad Cinderella
14. German Mustard (A Clapalong)
15. Don't Let the Sunshine Fool Ya'
16. Honky Tonkin'
17. Snow Don't Fall
18. Fraulein
19. Pancho and Lefty
20. If I Needed You
21. Silver Ships of Andilar
22. Heavenly Houseboat Blues

Tracks:

1. Loretta
2. No Place to Fall
3. Flyin' Shoes
4. Who Do You Love
5. When She Don't Need Me
6. Dollar Bill Blues
7. Rex's Blues
8. Pueblo Waltz
9. Brother Flower
10. Snake Song
11. Spider Song
12. Upon My Soul
13. Buckskin Stallion Blues
14. At My Window
15. Two Girls
16. Fraternity Blues
17. White Freight Liner Blues
18. Talking Thunderbird Blues
19. Nine Pound Hammer
20. Chauffeur's Blues
21. Cocaine Blues
22. Only Him or Me

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely essential--7+ complete albums on 4 discs.......2007-03-06

It's too bad this compilation of Townes Van Zandt's music is getting harder to find--it's got his first 7 complete studio albums, which includes all of the music he made in the 60's and 70's, plus most of the live album he put out in the 70's as well. Why is this box essential? First of all, because of the quality of Van Zandt's music, and second because of the value--just check around. Some of these individual albums go for $60 or more, and here they can all be purchased together for much cheaper (I got my copy from caiman_com through Amazon's alternate sellers for $22). If you're looking to start getting into his music, it's a no-brainer that this CD has the most complete introduction at the best price.

If you haven't heard Van Zandt's music yet, you've probably at least heard ABOUT it. It's country-flavored, but definitely not straight up country, nor is it the slick "country-rock" put out by bands like the Byrds. No, it's not easy to stick TVZ into one genre, but he does touch on country, folk, rock, and pop. His earlier work sounds lyrically much like Bob Dylan, though he eventually develops more of a unique written voice for himself. Van Zandt's singing voice is definitely unique--southern, understated, yet capable of powerful, wavering emotion and subtle texture.

I'm not sure if this is the best place to delve into the merits of each album, since that would take way too long, but I can say that each of these albums has great highlights, and each album is worth listening all the way through. Van Zandt does get the best around The Late Great Townes Van Zandt, which includes his best-known song "Pancho and Lefty," but he's also a great interpreter of gospel tunes and classic Hank Williams. If you're interested in Townes Van Zandt, I urge you to start with this collection--even if you pay $40, you'll still come out saving a lot of money at $5 per album. Hope you enjoy checking out one of folk music's best kept secrets!

Average customer rating: Unbelieveable Great Value ERNEST TUBB I spent my misspent youth listening to Ernest Tubb Poor Quality

Texas Troubadour Ernest Tubb Manufacturer: Proper UK Boxed Sets ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Box Sets | Stores | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Take Me Back to Tulsa Recordings 1927-1933 Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys: The Golden Years of Western Swing Look What Thoughts Will Do King of Country Music ASIN: B000083EHV Release Date: 2003-02-24

Tracks:

1. Walking The Floor Over You
2. Try Me One More Time
3. Soldiers Last Letter
4. Yesterdays Tears
5. Keep My Memry In Your Heart
6. Tomorrow Never Comes
7. Careless Darlin
8. Its Been So Long Darling
9. Rainbow At Midnight
10. Filipino Baby
11. Drivin Nails In My Coffin
12. Dont Look Now (But Your Broken Heart Is Showing)
13. So Round So Firm So Fully Packed
14. Ill Step Aside
15. Seamans Blues
16. You Nearly Lose Your Mind
17. Forever Is Ending Today
18. That Wild And Wickedlook In Your Eye
19. Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)
20. Lets Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello
21. Till The End Of The World
22. Im Biting My Fingernails And Thinking Of You
23. Dont Rob Another Mans Castle
24. Daddy When Is Mommy Coming Home
25. Mean Mama Blues
26. Slippin Around
27. My Tennessee Baby
28. My Filipino Rose
29. Warm Red Wine
30. Blue Christmas
31. White Christmas
32. Tennessee Border No 2
33. Letters Have No Arms
34. Dont Be Ashamed Of Your Age
35. Ill Take A Back Seat For You
36. I Love You Because
37. Unfaithful One
38. Throw Your Love My Way
39. Give Me A Little Old Fashioned Love
40. Hillbilly Fever No 2
41. (Remember Me) Im The One Who Loves You
42. Goodnight Irene
43. Dont Stay Too Long
44. Hey La La
45. Driftwood On The River
46. The Strange Little Girl
47. Missing In Action
48. Somebodys Stolen My Honey
49. Fortunes In Memories
50. Too Old To Cut The Mustard
51. Blue Eyed Elaine
52. Ill Get Along Somehow
53. Swell San Angelo
54. Ill Never Cry Over You
55. My Baby And My Wife
56. Please Remember Me
57. Our Babys Book
58. First Year Blues
59. Wasting My Life Away
60. When The World Has Turned You Down
61. Ill Always Be Glad To Take You Back
62. I Aint Goin Honky Tonkin Anymore
63. Ive Really Learned A Lot
64. Im Wondering How
65. I Know What It Means To Be Lonely
66. Are You Waiting Just For Me
67. Answer To Walking The Floor Over You
68. Theres A Little Bit Of Everything In Texas
69. Should I Come Back Home To You
70. Youll Want Me Back (But I Wont Care)
71. Theres Gonna Be Some Changes Made Around Here
72. Im Free At Last
73. Wondering If Youre Wondering Too
74. Theres Nothing On My Mind
75. Dont Brush Them On Me
76. The Last Thoughts Of Jimmie Rodgers
77. Im Missing You
78. Time After Time
79. Fort Worth Jail
80. You Were Only Teasing Me
81. A Lonely Heart Knows
82. You Hit The Nail Right On The Head
83. Headin Down The Wrong Highway
84. Waiting For A Train
85. When I Take My Vacation In The Sky
86. Stand By Me
87. The Old Rugged Cross
88. What A Friend We Have In Jesus
89. The Wonderful City
90. Farther Along
91. Texas Vs Kentucky
92. G I R L Spells Trouble
93. Im Free From The Chain Gang Now
94. The Lovebug Itch
95. Kentucky Waltz
96. Im With The Crowd But So Alone
97. My Mother Must Have Been A Girl Like You
98. Somebody Loves You
99. Dont Trifle On Your Sweetheart

Album Description

100 tracks are included in the budget priced 4 CD box, which comes with a 48-page illustrated booklet bearing all the proper hallmarks. Four standard jewel cases housed in cardboard slipbox. Proper. 2003.

Album Details

Ernest Tubb's Country Music Legacy is an Enormous One. He Introduced Amplified Instruments Onto the Grand Old Opry, Spearheaded the Honky Tonk Movement in Country Music and Supported and Encouraged Numerous Young Artists in the Business. 100 Tracks Are Included in this Four CD Box which Comes with a 48 Page Booklet Bearing all the Proper Hallmarks.

Customer Reviews:

Unbelieveable.......2006-03-13

Here is a 4-CD Set that costs less than most 2-CD Sets; and this one has 100 songs; all original. You cannot go wrong with this one. A fine booklet is also included which provides info regarding discography. All of ET's big hits are here, as well as some lesser known numbers. There's duets with the legendary Red Foley, and you can hear the incredible lead guitar which made his music so recognizable, despite the ever-changing lineup of guitarists on display here. Proper Records released this set, and they deserve a big thumbs-up on this one.

Great Value .......2005-12-29

Wow - a compendium of the best of Ernest Tubb from 1941-1950 at a bargain price. Sound quality is excellent (given the age of the masters) and the music is quintessential Texas Troubador, including the original versions of most of his biggest hits. Proper has put out a set which restores the early Tubb catalog in a manner befitting the efforts of Bear Family but at about 1/3 of the price of an equivalent Bear collection. Ernest was in his vocal prime with these recordings, and (although his bands here were not as good as later collections of Texas Troubadors -particularly the mid-60s batch), The Texas Troubadors augment ET's efforts in an appropriate manner. Those who saw ET in his later years will note that the arrangements of some of his 40s hits changed over time, particularly that of his signature tune "Walking The Floor Over You" , which sounds relatively acoustic here compared to the rather jazzy number it became in the hands of later, more amplified, versions of the Texas Troubadours

ERNEST TUBB.......2005-10-07

GOOD OLE ERNEST TUBB, HE'S ANOTHER GOOD ONE, I GREW UP WITH HIS SONGS OR MOST OF THEM.

I spent my misspent youth listening to Ernest Tubb.......2004-06-12

I have Peter Harris to thank for bringing this boxed set to my attention. I had a small collection of Tubb's songs, but one in particular, which I always liked, I could not find anywhere;
probably because I had the name wrong: I thought it was "On My Way to Italy (From the Gulf of Mexico)". It was, instead, titled "Seaman's Blues." I could play it on the guitar, and knew the lyrics, but I wanted it by Ernest Tubb. Now I have it. Thanks again, Peter Harris (see his spotlight review.)

There are four CDs in this boxed set, with 25 songs on each, all by Ernest Tubb. Too many to critique them all, but if you are familiar with his singing, you won't need a critique. Contrary to another critic, I found the quality of the CD quite good. I'm always amazed at the number of critics who spend more time criticizing the technical quality of the vehicle (CD, DVD, etc.) than the quality of the singer's voice or instrumental skill of the side men.

These days, it is the digital mastering. In the old days it was the clicks and pops in the records. Well, in the beer halls on the Mex border, we were often too drunk to care, and we enjoyed the music for the music itself. T. Texas Tyler and Ernest Tubb were big with that audience. Marty Robbins was in the Navy at the time (along with me) and no one had yet heard of him. We never heard of Patsy Cline or Jim Reeves, either, although they may have been around. We surely knew Eddy Arnold, although he was not yet Pat Boone's father-in-law, and Red Foley.

So, don't expect soothing pop music from Ernest Tubb. It's country/western, beer hall music that you could sit and nurse your broken heart to all night. Run Western music backwards, as they say, and you get your girl back, your truck back, your dog back, your horse back, and you don't need Western music anymore. And that would be a shame.

Joseph (Joe) Pierre

author of Handguns and Freedom...their care and maintenance
and other books.

Poor Quality.......2003-11-18

Poor Quality music...the music is there, but the quality is not what you would expect of a cd...i would never buy this brand of cd again

Average customer rating: Best Single Disk available Slippin' around (obscene) A must have for all Ernest Tubb fans with great sound

Early Hits of "The Texas Troubadour" Ernest Tubb Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional Country | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Essential Carl Smith (1950-1956) 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ernest Tubb The Essential Hank Snow Vintage Take Me Back to Tulsa ASIN: B00004TJ55 Release Date: 2000-07-11

Tracks:

1. Walking The Floor Over You
2. Mean Mama Blues
3. Try Me One More Time
4. Tomorrow Never Comes
5. Soldier's Last Letter
6. Careless Darlin'
7. Yesterday's Tears
8. It's Been So Long, Darling
9. Filipino Baby
10. Drivin' Nails In My Coffin
11. Rainbow At Midnight
12. So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
13. Don't Look Now But Your Broken Heart Is Showing
14. Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello
15. Forever Is Ending Today
16. Have You Ever Been Lonely?
17. Till The End Of The World
18. Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
19. I'm Bitin' My Fingernails And Thinking Of You
20. Slippin' Around
21. Tennessee Border No.2
22. Letters Have No Arms
23. Throw Your Love My Way
24. I Love You Because
25. Blue Christmas

Customer Reviews:

Best Single Disk available .......2005-11-04

This set covers roughly the same period as the Proper Box Set but focuses on the hits alone. Sound quality is excellent and the music is quintessential Texas Troubador, including the original versions of most of his biggest hits. Ernest was in his vocal prime with these recordings, and (although his bands here were not as good as later collections -particularly the mid-60s batch), they augment ET's efforts in an appropriate manner. These are the songs that made ET a superstar.

Slippin' around (obscene).......2001-10-31

I purchased this CD to listen to "Slippin' around" which was banned
by the Canadian Government (circa 1949) as being obscene.
Turns out that the whole CD was great.

A must have for all Ernest Tubb fans with great sound.......2000-10-18

This CD really does have these 25 tracks which are among Tubb's biggest hits from 1944-1949 including 2 tracks with the Andrews Sisters (essentially both sides of the same 78), 1 track of Red Foley, his version of Blue Christmas, and of course many of the signature hits such as "Walking The Floor Over You," "Soldier's Last Letter," "Forever Is Ending Today," "Letters Have No Arms," "Rainbow at Midnight," and many others with great sound. I had found that several of the tracks on here have cleaner backgrounds and better sound than many of the same tracks on the now out of print "Country Music Hall of Fame" CD that MCA issued in 1991 that are also on this CD including "Walking The Floor Over You." If you area honky tonk fan, a country music fan in general or an Ernest Tubb fan, this CD is a must have for 25 of his earliest hits for a great price. Several of these songs are also on the Millennium Collection with 3 more recent tracks, but this and the Hall of Fame combined make a more comprehensive collection than the Millennium Collection, but the 3 tracks on that collection make the disc worth buying so that you can burn those tracks onto CD-R (assuming you have a CD burner) and then resell the Millennium CD. Buy this CD no matter how big a fan of E.T. you are. Enjoy E.T. at his earliest and just like any CD with all original recordings, E.T. at his best.

Average customer rating:

Back to the Wind Ryan James Manufacturer: Hightail Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAKFBM Release Date: 2005-04-19

Tracks:

1. Goodbye Carolina
2. Home on the Range
3. Don't Go
4. Home to Texas
5. Stay with Me Awhile
6. How Long
7. Broken Heart
8. Take Your Time
9. Barely Holding On
10. (I'm A) Ramblin' Man
11. Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)
12. I Pray for You My Friend

Average customer rating:

Bluesabilly Djangobilly Manufacturer: jorgerecords ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music ASIN: B000A0Y8NK Release Date: 2003-02-18

Tracks:

1. Gonna Die Blues
2. How She Really Feels
3. St. James Infirm'ry
4. Big Three Stomp
5. Everybody Wants to Go...
6. Buddhist Blues
7. She Knows

Product Description

Djangobilly "Bluesabilly" Dave Burris guitar-Scott Prate vocals, guitar-Bryan Lunos bass-Kevin Jones drums Featuring: 1. Gonna Die Blues 2. How She Really Feels 3. St. James Infirm'ry 4. Big Three Stomp 5. Everybody Wants to Go... 6. Buddhist Blues 7. She Knows

Average customer rating: Phenomenal (and still available at Amazon.uk!) Superb songwriting The Poet of our times Texas Troubadour - Terrific/Tragic Townes Van Zandt Texas Troubadour - Terrific/Tragic Townes Van Zandt

Texas Troubadour Townes Van Zandt Manufacturer: Snapper UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: At My Window Townes Van Zandt - Be Here to Love Me Roadsongs A Gentle Evening with Townes Van Zandt Dublin Blues ASIN: B00005NMXI Release Date: 2002-11-26

Tracks:

1. For the Sake of the Song
2. Tecumseh Valley
3. Many a Fine Lady
4. Quicksilver Daydreams of Maria
5. Waiting Around to Die
6. I'll Be Here in the Morning
7. Sad Cinderella
8. Velvet Voices
9. All Your Young Servants
10. Talkin' Karate Blues
11. Sixteen Summers, Fifteen Falls
12. Be Here to Love Me
13. Kathleen
14. She Came and She Touched Me
15. Like a Summer Thursday
16. Our Mother the Mountain
17. Second Lover's Song
18. St. John the Gambler
19. Tecumseh
20. Snake Mountain Blues
21. My Proud Mountains
22. Why She's Acting This Way

Tracks:

1. For the Sake of the Song
2. Columbine
3. Waiting Around to Die
4. Don't Take It Too Bad
5. Colorado Girl
6. Lungs
7. I'll Be Here in the Morning
8. Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel
9. (Quicksilver Daydreams Of) Maria
10. None But the Rain
11. F.F.V.
12. Delta Momma Blues
13. Only Him or Me
14. Turnstyled, Junkpiled
15. Tower Song
16. Come Tomorrow
17. Brand New Companion
18. Where I Lead Me
19. Rake
20. Nothin'

Tracks:

1. Two Hands
2. You Are Not Needed Now
3. Greensboro Woman
4. Highway Kind
5. Standin'
6. No Deal
7. To Live Is to Fly
8. When He Offers His Hand
9. Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold
10. Blue Ridge Mountains
11. High, Low and in Between
12. No Lonesome Tune
13. Sad Cinderella
14. German Mustard [A Clapalong]
15. Don't Let the Sunshine Fool Ya'
16. Honky Tonkin'
17. Snow Don't Fall
18. Fraulein
19. Pancho and Lefty
20. If I Needed You
21. Silver Ships of Andilar
22. Heavenly Houseboat Blues

Tracks:

1. Loretta
2. No Place to Fall
3. Flyin' Shoes
4. Who Do You Love
5. When She Don't Need Me
6. Dollar Bill Blues
7. Rex's Blues
8. Pueblo Waltz
9. Brother Flower
10. Snake Song
11. Two Girls [Live]
12. Fraternity Blues [Live]
13. White Freight Liner Blues [Live]
14. Talking Thuderbird Blues [Live]
15. Nine Pound Hammer [Live]
16. Chauffeur's Blues [Live]
17. Cocaine Blues [Live]
18. Only Him or Me [Live]

Album Description

4 CDs in a hard-back digi-book, including all of his 60's & 70's recordings for Poppy & Tomato labels, plus eight live songs from 1973. The set's 52 page, lavishly illustrated, color booklet includes a detailed biography of the Texas troubadour, as well as a track-by-track commentary. 2001.

Customer Reviews:

Phenomenal (and still available at Amazon.uk!).......2006-10-26

Townes Van Zandt is a wonderful songwriter, singer and guitar player. This is the best set to get as it includes 8 studio recordings on 4 CD's along with part of a show he did in Texas. Be sure to check amazon.co.uk and search as it is out of print in the United States.

Superb songwriting.......2004-08-02

One day, I was searching for an MP3 of an old Willie Nelson song my dad used to play, Pancho and Lefty, when I came across the version by Townes Van Zandt, who wrote it. I downloaded it out of curiosity and loved it. Much rawer, much more emotive, much more poetic than Nelson's recording. I searched for more Van Zandt songs and slowly dug my way into a catalogue that is incredible. I looked on Amazon to see which records to buy and found this, Texas Troubadour, which compiles seven studio albums and a live set -- all for price that comes out to something like seven bucks a record. I bought it and have been listening to it almost weekly for more than a year. All I can say about Townes Van Zandt is that if you appreciate great songwriting, you'll appreciate this collection. He didn't have the most radio-friendly sound; Willie Nelson and others who've covered his songs have met that challenge. But nothing beats the emotional connections of a songwriter singing and guitaring his own work. Think Bob Dylan or Neil Young or Johnny Cash or even someone like John Frusciante -- great songwriters with rough but unique voices and instantly recognizable guitar playing. Some of my favorite songs by Zandt at this moment are "Rake," "You Are Not Needed Now," "Flyin' Shoes," "Waitin' Around to Die," "Highway Kind," "Snow Don't Fall," and "Lungs." I wish I would've had the chance to know and see Van Zandt play live when he was around. At least we have his records. Do yourself a favor and buy them!

The Poet of our times.......2003-01-02

An EXCELLENT introduction to Townes who, in my humble opinion, deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie. Beautifully illustrated with informative liner notes. My greatest thrill was discovering that Townes first efforts were produced by Jack Clement. My advice........buy this after you've read all the opinions and discover the joy and masterful poetry of the Texas Troubador, who we all deeply miss.

Texas Troubadour - Terrific/Tragic Townes Van Zandt.......2002-12-07

1000 words aren't nearly enough to descibe the experience of Townes Van Zandt. I was only lucky enough to see Townes live once and that was through a antibiotic haze following a particularly bad dose of tonsillitis. Although he was tired and reflective it remains one the music experiences of my life. He performed to a pathetically small audience in the seaside town Southport (the one they forgot to close down)England, entertained us laconoically, sensitively and uniquely and was very confused that there was a "curfew" at 11pm. Enough memories and down to business. This is a must for anyone who loves music, enjoys legends, appreciates genius and recognises something special which Townes undoubtedly was and remains through the music he gave us. His emotion is raw, his voice unique but ultimately his legacy his his song which runs the gamut of emotion which defines us all. Perfect music beautiful man. I was lucky and privaledged to catch when he was around and glad I stayed to thanked him. As Nancy Griffith's father said "he is the greatest songwriter ever from Texas" and ranks up there with the best. He had the pose of a gunfighter and the emotion of a poet. The tragedy is that he is not around today to share his success but anyone who leaves this deep legacy is well worth shouting about - whether in your cowboy boots and from Bob Dylan's coffee table or not!
Buy this and spread the word.
Thank you Townes, Thank you very much.

Texas Troubadour - Terrific/Tragic Townes Van Zandt.......2002-12-07

1000 words aren't nearly enough to descibe the experience of Townes Van Zandt. I was only lucky enough to see Townes live once and that was through a antibiotic haze following a particularly bad dose of tonsillitis. Although he was tired and reflective it remains one the music experiences of my life. He performed to a pathetically small audience in the seaside town Southport (the one they forgot to close down)England, entertained us laconoically, sensitively and uniquely and was very confused that there was a "curfew" at 11pm. Enough memories and down to business. This is a must for anyone who loves music, enjoys legends, appreciates genius and recognises something special which Townes undoubtedly was and remains through the music he gave us. His emotion is raw, his voice unique but ultimately his legacy his his song which runs the gamut of emotion which defines us all. Perfect music beautiful man. I was lucky and privaledged to catch when he was around and glad I stayed to thanked him. As Nancy Griffith's father said "he is the greatest songwriter ever from Texas" and ranks up there with the best. He had the pose of a gunfighter and the emotion of a poet. The tragedy is that he is not around today to share his success but anyone who leaves this deep legacy is well worth shouting about - whether in your cowboy boots and from Bob Dylan's coffee table or not!
Buy this and spread the word.
Thank you Townes, Thank you very much.

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