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John Townes Van Zandt, born on March 7, 1944, was groomed to be an entirely different kind of Texas legend. His great-great-grandfather Isaac Van Zandt was an original son of the Republic ...
1. Jan. 2023 · He was speaking of his third wife, Jeanene Munsell and a son by her, William Vincent Van Zandt, and John Townes Van Zandt II, a son from his first wife, Fran Peterson. “If I’m happy, I’m either in a sailboat or playing with my kids,” he said. “If I’m sad, I’m sitting on a couch with a pint of Jim Beam.”.
Townes Van Zandt is de zoon van Harris Williams Van Zandt (1913–1966) en Dorothy Townes (1919–1983). Hij had een broer en een zus, Bill en Donna. Townes kreeg een gitaar van zijn vader toen hij twaalf was. Hij was een prima leerling en actieve sporter. Hij scoorde hoog op IQ-tests en ging naar een internaat. Het gezin moest vaak reizen, omdat zijn vader bedrijfsjurist was. In 1962 begon ...
1. Jan. 2023 · Earle took his worship of Van Zandt public, allowing his assessment that “Townes Van Zandt is the best damn songwriter in the world, and I’ll stand on Bob Dylan’s coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that’” to be stickered on the cover of Van Zandt’s 1987 LP At My Window. (It’s a quote that’s been paraphrased ad nauseum.) Naming his son Justin Townes after his mentor in 1982 ...
2. Jan. 1997 · Musician Townes Van Zandt died yesterday at his home in Smyrna, Tennessee, at the age of 52. Van Zandt was mostly known as a songwriter, and many of his songs were recorded by country and rock ...
7. Jan. 1997 · Townes Van Zandt was not one of the genre's finest vocalists, but the honesty of his songwriting and the memorable images he painted in words suggest that his work will endure. Townes Van Zandt ...
4. Jan. 1997 · NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 5 -- The country music world is mourning the death of singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt, who died this week of a heart attack. He was 52. A memorial service is planned ...
