We start with one of my favorites. Townes Van Zandt was a country-folk singer/songwriter/poet/drifter/troublemaker who created some of the most beautiful, heart-wrenching, "cry in your whisky" songs that you will ever hear.
For my money, Townes is up there on the short-list of 'greatest songwriters of all time.
His demons and exploits were well documented and many - they also contributed to his death.
The Townes legend has only grown since his 1997 death
(becoming the subject of a couple of
documentaries and a brilliant Steve Earle tribute album helped too - get that record here: Townes)
A few years before his 1997 death Townes released "The
Nashville Sessions."
It was recorded back in 1974 and is well on the 'country' side of things - fine by me.
Get it here: The Nashville Sessions
Enjoy!
Hell Yeah! Can't wait to check the Sessions!
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