Townes Van Zandt's name conjures tales of drug and alcohol abuse, gambling, rambling and mental illness. That mythic life sometimes overshadows his music, which was often as perfect as his life was ...
Van Zandt was already one of Earle's heroes, from that point until the day he died at age 52 on New Year's Day 1997 he would serve as Earle's mentor and close friend. “Townes is the reason I'm here ...
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Steve Earle knew the singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt so well that he watched him play Russian roulette one night when he was drunk and admires him so much that he named his ...