Townes Van Zandt was an American singer-songwriter. He is widely held in high regard for his poetic and often heroically sad songs. In 1983, six years after Emmylou Harris had first popularised it, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard covered his song "Pancho and Lefty", reaching number one on the Billboard country music chart. Much of his life was spent touring various dive bars, often living in cheap motel rooms and backwoods cabins. And for much of the 1970s, he lived in a simple shack without electricity or a phone. He suffered from a series of drug addictions, alcoholism, and was given a psychiatric diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Van Zandt died on New Years Day 1997 from health problems stemming from years of substance abuse. A revival of interest in Van Zandt occurred in the 2000s when two books, a documentary film (Be Here to Love Me), and numerous magazine articles about the singer were written. This two CD set features two live shows recorded in Johnson City, Tennessee in 1985 and Helsinki, Finland in 1993.
01 Intro 02 Dollar Bill Blues 03 Pancho And Lefty 04 Buckskin Stallion Blues 05 No Place To Fall 06 Talking Thunderbird Blues 07 Mr Gold And Mr Mud 08 If I Needed You 09 Snowing On Raton 10 To Live To Fly 11 Don't You Take It Too Bad 12 Snake Mountain Blues
13 Rake 14 Fraternity Blues 15 Colorado Girl/just Like Tom Thumbs Blues
Disc 2
01 Dollar Bill Blues 02 Pancho And Lefty 03 Brand New Companion 04 Two Girls 05 Lungs 06 Rex's Blues 07 Nothin' 08 The Ribbons Of Love 09 Kathleen 10 The Cuckoo 11 Brother Flower 12 If I Needed You 13 Pinball Machine (1st Verse) 14 Tecumseh Valley 15 Flyin' Shoes 16 Don't You Take It Too Bad