Townes Van Zandt

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folk musician guitarist human musician singer-songwriter

Townes Van Zandt was a highly influential American singer-songwriter known for his poetic, melancholic country-folk songs and enduring impact on generations of Americana and alt-country artists.

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Townes Van Zandt canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk musician ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1990s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1960s ⓘ
burialPlace Dido Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath cardiac arrhythmia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1944-03-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1997-01-01 ⓘ
familyName Van Zandt NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName John Townes Van Zandt NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre Americana ⓘ
country ⓘ
country folk ⓘ
folk ⓘ
givenName John NERFINISHED ⓘ
Townes NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDisorder alcohol use disorder ⓘ
bipolar disorder ⓘ
influenced Americana musicians ⓘ
Emmylou Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gillian Welch NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guy Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jason Isbell NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lyle Lovett NERFINISHED ⓘ
Steve Earle NERFINISHED ⓘ
alt-country artists ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
notableAlbum Flyin’ Shoes NERFINISHED ⓘ
For the Sake of the Song NERFINISHED ⓘ
High, Low and In Between NERFINISHED ⓘ
Our Mother the Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Late Great Townes Van Zandt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Townes Van Zandt NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Flyin’ Shoes NERFINISHED ⓘ
For the Sake of the Song NERFINISHED ⓘ
If I Needed You NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pancho and Lefty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tecumseh Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
To Live Is to Fly NERFINISHED ⓘ
Waitin’ Around to Die NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation musician ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Fort Worth, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Smyrna, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel Poppy Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sugar Hill Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tomato Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
style melancholic songwriting ⓘ
poetic lyrics ⓘ

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Steve Earle → associatedAct → Townes Van Zandt ⓘ
Steve Earle → influencedBy → Townes Van Zandt ⓘ
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame → hasInductee → Townes Van Zandt ⓘ
Outlaw Country (radio channel concept) → typicalArtistsIncluded → Townes Van Zandt ⓘ
subject surface form: Outlaw Country
Lucinda Williams → influencedBy → Townes Van Zandt ⓘ
The Little Willies → influencedBy → Townes Van Zandt ⓘ