TOWNES VAN ZANT - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, - August 13 1992

Townes Van Zandt - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, 13 August 1992 -SBD

Set One
1. Still Looking For You-> Dollar Bill Blues
2. Marie
3. Pancho And Lefty-> Talking Karate Blues
4. Lungs
5. To Live Is To Fly
6. Blaze's Blues
7. The Ballad Of Ira Hayes <Peter LaFarge> -> If I Needed You
8. Rake
9. Mr. Mudd And Mr. Gold
10. The Coo Coo <Clarence Ashgley>
11. Joke-> banter
12. Short Haired Woman Blues <Lightnin' Hopkins>

Set Two
13. Tecumseh Valley
14. Snowin' On Raton
15. My Proud Mountains
16. Colorado Girl
17. I Ain't Leaving Your Love
18. Hey Willie Boy
19. When He Offers His Hand
20. Nothin'
21. The Hole
22. Fraternity Blues-> Waiting Around To Die
23. The Catfish Song                                                                                                                       http://fp.io/81512e8d/

STEVE EARLE, TOWNES VAN ZANT & GUY CLARK - Together at the Bluebird Café (2001)

Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – Together at the Bluebird Café (2001)


Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, and Guy Clark had a lot in common as revered Nashville singer/songwriters on the fringes of the country music industry, which made this gig at the famed Bluebird Café in Nashville, a benefit for the Interfaith Dental Clinic, an impressive lineup. Recorded September 13, 1995, it was an old-fashioned guitar pull, with each performer alternating as his fellows pitched in with a little guitar playing and encouragement. That’s as much as they got together, however; there are no actual duos or trios on the disc. It does seem that Clark is singing along a little bit on Earle’s “Mercenary Song,” though, and an unidentified voice that sounds a lot like Emmylou Harris applies some harmony on Clark’s “Immigrant Song” and Earle’s “Copperhead Road.” The performances are off the cuff to the point of being more like a casual get-together than an actual concert. Van Zandt, whose songs are the most depressing (and that’s saying a lot), is the funniest, especially discussing his own dental needs in the light of losing a tooth in a dice game. He also goes up on the lyrics to “Pancho and Lefty,” which doesn’t keep it from being as amazing a song as ever. In fact, the songs just seem to get better and better as these three rough-hewn craftsmen demonstrate their remarkable abilities. Those who know their work will delight in hearing favorite songs in an intimate live setting; those who do not may be introduced to a world of great songwriting.

1. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – Baby Took A Limo To Memphis [03:30]
2. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – My Old Friend The Blues [03:02]
3. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – Introduction To Katie Belle [01:43]
4. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – Katie Belle [03:12]
5. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – The Cape [03:28]
6. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – Introduction To Valentine’s Day [01:02]
7. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – Valentine’s Day [03:09]
8. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – Ain’t Leavin Your Love [02:54]
9. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – Randall Knife [04:45]
10. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – Tom Ames’ Prayer [03:21]
11. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – The Interfaith Dental Clinic [04:28]
12. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – A Song For [03:28]
13. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – Dublin Blues [04:28]
14. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – I Ain’t Ever Satisfied [03:59]
15. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – Pancho And Lefty [05:21]
16. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – Immigrant Eyes [04:07]
17. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – Sirocco’s Pizza [01:41]
18. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – Mercenary Song [03:01]
19. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – Tecumseh Valley [04:35]
20. Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – Copperhead Road [03:19]
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TOWNES VAN ZANT - The Down Home, Johnson City, TN. - 04/18/1985

Townes Van Zandt - 04-18-85
SBD from The Down Home, Johnson City, TN.

MP3 @ 320

--Show-- 58:45
1. NPR Intro
2. Intro
3. Dollar Bill Blues
4. Pancho and Lefty
5. Buckskin Stallion Blues
6. No Place To Fall
7. Talking Thunderbird Blues
8. Mr Gold & Mr Mud
9. If I Needed You
10. Snowing On Raton
11. To Live Is To Fly
12. Don't You Take It Too Bad
13. Snake Mountain Blues
14. Rake
15. Fraternity Blues
16. Colorado Girl > Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues > Colorado Girl
17. Outro
18. NPR Outro

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TOWNES VAN ZANT – Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions & Demos 1971-1972

Townes Van Zandt – Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions & Demos 1971-1972 (2013)

The embodiment of the tragic troubadour, Townes Van Zandt‘s prolific and sublime output reached what some would deem its apex with the release of two 1972 albums: High, Low and in Between and The Late Great Townes Van Zandt. Van Zandt’s lonesome folk-blues songs were at their most passionate, desperate, and visceral at this point, and his painful path continued to escalate in difficulty as his masterworks were less than commercial successes and his heroin habit drained his spirit heavily. As time went on, the strength of his writing, especially in this prolific period, would elevate Van Zandt to levels of almost mythical American legend status, and his songs would be covered by bigger names in country and folk.
Sunshine Boy collects rough studio mixes,…

…alternate takes, and demo recordings from this golden 1971-1972 period, all previously unreleased. The 28 tracks here offer an especially intimate window on the artist, with spare demos and stripped-down studio mixes spotlighting Van Zandt’s weathered vocals and straightforward, often heartbreaking storytelling lyrics. The studio half of the collection features languid blues covers (“Who Do You Love”), bluegrass romps (“Blue Ridge Mountains”), and country-fried western rockers (“Two Hands,” “Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold”). An early alternate mix of Van Zandt’s biggest single, “Pancho & Lefty,” is heard here without its mariachi horns or string arrangements. Without these elements to date it, the crushingly sad ballad takes on a timeless feel, more direct than any era of singer/songwriter sounds it may have been created in. The 12 off-hand demos included here are what truly offer an intimate portrait of the singer in his prime. Van Zandt sounds especially candid, accompanied mostly by his own guitar and singing softly to himself between takes. Tracks like “Heavenly Houseboat Blues,” the traditional “Old Paint,” and a very laid-back take on the Stones’ “Dead Flowers,” are all as disarming as they are enjoyable. The loose approach of these demos doesn’t take away at all from their power. The space and simplicity just allow more room for Van Zandt’s unique character to come through. Though all of the songs on Sunshine Boy found their way to official albums in more fleshed-out versions, these uncluttered takes offer a beautifully bare look at a young artist whose combination of astonishing gifts and troubled life would eventually make him an American folk hero.
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