Townes Van Zandt

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Born 1944-03-07 Died 1997-01-01 Fort Worth, Texas, USA 9 credits Americana Music Association President's Award 1

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Won 1 Americana Music Association President's Award Award

Americana Music Association President's Award 1 won

2007 Americana Music Association President's Award Won

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John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was an American singer-songwriter. He wrote numerous songs, such as "Pancho and Lefty", "For the Sake of the Song", "If I Needed You", "Tecumseh Valley", "Tower Song", "Rex's Blues", and "To Live Is to Fly", that are widely considered masterpieces of American songwriting. His musical style has often been described as melancholy and features rich, poetic lyrics.

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