Townes Van Zandt once got out of a speeding ticket after meeting a real-life Pancho and Lefty during a late-night traffic stop.

Daniel Johnston, Townes Van Zandt, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Nanci Griffith were some of the luminaries that took the stage.

In honor of his birthday, we take a look at three Townes Van Zandt songs that are each a masterclass in profound songwriting.

Today, we look at Townes Van Zandt's classic 'Pancho and Lefty,' which was famously covered by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. A great song has many lives, especially when it gets recorded by ...

The seeds in Townes Van Zandt’s hand are ground. What cannot be remembered can be remembered, the seeds are pulverized and bitterly soaked in beer. Glug glug is a sound, left in the throat by the ...

Townes Van Zandt spent much of his last decade revisiting the masterful odes to loss, melancholy and America's frontier history he'd etched in his earlier career. Bloody vendettas ("The Hole ...

Wolf's music draws inspiration from outlaw country legends like Townes Van Zandt and Sturgill Simpson, blending their raw honesty with her own introspective songwriting. Olivia Wolf's smile hides ...

Daniel Donato celebrated what would have been the 81st birthday of legendary singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt.

He struggled through a couple of health scares last year, but on his 29th(!) album, the Flatlander himself sounds as strong ...