Check out rear view mirror by townes van zandt on amazon music. Born in fort worth, texas into a wealthy family, van zandt was a thirdgreatgrandson of isaac van zandt a prominent leader of the republic of texas and a second greatnephew of khleber miller van zandt a major in the confederate army and one of the founders of fort worth towness parents were harris williams van zandt 191966 and dorothy townes 19191983. Buy mp3 music online townes van zandt rear view mirror, vol. It is a great townes live performance, his voice is still young and he has some great stage accompaniment unusual.
Who do you love greensboro woman jole blon come tomorrow brand. Ask any texan who the best american singersongwriter of the rock era is and odds are the answer wont be bob dylan but townes van zandt, a fort worth native who brought to country music an unprecedented poetic depth and a lyrical grace to rival literary greats. With this cd, you have a chance to look directly into the rear view mirror to see just where townes has been. It was the second album that he recorded in 1972, and a followup to high, low and in between. Edition 180g heavyweight coloured vinyl, digital download and mastered for itunes. Townes van zandt rear view mirror 2017, pink, vinyl. The best of townes van zandt download on amazon lungs play on apple music lungs download on itunes lungs play on spotify lungs play on youtube lungs true detective s 1 e 7 after youve gone 2 mar 2014. Whoever dubbed george jones king of the broken hearts never heard townes van zandt 19441997.
The nashville sessions by townes van zandt audio cd. Rear view mirror 1992 live at the old quarter, houston, texas 2007 townes van zandt 1968. Townes van zandt rear view mirror fat possum records. Townes van zandts rear view mirror available now on. Sugar hill release of road songs music rear view mirror released on sundown records. A country and folk blues singer and guitarist, van zandt was a native texan and greatgrandson of one of the original settlers who founded fort worth in the midnineteenth century.
The late great townes van zandt is a 1972 studio album by texas singersongwriter townes van zandt. His haunting verity made him more than what some considered americanas own nick drake van zandt was a poet with a burning soul. Townes van zandt the elusive character, townes van zandt, does exist, and he continues to tour, playing a night or two in a town, then moving on to the next with just a glance at the rear view mirror. Townes van zandt lyrics, songs and albums lyricsfreak. In 1990, townes van zandt was working on a three cd retrospective for which. Rear view mirror by townes van zandt on amazon music unlimited. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Townes van zandts rear view mirror available now on vinyl. Tried and troubadour townes van zandts rear view mirror. Ive never heard of rearview mirror on vinyl, but if i ever saw a copy id pay a lot for it. Complete list of townes van zandt music featured in tv shows and movies.
Also available in itunes more by townes van zandt see all. The first volume of rear view mirror, which had appeared as an import in 1993, was released domestically on january 2, 1997, the day after townes van zandt passed away. The album features two of his most covered songs, the western outlaw ballad pancho and lefty and the gentle love song if i needed you. Some 27 years ago, master singersongwriter and master of sadness, townes van zandt began rerecording his bestloved songs for a three disc anthology which ultimately failed to appear. Townes van zandt first album vinyl mp3 album download.
Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Rear view mirror has captured something quite spooky and sublime. Townes van zandt discography with comments townes van zandt discography with commentary by len coop updated 23 mar 2019. Rear view mirror by townes van zandt on amazon music.
Recorded with a small band when he was in top form in the late 70s, rear view mirror was a hard pill to swallow in that it showcased in spades exactly who it was we had lost. Listen free to townes van zandt rear view mirror pancho and lefty, if i needed you and. My recent discovery of townes van zandt got me to sign up. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Find the song lyrics for townes van zandt top tracks. At my window was van zandt s only studio album of the 80s. Registering only cult sales during his career, van zandt mastered darkly haunted but earthy imagery epitomized in the desolate.
These recordings are drenched in atmosphere, something is very definitely going on here. Townes van zandt rear view mirror 19932017 24bit flac. Tracklist with lyrics of the album rear view mirror 2 2004 from townes van zandt. Truly one of the greatest live recordings of townes van zandt with his renowned band members danny ruester rowland lead acoustic guitar originally from guy clarks band, jimmie gray bass and vocals from waylon jennings band the waylors, and. My proud mountain was specially founded in order to release this album. In 1990, townes van zandt was working on a threecd retrospective for which he was rerecording much of his repertoire.
Ask any texan who the best american singersongwriter of the rock era is and odds are the answer wont be bob dylan but townes van zandt, a fort worth. He preferred to be a traveling texas troubadour in the spirit of the old folk and bluesmen whod become a relic of the past. Townes van zandt townes van zandt on cassette courtesy of burgerfat possum records only available for cassette store day 2014 happening worldwide on september 27 1969 masterpiece of downer country folk gems it brings a tear of joy to my eye to be able to turn you onto this amazing music highly recommended, listen. On this, the fifteenth anniversary of the passing of the legendary townes van zandt and his hero, hank williams, we will feature an evening of songwriters singing townes songs and their own music as. Join facebook to connect with townes van zandt and others you may know. Rear view mirror with download lp, vinyl record album townes revisiting his own timehonored tunes from the late 60s onward, often backed by just a second dusty groove is chicagos online record store. Born in fort worth, texas into a wealthy family, van zandt was a thirdgreatgrandson of isaac van zandt a prominent leader of the republic of texas and a second greatnephew of khleber miller van zandt a major in the confederate army and one of the founders of fort worth townes s parents were harris williams van zandt 191966 and dorothy townes 19191983. Townes van zandt rearview mirror steve hoffman music forums. The two guitars and violin sound like a symphony, the playing is unreal.
Rear view mirror was originally released on austinbased label, sundown in 1993. That album never appeared, but in 1993, the tiny austinbased sundown label released rear view mirror, a 17track album running nearly 58 minutes and containing newly recorded versions of van zandt songs dating back to 1968. Townes van zandt townes van zandt central posts facebook. Townes van zandt rear view mirror 2017, vinyl discogs. John townes van zandt march 7, 1944 january 1, 1997, better known as townes van zandt, was a critically acclaimed american singersongwriter. Rear view mirror by townes van zandt album, singer. Rear view mirror, an album by townes van zandt on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. According to a new west records press release, the songs selected for townes were the ones that meant the most to earle and the ones he personally connected to.
High, low and in between the late, great townes van zandt sunshine boy. Rear view mirror by townes van zandt on apple music. It is an album on which he pays tribute to his friend and mentor, the late singersongwriter townes van zandt by covering his songs. While his doubledisc live album live at the old quarter is generally considered the holy grail of townes van zandt works, rear view mirror is another fantastic example of this melancholy modern minstrel and all the piercing depth he was capable of with just an acoustic guitar. If any artist sounded amazing with just his lyrics, voice, and guitar, it was townes and, incidentally, early dylanin rear view mirror, we get townes singing 17 songs live with only his guitar for accompaniment in various venues at which he stopped to play along the road,in the late 1970s. Singersongwriter, country, contemporary folk, outlaw country. Townes van zandt was never a prolific songwriter, and the recording studio was never his home. Townes van zandt rear view mirror musicians friend. Truly one of the greatest live recordings of townes van zandt with his renowned band members danny ruester rowland lead acoustic guitar from waylon jennings band the waylors, and owen cody. Fat possum records fp11071,tvz records fp11071 format. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Townes van zandt rear view mirror winston churchill. John townes van zandt, 7 march 1944, fort worth, texas, usa, d. This project was made manifest by my proud mountain to honor one of thefts songwriters ever lived.
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