Townes van Zandt

Townes van Zandt
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First Name	Townes
Last Name	Zandt
Full Name at Birth	JOHN tOWNES vAN zANDT
Age	52 (age at death)
Date of Birth	March 7, 1944
Birthplace	Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Date of Death	January 1, 1997
Location of Death	Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
Cause of Death	Health stemming From His Years of Drug Abuse
Star Sign	Pisces
Nationality	American
Occupation	American Texas Country-Folk Music Singer and Songwriter / Performer / Poet
Occupation Category	Singer
Claim to Fame	Label As A Cult Musician
Music Genre	Folk
Music Style	Pop/Rock, Country, Progressive Country, Country-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk, Americana
Music Mood	Intimate, Poignant, Plaintive, Yearning, Melancholy, Gentle, Bittersweet, Passionate, Wistful, Somber, Earnest, Literate, Earthy, Autumnal, Reverent, Enigmatic, Organic, Witty, Sad, Reflective, Wry
Instrument	Guitar, Songwriter, Vocals

John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997), best-known as Townes Van Zandt, was an American country-folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet. Many of his songs, including "If I Needed You," "To Live is to Fly," and "No Place to Fall" are considered standards of their genre.

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