Texas-born singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt is among a rare class of musicians whose songs are more ubiquitous than they are. Though he’s a legend among folk and alt-country circles, Van Zandt never ...

First published in Uncut Take 324 [April 2024 issue], we look back at Townes' historic 1973 recording at The Old Quarter, Houston - and its critical place in the renegade singer-songwriter's lore ...

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 ...

“The myth” is introduced early in What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, the new authorized biography of the late, great roots musician by journalist and Rolling Stone senior research editor Jonathan ...

Country singer George Strait hadn’t played a show in California in 11 years. That, plus the fact that his concert at SoFi Stadium was his only one on the West Coast this year, was more than enough to ...

Richard Russo, whose “Fool” trilogy is beloved for the characters he created to populate a fictional upstate New York town, freely admits he’s always pulled from his real life to write his novels. “I ...

A new EP features late legendary singer-songwriter John Prine interpreting the works of fellow greats Townes Van Zandt, Stevie Wonder, Toots Hibbert, and Buddy Holly. Entitled The Belonging EP Vol. 1, ...