Townes Van Zandt
Ken Burns: Country Music, Episode 7 (“Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?” 1973 – 1983) Reviewed
rightly celebrated more than the mainstream drivel of Alabama
Unreleased Townes Van Zandt LP, “Sky Blue”, Coming March 7th on Townes Van Zandt Records and Fat Possum Records
created forty-six years ago, and we’re only now just unearthing and opening it to find the treasures inside
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 1978, Part I
interesting stories about alcohol and firearms
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 1968, Part II
“Touring with Townes, we were always on the brink of being shot or arrested”
1972 – The A+ List
The common theme of ‘70s rock criticism was “this decade is horrendous, everything great happened in the ‘60s,” which is a sentiment that proves that The Beatles were more effective as a hangover than they were as an intoxication. 1972 was actually an embarrassment of riches and this listing could easily be doubled. So, let’s groove on back to the Nixon era without being nattering nabobs of negativity.