Townes Van Zandt - Anthology: 1968-1979 [Charly]

Primary Artist
Townes Van Zandt
Album Title
Anthology: 1968-1979 [Charly]
Release Date
August 25, 1998 
Time
131:12 
Review by Zac Johnson
Singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt has become a legendary cult figure for a combination of things: for writing some of the most honest, heartfelt countrified pop ballads since Gram Parsons, and for dying young due to a combination of alcoholism and hard living. Like his idol Hank Williams and the aforementioned Parsons, Van Zandt's music has served as inspiration to the next generation of gritty, personal songwriters, and the reasons why can be found in Charly's thorough Anthology: 1968-1979. Read More