A Deeper Blue: The Life and Music of Townes Van Zandt (North Texas Lives of Musician Series)

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 That is the first serious biography of a man widely regarded as one in every of Texas’—and The united states’s—greatest songwriters. Like Jimmie Rodgers, Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson, and Hank Williams, Townes Van Zandt was once the embodiment of that mythic American figure, the troubled troubadour. A Deeper Blue traces Van Zandt’s background as the scion of a prominent Texas circle of relatives; his troubled early years and his transformation from promising pre-law student to wandering folk singer; his life at the road and the demons that pursued and were pursued by him; the women who loved and inspired him; and the brilliance and enduring wonderful thing about his songs, which are explored in depth.
 
The creator draws on eight years’ extensive research and interviews with Townes’ circle of relatives and closest friends and colleagues. He looks beyond the legend and paints a colorful portrait of a complex man who embraced the darkness of demons and myth in addition to the light of deep compassion and humanity, all “for the sake of the song.”
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