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When did Townes Van Zandt's first album release?
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Townes Van Zandt's first album For the Sake of the Song released in August 1968.
Singer-songwriter Steve Earle once said about Townes Van Zandt: Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I’ll stand on Bob Dylan‘s coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that. Earle later clarified his comment, but there is an element of truth to his praise. Like Bob Dylan, Van Zandt’s song are full of poetic imagery,... Read More
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