23 July 2019 - Another update to Townes Timeline & Appearance Schedule - even more new material from Hans! [1940-60s] [1970s] [1980s] [1990s] [MISC. UNDATED]. The 40s-60s are now separate from the 70s. There are hundreds of new entries even since 2018 thanks to Hans, and thousands of total entries! Now .txt and .pdf files have thumbnail images so you can look before you click! There are some minor issues I will not mention, but note this is always a work in progress done to support scholarly research on Townes Van Zandt, not for profit or any other purpose. This time I used the same directory as last years timeline, which I copied to here; [1940-70s]. This will help avoid confusing the search engines but even this last link, for comparison and to help Hans and I find errors, will probably get logged by the search engines!

23 Mar 2019 - Updated the TVZ Discography with Comments as the NEW record, "Sky Blue" has been out a couple of weeks now. I added several other entries, for Austin City Limits (a record store day release from 2017), and several grey market or bootleg records, added in a new section. As a big Dylan/Dead fan, I had always sort of hoped for a few bootleg vinyl TVZ albums as a kind of tribute to his greatness (why does Dylan have thousands, he is not that much better of a songwriter?) - there are a few now! Some I am not sure about, such as "Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions and Demos 1971-1972". I am pretty sure about the others though. I dont endorse bootlegs of course! Stay away! I am just trying to document recordings of Townes. Please only buy the official releases that support his estate and legitimate heirs to his legacy.

06 Aug 2018 - Another update to Townes Timeline & Appearance Schedule - even more new material from Hans! [1940-70s] [1980s] [1990s] [MISC. UNDATED]. There are hundreds of new entries and thousands of total entries! Some minor updates here and there... Added song "Sky Blue" to Song Guide finally heard by me, from "7 Comes 11" studio outtakes back in 1972/73...enjoy! Note when I update the timeline I use a different directory, so the 2016 version is still there, and if you find the timeline via Google or other search engine you may have the wrong version. Only links from this page and the home page are reliably the latest version!

18 Jul 2017 - AGAIN updated Townes Timeline & Appearance Schedule - more new material from Hans! [1940-70s] [1980s] [1990s] [MISC. UNDATED]. Also again updated Frans and Hans' Songs by Others, see Song Guide. Some minor updates here and there...

08 Apr 2016 - UPDATED Townes Timeline & Appearance Schedule - tons of new material from Hans! [1940-70s] [1980s] [1990s] [MISC. UNDATED].

7 Feb 2016 - UPDATED Chords Page with Snake Mountain Blues submitted on the AboutTownes Yahoo Group by Fredhead_Skumm. Thanks Fred!. Now we have chords for 85 songs out of 131 listed in the Song Guide

11 Apr 2015 - UPDATED Townes Timeline & Appearance Schedule - augmented with posters, articles, photos, setlists, and lifetime events; this is all maintained by Hans with some web integration by Len! Divided into: [1940-70s] [1980s] [1990s]. 100's of updates compiled by Hans! Now includes many important dates in Townes lifetime. Last year's version see 24 Jun 2014 links below.

24 Jun 2014 - Townes Appearance Schedule - augmented with posters, articles, photos, setlists; this is all maintained by Hans with some web integration by Len! Divided into: [1960s&70s] [1980s] [1990s]. An incredible amount of effort went into this collection, which is not yet fully integrated, but hopefully will provide some great research material for those interested in Townes' history and legacy of live recordings!

16 Feb 2014 - Some minor updates over the past year; Hans G.'s TVZ Concert Appearances and Songs by Others, see Song Guide. Added "Mister Can't You See" by Townes & Mickey Newbury to lyrics and chords pages.

15 Mar 2013 - Updates by Hans G.' for the TVZ Concert Appearances and Songs by Others, see Song Guide. Total number of TVZ songs included in the database now number 6,648!!! - Many thanks to Hans and Frans! Also updated Song Guide page with info from the NEW album "Sunshine Boy"!

25 Nov 2012 - Now posting Hans G.'s much researched and updated Tour Schedule that helps to fill in many but not most gaps in where and when Townes performed over his career!

1 Feb 2011 - Updated Frans and Hans' Songs by Others, see Song Guide.

9 Sep 2010 - Updated Frans and Hans' Songs by Others, again as part of Song Guide page. Added starter links on home page for J.T. Van Zandt III, including link to recent article on his current boat building career.

31 Dec 2009 - Many minor updates lately, including updated links to Hans and Frans' "Townes songs by Others" as linked from Song Guide page, and thanks to Nath: set lists and notes from 4 concerts, 1977-1996, plus misc. other minor updates. Some updates and renaming of "TVZ Tour Schedule" to a more descriptive name, "List of Concert Appearances". Removed link to rather useless "Merchandise" link, just go to JVZ's website, townesvanzandt.com!

16 Sep 2008 - Added a new and updated feature to the Song Guide page. Frans and Hans' many years of gathering recordings of Townes songs by others has been resurrected at this site via the tvzguide page. Notice the [o] links after each song title. These are the links to a list of other performers of that song. Song titles in those links are also links to lyrics! Thanks to Frans and Hans!

27 Apr 2008 - Added several additional songs to chords & lyrics page, "Goin' Down To Memphis" and "Only Him Or Me" submitted again by Jan, plus "Big Country Blues" and "Blazes Blues" that were gleaned from other websites. Added links from individual song titles in Song Guide page to chords and lyrics - been wanting to do this for awhile; now we can see more readily what songs are not yet transcribed.

25 Apr 2008 - Added chords & lyrics submitted by Jan H. for new song "Columbine" (and I've been waiting to learn how to play this for a long time) plus Jan's new versions of these songs: "Dont Take It Too Bad", "Colorado Girl", "Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel", "Quicksilver Daydreams of Maria", and "None But the Rain"; More are on their way too. Many thanks Jan!

24 Apr 2008 - Just want to endorse Robert Hardy's new biography on Townes - there is a great amount of previously unshared information in there, this is a very illuminating treatment, not to be missed!

24 Apr 2008 - Added chords & lyrics submitted by Jan H. for new songs "Black Crow Blues" and "Many A Fine Lady" plus Jan's new versions of all of these songs: "Gypsy Friday", "When Your Dream Lovers Die", "I'll Be Here In The Morning", "She Came And She Touched Me", "Our Mother The Mountain", "St. John The Gambler", "Why She's Acting This Way", "Like A Summer Thursday", and "Tecumseh Valley"; Whew! Many thanks Jan! Also several folks (including Tony G. and Steve D.) have submitted updates to TVZ tour schedule, mostly based on recollection and sometimes old concert posters and newspaper reviews. Keep 'em coming!

20 Mar 2008 - Added chords & lyrics submitted by John for "Maryetta's Song" to the Chords page.

21 Jan 2008 - Update TVZ FAQ page with links to upcoming TVZ Biography by Robert Hardy (due April 2008) and Question 13, advice on what TVZ albums to buy. Added chords submitted by Matt for Guy Clarks song "Dont Let the Sunshine Fool You" to the Chords page. Other misc updates here and there.

7 Apr 2007 - Added several items to collected reviews - TVZ Biography by John Kruth (finally we have a biography which all fans should read! It is probably very accessible to non-fans as well), and "When Your Dream Lovers Die" to Chords and Lyrics thanks to Michiel. Took link to "Whats new from Jeanine and Friends" off home page due to non-use. We barely add enough new material for one "whats new" page as it is. Updated FAQ on info about biographies.

28 Mar 2006 - Added "Where I Lead Me" to Chords and Lyrics page, thanks to Ryan; and a couple 10 Nov 2006 - Added Dollar Bill Blues, Shrimp Song, and Sanitarium Blues, and updated Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold to Chords and Lyrics page, thanks to Fabian and René.

28 Mar 2006 - Added "Where I Lead Me" to Chords and Lyrics page, thanks to Ryan; and a couple new "Be Here To Love Me" reviews.

23 Feb 2006 - I finally got to see "Be Here To Love Me" and want to say I enjoyed it greatly (both times), and DO try to see it on the big screen while you are able. See the movie website for screening dates and info on the upcoming DVD release. Margaret Brown has made a great documentary about our favorite and the worlds greatest songwriter.

08 Feb 2006 - Updates to Discography and to Guide to TVZ with mostly updates to songs and album release info. I count 119 songs written by Townes in the guide page. Many thanks to Patrick Hurley once again.

15 Jan 2006 - Just want to say a big "Thanks so much!" to the many who helped with this TVZ tribute website on this 10th anniversary (actually I missed it and am typing this on 23 Feb 2006). Special thanks to Jeanine, Mary Liz, Marq, Tommy, Patrick, Frans, Bo, the abouttownes list, and to all who email me with contributions to add to these pages - Len

14 Dec 2005 - Added "Come Tomorrow" and "Cowboy Junkies Lament" to Chords and Lyrics page, thanks to Greg and Tony.

17 Nov 2005 - Added info on Townes' guitars that he used over the years to the TVZ FAQ, thanks to Jinder and others on about-townes.

21 Sep 2005 - Added Bo Sjögren's lyrics pages to our site, so they will be preserved. Numerous other TVZ lyric pages are out there, but none without advertising and so on, so its nice to have an old resource at hand. Also, I re-indexed this site's search engine to include all the lyrics, so now you can use it to help find that song from snippets running through your head....

16 Sep 2004 - Added JT Van Zandt's Oct 2004 tour schedule , and The New TVZ Movie- Collected Reviews.

14 Apr 2004 - A bit of housekeeping. The biggest updates recently have been in the song guide, discography, and tour schedule, which has a lot of new entries compiled by Patrick Hurley.

22 May 2003 - I added a search engine for the site, just for fun and research support! Try it out:

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Katie Belle
Buckskin Stallion Blues
Loretta
Snowin' on Raton
Nothin'
Gone Too Long
To Live's to Fly
Highway Kind
Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold
Lover's Lullaby
White Freightliner Blues
You are Not Needed Now
You Gotta Move
Stopping Off Place
Alone and Forsaken

>Eric Anderson Taps Lou Reed, Unearthed Townes Van Zandt For Next Album
>Nov 15, 1999, 3:05 pm PT
>
>
>Lou Reed, Eric Anderson
>Rock icon Lou Reed has co-written and dueted with folk-based
>singer/songwriter Eric Anderson on the title track for Anderson's upcoming
>album You Can't Relive the Past, set for release on Appleseed Records in
>early 2000. Although the two artists originally penned the tune in Oslo,
>Norway in May 1998, Anderson and Reed hooked up again and rewrote the tune
>in New York last October.
>
>"We made up [a new tune] on the spot," says Anderson. "We then went in and
>recorded it in one take with just two guitars and two voices. It became the
>title of the album. At one point Lou asked me again for the name of the
>title. I said, '[You] Can't Relive the Past.' He shook his head and mumbled,
>'Isn't that what we are all trying to do?'"
>
>In addition to Reed, four songs on Anderson's album we're co-written by the
>late Townes Van Zandt, who collaborated with Anderson on them in 1986. Until
>recently, the songs ("The Meadowlark," "The Road," "The Blue March," and
>"Night Train,") had been MIA. "The work tape went missing for 13 years and I
>found it again" says Anderson. "Some friends in Albuquerque, N.M. were safe
>keeping them all that time."
>
>Also making appearances on You Can't Relive the Past, the follow-up to
>Anderson 1998 album Memory of the Future, include guitarist Artie Traum,
>Puerto Rican/N.Y. percussionist Ismeal Bruno, singer Lucy Kaplasky, bassist
>Mark Dann, steel guitarist Dan Hovey, celloist Erik Frielander,
>clarinetist/flutist Robert Aaron, slide guitarist Kenny Brown, and drummer
>Sam Carr.