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1944 | 3 | 7 | LE | Townes van Zandt is born | Fort Worth | TX | | several | Townes parents were : Harris Williams & Dorothy Townes van Zandt | 1 | | |
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1952 | | | LE | the van Zandt family moved to Midland -TX | Midland | TX | | several | several sources available | 2 | exact date unknown | |
1953 | | | LE | the van Zandt family moved to Billings -MT | Billings | MT | | several | several sources available | 2 | exact date unknown / Townes father Harris was in the Billings City Directory from 1954 until late 1957 or early 1958 | |
1956 | 9 | early | LE | Townes started @ Lincoln Junior High School | Billings | MT | | several / Townes sister : Donna Spence | | 2 | exact date unkown | |
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1956 | 9 | 9 | LE | Townes saw Elvis Presley appearing @ the Ed Sullivan Show | Billings | MT | | several / Townes sister : Donna Spence | | 1 | | |
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1956 | 12 | 25 | LE | Townes received his first guitar as a Christmas gift | Billings | MT | "his father asked Townes to learn play ""Fraulein"" > he could play it already before newyearsday" | several / Townes sister : Donna Spence | """Fraulein"" written by Lawton Williams was a big hit for Bobby Helms then" | 1 | | |
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1958 | | | LE | the van Zandt family moved to Boulder-CO | Boulder | CO | | several | several sources available | 2 | exact date unknown | |
1958 | 9 | early | LE | Townes started @ Boulder High School | Boulder | CO | | several | several sources available | 2 | exact date unknown | |
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1959 | | | LE | the van Zandt family moved to Barrington-IL | Barrington | IL | | several | several sources available | 2 | exact date unknown | |
1959 | | | LE | Townes started @ Barrington-IL Highschool | Barrington | IL | | several | several sources available | 2 | exact date unknown | |
1960 | | | LE | Townes started @ the Shattuck Military Academy | Faribault | MN | | several | several sources available | 2 | exact date unknown | |
1961 | 2 | 10 & 11 | O/P | Shattuck's Shumway Auditorium | Faribault | MN | "performances of Kurt Weill's folk opera ""Down In The Valley"" with other Shattuck students " | the Daily Inter Lake 1961-01-27 page 6 | JPEG available | 1 | | |
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1962 | late spring | | LE | Townes is graduated @ Shattuck | Fatibault | MN | | several | several sources available | 2 | exact date unknown | |
1962 | summer | | LE | Townes worked at the Pecos-west Texas oilfields | Pecos | TX | during this weeks visited Townes old friends from his Faribault period (Luke Sharpe and others)in Dallas-Fort Worth or Oklahoma | A Deeper Blue page : 32 | | 2 | exact date unknown | |
1962 | 9 | early | LE | Townes started @ the University of Colorado | Boulder | CO | | several | several sources available | 2 | exact date unknown | |
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1962 | 10 | 8 | LE | Townes had a false start @ the U of C and quietly withdrew from school after barely a month of classes | Boulder | CO | | A Deeper Blue page : 33 | | 1 | | |
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1963 | 1 | xx | LE | Townes started a second attempt @ the University of Colorado | Boulder | CO | also this second attempt was problematic > Townes was almost always to drunk to follow the lessons | A deeper Blue page : 34 | | 2 | exact date(s) unknown | |
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1963 | 1 | late | LE | Townes fell or jumped from his 3th Floor Varsity Manor apartment balcony | Boulder | CO | in a recorded interview with Bill Hedgepath Townes later tells he lived on the fourth storey | several | | 2 | exact date unknown | |
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1963 | 9 | xx | LE | Townes saw Fran Petters @ Tulagi's | Boulder | CO | Townes worked there as doorman/bouncer | several | | 2 | exact date unknown | |
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1963 | xx | xx | P | Barefood Charley's | Boulder | CO | several appaerances his friend & roommate Bob Myrick managed this venue | A Deeper Blue & To Live's To Fly | Townes wrote here his first songs (among others Tecumseh Valley /Fraternity Blues) | 2 | exact date(s) unknown / Bob Dylan's One To Many Mornings was one of the songs Townes played many times | |
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1964 | 1 & 2 | xx | P | Barefood Charley's | Boulder | CO | several appaerances his friend & roommate Bob Myrick managed this venue | A Deeper Blue page : 40 & 41 | | 2 | exact dates unknown | |
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1964 | 3-4-5-6 | Mar 14 until Jun 19 | LE | the Titus Harris Clinic | Galveston | TX | insulin coma & electro shock therapy > almost 40 treatments | article | | 1 | | |
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1965 | 3 | 7 | LE | the family fishing camp / boathouse | Galveston | TX | quiet celebrate of Townes 21th birthday with his family | A Deeper Blue & To Live's To Fly | | 1 | | |
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1965 | 8 | 25 | LE | the Petroleum Club | Houston | TX | celebration Townes & Fran's marriage | several | | 1 | | |
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1965 | 8 | 25 & 26* | LE | River Oaks Baptist Church-Townes married Fran Petters | Houston | TX | | several | the wedding ceremony took place @ 25 aug.Celebration @ 26 aug.* | 1 | *because of an new military daft law taking effect the 26th of august > otherwise Townes possibly had to go to Vietnam | |
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1965 | late | xx | P | Jester Lounge | Houston | TX | several appearances-sometimes opening for Ligtnin' Hopkins | A Deeper Blue & To Live's To Fly | A Deeper Blue & To live's to Fly | 2 | unknown dates | |
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1965 | late | xx | P | Sand Mountain Coffeehouse | Houston | TX | several appearances | the Daily Texan 1970-11-11 | PDF available | 2 or 3 | unknown dates >performances already in 1965 are a little unsure | |
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1966 | 1 | 25 | LE | Townes father : Harris Williams van Zandt died suddenly | Houston | TX | the funeral /services was in the River Oaks Baptist Church | the Texas death index 1903-2000 + Austin American Statesman | PDF + PNG available | 1 | | |
1: 1966-01-25 Townes father Harris Van Zandt died suddenly |
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1966 | 2 | 24 | P | Evenlyn Rubenstein Houston Jewish Community Centre | Houston | TX | with Jerry Jeff Walker | To Live's To Fly | | 1 | | |
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1966 | xx | xx | P | Jester Lounge | Houston | TX | several appearances | official released :live @ the Jester Lounge-sometimes opening for Lightnin' Hopkins | recordings available | 2 | exact dates unknown | |
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1966 | xx | xx | P | Sand Mountain Coffeehouse | Houston | TX | several appearances | To Live's To Fly -sometimes Wrecks Bell opened | | 2 | exact dates unknown | |
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1966 | xx | xx | P | David Hargis Halfway Coffeehouse | Beaumont | TX | several appearances | available articles -other regular performers Guy Clark,Jery Jeff Walker,Janis Joplin & others | article available | 2 | exact dates unknown | |
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1966 or 1967 | xx | xx | P | the Dust Bowl | Tulsa | OK | | G.Barnes article in the Deseret News-1990/09/06 | | 2 or 3 | exact dates unknown | |
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1966 or 1967 | xx | xx | O + P | the Zodiac | Oklahoma City | OK | with Guy Clark & Doc Watson | during on of these gigs mettet Townes a few who became good friends from Austin TX -the later Delta (Mama) Boys | | 2 | Wikipedea | |
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1967 | 1 or 2 ?? | xx | P | the Second Fret | Philadelphia | PA | opening for Todd Rundgren's Woody Truck Stop | Ray Benson (Asleep At The Wheel) article | article & possible poster available | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown/ but must have been in or before May >In May left Todd Rundgrenn Woody's Truckstop to form the psychedelic rockband Nazz | |
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1967 | | | O + P | Townes played on several occasions at the 11th Door with the Delta(Mama) Boys | Austin | TX | the band were friends of Townes >sometimes with changing members :Cado Parish Studdard III & Richard Gammon- (or Matthew Moore at some days) | Wikipedea & some Austin American Statesman newspapers | PDF's available | 1 or 2 | Richard Gammon * was manager of the 11th Door in Austin-TX / Delta Mamma Blues is co-written by Cado Parrish Studdard III & Matthew Moore | |
1967 | 3 | 13/14/15/16/17/18/19/20 /21/22/23/24 /25/26 | P | the 11th Door | Austin | TX | with Allen Damron >During 1967 was Townes house act @ the 11th Door/ sometimes in the weekends accompanied by the the Delta Boys | the Rag 1967-03-13 &1967-03-20 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1967 | 4 | 25/26/27 /28/29/30 | P | the 11th Door | Austin | TX | with Bill Moss | the Rag 1967-04-24 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1967 | 4 or 5 | xx | P | the trailer were Townes & Fran lived at the time | Austin | TX | "C.L.Milburn recordings known as ""the Trailer Tapes""" | several > available recordings & old emails by C.L.Milburn + article in Austin American Statesman | PDF ,recordings ,contract & other rare items available | 2 | exact dates unknown | |
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1967 | 5 | xx | P | Ohio Folk Festival @ the University of Ohio | Athens | OH | | Eric Andersen in To Live's To Fly & Blue River | article available | 2 or 3 | exact dates unknown but the festival was in other years always in early or middle may ! | |
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1967 | 6 | 6/7/8/9 /10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18 | P | the 11th Door | Austin | TX | first week with Mike & Marylyn | the Austin Summer Texan's 1967-06-06 & 1967-06-13 page :13 | both available | 1 | | |
1: 1967-06-06 until 11 the 11th Door-Austin-TX |
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1967 | 7 | 10 | P | 4th annual Austin Music Festival @ the (Beverly S.Sheffield) Zilker Hillside Theater | Austin | TX | summer music festival-KHFI FM(know as 96.7 KISS.FM) / also Kenneth Threadgill & band -Sandy Rhodes & Allen Damron performed | DPF's - article & Len's old list -Rod Kennedy was organiser | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1967 | 7 | 11/12/13/14/15/16 | P | the 11th Door | Austin | TX | with Carol Hedin | the Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1967 | 7 | 18/19/20 /21/22/23 | P | the 11th Door | Austin | TX | with Carol Hedin | the Rag 1967-07-17 page : 11 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1967 | 8 | 14/15/16/17/18/19 | P | the 11th Door | Austin | TX | with Bill Moss | the Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1967 | 10 | 2/3/4/5/6/7/8 | P | the 11th Door | Austin | TX | with P.J. & Amy Johnson | the Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1967 | 10 | middle | P | the 5th annual Corpus Cristi college Folk show | Corpus Cristi | TX | with Russ Thornberry | the Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 or 2 | exact dates unknown | |
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1967 | 11 | 20 & 21 | P | the 11th Door | Austin | TX | with Paul Johnson | the Rag 1967-11-20 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1967 | 11 | 23/24 /25/26 | P | the 11th Door | Austin | TX | with Paul Johnson | the Rag 1967-11-20 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1967 | 12 | 19/20 /21/22/23/24 | P | the 11th Door | Austin | TX | with Bill Moss | the Rag 1967-12-18 page : 15 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1967 | 12 | 26/27 /28/29/30/31 | P | the 11th Door | Austin | TX | with Bill Moss | the Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1968 | 1 | 2/3/4/5 | P | the 11th Door | Austin | TX | with jazz pianist Sean Seagle & P.J.Johnson | the Austin American Statesman | JPEG available | 1 | | |
1: 1968-01-02 until 06 the 11th Door-Austin-TX |
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1968 | 1 | 6 | P | the Good News Folk Club & Coffeeshop | San Antonio | TX | | "a comment for ""Be Here To Love Me"" by Arvie & Jim Beal.Jr" | | 2 | exact date unsure > but I'm pretty sure that I have seen a source with that date ! | |
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1968 | 1 | 8/9 /10/11/12/13/14 | P | the 11th Door | Austin | TX | with Richard Dean | the Rag 1968-01-08 page :16 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1968 | 1 | 15/16/17/18/19/20 /21 | P | the 11th Door | Austin | TX | with Bill Moss | the Rag 1968-01-15 page :16 | PDF available | 1 | late januari -short after these gigs is the 11th Door venue closhed/ a couple of weeks later reopened as the Insomnia | |
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1968 | 1 | late | P | (Doyle) Jones studio | Houston | TX | "recording a demo record produced by Mickey Newbury & his partner Jay Boyett >probably the basic recordings for ""In The Beginning"" ??" | A Deeper Blue & To Live's To Fly & several other sources | Mickey and Townes became good friends & Mickey & Jay became TvZ's first managers* | 2 | exact dates unknown -Jay did all the work-Mickey keeped this secret for TvZ | |
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1968 | 1 | late | P | (Doyle) Jones studio | Houston | TX | "Townes met ""Cowboy""Jack Clement through Mickey Newbury and signed a publishing contract with Hall-Clement" | A Deeper Blue & To Live's To Fly & several other sources | Jack Clement's friend Lamar Fike introduced Townes to Kevin Eggers | 2 | exact dates unknown | |
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1968 | 2 | early | LE | Townes signed a recordingcontract with Kevin Eggers Poppy label | New York City | NY | Kevin also partly took over the managment from Newbury/Boyett | A Deeper Blue & several other sources | late januari or early februari 1968 > first recordings already @ 1968-02-19 | 1 or 2 | exact dates unknown | |
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1968 | 2 | 19 | P | MGM studios | New York City | NY | "recording sessions of 2 songs-possible for a single & ""For The Sake Of The Song""" | """the MGM Labels 1961-1982"" by Michel Ruppli-pages 367 /368 " | map with annotation | 1 | recorded songs :Waiting Around To Die & Talking Karate Blues | |
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1968 | 4 | 3 | P | MGM studios | New York City | NY | "recording sessions of @ least 7 songs-possible for ""For The Sake Of The Song""" | """the MGM Labels 1961-1982"" by Michel Ruppli-pages 372 /373 /374" | map with annotation | 1 | recorded songs :Tecumseh Valley -Sad Cinderella -Many A Fine Lady -Sixteen Summers,Fifteen Falls-I'll Be There In The Morning -All Your Young Servants & the Velvet Voices xxx possible the other songs for Townes first Album xxx | |
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1968 | 5 | early | O | Townes first single Waiting Around To Die/Talking Karate Blues released on Poppy Records | New York City | NY | B side : Talking Karate Blues > produced by Jack Clement & Jim Malloy | the billboard 1968-05-11 page : 22 (new releases) | | 1 or 2 | exact date unknown | |
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1968 | 5 & 6 | xx | O | "Owen Bradley's ""Quonset Hut"" studio" | Nashville | TN | "working on ""For The Sake Of The Song""/First album > (over) produced by ""Cowboy""Jack Clement himself" | several sources | this is a little conflicting report with the recordings above >just finishing off/mixing ?? | 1 or 2 | exact dates unknown- released early august 1968 >source billboard -1968-08-10 page : 62 | |
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1968 | 7 | middle | O | Jack Clement flew to Los Angeles to help produce a two record LP !! for Townes | Los Angeles | CA | "at first ""Our Mother The Mountain"" was planned to be a two disc's album. There are 18 songs recorded " | the Record World 1968-10-12 page :58 | PDF available | 1 | conclusion : Our Mother The Mountain was at first planned to be a two record LP | |
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1968 | 7 | 18 | P | MGM /Sunset studios | Hollywood/Los Angeles | CA | "recording sessions of 5 songs - for ""Our Mother The Mountain""at the MGM/Sunset studios" | """the MGM Labels 1961-1982"" by Michel Ruppli-page 591" | map with annotation | 1 | recorded songs :Apt.213* -Don't Take It Too Bad -Snake Mountain Blues- Be Here To Love Me & Why She's Acted That Way> * = Black Jack Mamma | |
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1968 | 7 | 22 | P | MGM /Sunset studios | Hollywood/Los Angeles | CA | "recording sessions of 4 songs - for ""Our Mother The Mountain""" | """the MGM Labels 1961-1982"" by Michel Ruppli-page 591" | map with annotation | 1 | recorded songs :Tecumseh Valley -My Proud Mountains-St.John The Gambler & Our Mother The Mountain | |
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1968 | 7 | 23 | P | MGM /Sunset studios | Hollywood/Los Angeles | CA | "recording sessions of 9 songs - for ""Our Mother The Mountain""" | """the MGM Labels 1961-1982"" by Michel Ruppli-page 591" | map with annotation | 1 | recorded songs :Black Widow Blues-Kathleen's Strings- Miss Carousel-Like A Summer Thursday -She Came And She Touched Me -Turnstyled Junkpiled -Second Lovers Song -Hunger Child Blues & Tower Song | |
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1968 | 8 | early | O | """For The Sake Of The Song /First album"" released on Poppy" | New York City | NY | | the Billboard's 1968-08-10 page : 62 & 1968-08-17 page : 71 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1968 | 8 | early | P or O ? | the Steve Allen TV Show(CBS TV)* | Los Angeles | CA | pre-recorded | the Time Picayne('s) of 1968/11/26 & 1968/12/01 -Oxnard Press Courier & Bob Myrick in A Deeper Blue-page 277 | PNG available > broadcasted in several states on different dates | 2 | exact recording date unknown !! >other participaters were Joanne Woodward,Pat Harrington.Louise Hueber & the Irish Rovers | |
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1968 | 11 | 7 | P | MGM studios | New York City | NY | Bell Sound Studios > booked recording sessions for 10 songs- No other details are given | """the MGM Labels 1961-1982"" by Michel Ruppli-page 416" | map with annotation | 1 or 2 | "No other information available-unsure mixing of ""Our Mother The Mountain"" or recordingsessions for ""Townes van Zandt""" | |
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1968 | 12 | 11/12/13/14 | P | "Snackbar I @ the Lamar State College of Technology / ""What's Your Bag Folk Festival""" | Beaumont | TX | also Guy Clark-David Hargis & Beauregard performed > all four singers appeared with a different show every day | the Redbird's 1968-12-06 & 1968-12-13 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1969 | 2 | early | O | Second Lovers Song released as single on Poppy | New York City | NY | B side :Tecumseh Valley | the Cash Box 1969-02-01 page :44 | PDF available | 1 | "with a double ""A"" side -one in stereo & one in mono-available for disjockeys" | |
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1969 | 4 | 11 | LE | Townes & Fran's son JohnTownes(J.T.) is born | Houston | TX | | several sources | | 1 | | |
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1969 | 4 | late | O | """Our Mother The Mountain"" released on Poppy" | New York City | NY | | the Billboard's 1969-04-26 page :67 & 1969--05-03 page :54 | PDF available | 1 or 2 | exact date unknown | |
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1969 | 4 & 5 | xx | P | "recording sessions @ Bradley's Barn for ""Townes Van Zandt""" | Nashville | TN | released septembre 1969 >produced by Jack Clement & Kevin Eggers | | official released recordings available | 1 or 2 | exact dates unknown | |
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1969 | 6 | 04/05/06/07/08 | P | Steve Paul's Scene | New York City | NY | with the Children Of God - the Band Ralph opened | ad poster available & the Billboard 1969-06-21 | PDF & add poster available | 1 | | |
1: 1969-06-04 until 08 TvZ at the Scene New York |
2: 1969-06-04 05 06 07 08 TvZ at Steve Pauls the Scene New York NY with thr Children Of God |
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1969 | 7 | 22 | P | Townes & Fran's home : performance & interview for radio KPFA-fm Berkeley-CA | Houston | TX | """Townes at home""" | KPFA folio july 1969 page : 37 | JPEG available | 1 or 2 | possible pre-recorded ?? | |
1: 1969-07-22 Townes at Home |
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1969 | 8 | 30 | O | the Holy Rosary Church | Houston | TX | "Townes was @ the mariage of John Lomax III & Julia ""Bidy"" Taylor" | article available | | 1 | | |
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1969 | 9 | 11/12/13/14/15 | P | the Bitter End | New York City | NY | with Turley Richards | New York venues ads-poster available & the Billboard 1969-09-20 | PDF & add poster available | 1 | | |
1: 1969-09-11 12 13 14 15 TvZ at the Bitter End New York NY withTurley Richards |
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1969 | 9 | late | O | """Townes Van Zandt"" released on Poppy " | New York City | NY | | the Cashbox-1969-09-27 page : 22 | PDF available | 1 or 2 | exact date unknown | |
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1969 | 10 | 23/24 /25/26 | P | the Main Point | Bryn Mawr | PA | with Andy Robinson | Main Point performers page - the Villanovan 1969-10-22 page 7 & the Billboard 1969-10-25 | PDF's & performers page available | 1 | | |
1: 1969-10-23 24 25 and 26 Performers the Main Point Bryn Mawr |
2: 1969-10-23 until 26 the Main Point Bryn Mawr PA |
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1969 | 11 | 26 | P | "revue ""Poppy Gives Thanks"" @ the Carnegie Hall" | New York | NY | with Mandrake Memorial & Dick Gregory | official released :A Gentle Evening with TvZ | recordings available | 1 | | |
setlist: 1969-11-26 A Gentle Evening with Townes van Zandt.txt
1: 1969-11-26 TvZ at the Carnegie Hall-NY |
1: 1969-11-26 Carnegie Hall TvZ Mandrake Memorial and Dick Gregory |
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1969 | 12 | 31 | P | Whisky A Go Go Club | Hollywood | CA | opening for Johnny Rivers | a comment by Glenn Christmas on Blue Sky & Johnny Rivers appearances list | | 3 or 4 | very unsure !! We only have the comment and this date on Johnny Rivers touring list >there is no other information available !! | |
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1969 | xx | xx | P | Gerde's Folk City | Greenwich | NY | | EmmyLou Harris opened | | 3 | unsure | |
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1969 | xx | xx | P | Sand Mountain Coffee House | Houston | TX | several appearances | A Deeper Blue | | 2 | exact dates unknown | |
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1969 | spring or summer | | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | several appearances >Wrecks Bell & his first partner Cecil Slayton bought the club spring 1969 > soon after Dale Soffar bought Cecil's part | Fran Petters/Lohr & Wrecks Bell in A Deeper Blue | | 3 | "promotion gigs for ""Our Mother The Mountain"" exact dates unknown" | |
1969 | spring or summer | | P | several unknown New York / North East venues | | | several appearances | A Deeper Blue | | 3 | "promotion gigs for ""Our Mother The Mountain"" exact dates unknown" | |
1969 | fall | | P | Gerde's Folk City | Greenwich | NY | | A Deeper Blue | | 3 | exact dates unknown | |
1970 | 1 | middle /late | O | Vince Scelsa became Townes new caretaker/roadmanager | New York City | NY | | Wikipedea & recordings 1978-05-14 | available | 1 or 2 | exact date unknown | |
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1970 | 1 | 16 | LE | Fran & Townes divorced | Houston | TX | | several sources | | 1 | | |
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1970 | 2 | 7 & 8 | P | the Escape @ the State University's College of Technology | New York City | NY | | the Delhi-Libra 1970-02-13 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 2 | 16/17/18/19/20 /21 | P | Coffeehouse in the Cage @ the North Central College | Naperville | IL | | the North Central Chronicle 1970-02-13 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 3 | 2/3 & 4 | P | the Union Fireside Lounge @ the University Of Wisconsin | Milwaukee | WI | | the UWM Post 1970-02-10 pages 8 & 9 + 1970-02-27 page 8 | PNG's available | 1 | | |
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3: 1970-03-03 until 05-University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
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1970 | 3 | 5 | P | the Rendezvous Room @ the Markee Pioneer student center @ the University of Wisconsin | Platteville | WI | | the Exponent 1970-03-05 page : 6 & the 1978-05-14 interview with Vince Scelsa | interview available + HTML available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 3 | 6 & 7 | P | the Union Fireside Lounge @ the University Of Wisconsin | Milwaukee | WI | | the UWM Post 1970-02-10 pages 8 & 9 + 1970-02-27 page 8 | PNG's available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 4 | 2 | P | """Music City"" in the Eastfield Mall 6.00 -7.00 pm" | Springfield | MA | with Mandrake Memorial | the Springfield Union -1970-04-02 page : 30 | PDF available | 1 | personal appearance from 6.00 until 7.00 pm | |
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1970 | 4 | 2 | P | American International College @ Duggan Junior High School 8.30 pm | Springfield | MA | with Mandrake Memorial | the Springfield Union -1970-04-04 page : 28 & the Billboard 1970-04-04 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 4 | 3 | P | Franklin Pierce College | Rindge | NH | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard 1970-04-04 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 4 | 4 | P | St Lawrence University | Canton | NY | with Mandrake Memorial | the Bilboard 1970-04-04 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 4 | 7 | P | the Campus Store @ the Cornell University | Ithaca | NY | with Mandrake Memorial | the Cornell Daily Sun-1970-04-07 & available add poster | available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 4 | 7 | P | the Anabel Taylor Hall @ the Cornell University | Ithaca | NY | with Mandrake Memorial | the Cornell Daily Sun-1970-04-07 volume 86-no 121 page 4 & the Billboard 1970-04-11 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 4 | 8 | P | Campus Field House @ the Oneonta State College 9.00pm | Oneonta | NY | with Mandrake Memorial | the Oneonta Star-1970-04-04 page 5 & the Billboard- 1970-04-11 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 4 | 9 | P | Suny Coffeehouse at the State University of New York at Cortland | Cortland | NY | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard- 1970-04-11 & Setlist.fm | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 4 | 10 | P | Saint Vincent College | Latrobe | PA | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard- 1970-04-11 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 4 | 11 | P | Kennedy Center Ballroom @ the Hiram College | Hiram | OH | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard- 1970-04-11/the Akron Beacon Journal 1970-04-09 page 43 & the Daily Kent Stater 1970-04-10 page : 6 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 4 | 12 | P | Olivet High School Gymnasium 8.00 pm | Olivet | MI | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard- 1970-04-11 + Black Creek Enquirer 1970-04-12 page : 3 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 4 | 15 | P | the Franklin College Gymnasium 8.00 pm | Franklin | IN | with Mandrake Memorial | the Franklin-Indiana Daily Journal 1970-04-13 page : 7 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 4 | 17 | P | the Armory Coffeehouse @ the Valparaiso National Guard Armory Admission | Valparaiso | IN | with Mandrake Memorial | the Vidette Messengers of : 1970-04-15 & 17 | PDF available | 1 | | |
1: 1970-04-17 Valparaiso National Guard Armory 2 |
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1970 | 4 | 18 | P | an outdoor peace festival @ the State University of Wisconsin | Eau Claire | WI | with Mandrake Memorial & many others | the Billboard-1970-03-21 -Pepper Fog gigs & Twin Cities Music Highlights | PDF & articles available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 4 | 21 | P | Sinclair Auditorium @ the Coe College 8.00pm | Cedar Rapids | IA | with Mandrake Memorial | the Coe College Cosmos-1970-04-18 & 20 | PNG available | 1 | | |
1: 1970-04-21 Sinclair Auditorium at the Coe College-Cedar Rapids-IA |
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1970 | 4 | 22 | P | an outdoor festival @ the Iowa City Park | Iowa City | IA | with Mandrake Memorial | the Iowa City Press Citizen -1970-04-20 | | 1 | | |
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1970 | 4 | 23 | P | Rammelkamp Chapel @ the Illinois College 8.00 pm | Jacksonville | IL | with Mandrake Memorial | the Jacksonville Daily Journal -1970-04-23 & the Daily Illinois State Journal 1970-04-09 | PNG available | 1 | | |
1: 1970-04-23 Rammelkamp Chapel-Jacksonville-IL |
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1970 | 4 | 24 | P | the Cox Auditorium @ the Principia College | Elsah | IL | with Mandrake Memorial | the St Louis Post-Dispatch | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 4 | 29 | P | the Wait Chapel @ the Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem | NC | with Mandrake Memorial | the Gold and Black 1970-04-24 page :3 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 4 | 30 | P | Farrago @ St Andrews Presbyterian College 12.01am | Laurinburg | NC | with Mandrake Memorial | the Lance-1971-02-18 & 25 &1970-04-23 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 5 | 1 | P | the College of William & Mary | Williamsburg | PA | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard -1970-05-02 page 53 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 5 | 2 | P | St Thomas Hall @ the University of Virginia | Charlottesville | VA | with Mandrake Memorial > also the local University groups Wild Load & Collectors Item performed | the Billboard -1970-05-02 page 53 & the Cavalier Daily 1970-04-30 | PDF & JPEG available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 5 | 3 | P | Madison College | Harrisonburg | VA | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard -1970-05-02 page 53 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 5 | 6 | P | Farleigh Dickenson University | Teaneck | NJ | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard -1970-05-09 page 59 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 5 | 7 | P | Ashland Jr. Highschool | East Orange | NJ | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard -1970-05-09 page 59 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 5 | 8 | P | Alexander Hall @ the Princeton University 8.30pm | Princeton | NJ | with Mandrake Memorial | Papers Of Princeton 1970-04-30 & PDF available-page 4 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 5 | 9 | P | Hanover Park High School | Hanover | NJ | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard -1970-05-09 page 59 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 5 | 10 | P | New York Institute of Technology | Old Westbury/New York | NY | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard -1970-05-09 page 59 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 5 | > for 2 weeks | P | Milwaukee radio & record scene | Milwaukee | WI | | the Billboard of 1970-05-23 page 30 & available photo | PDF & photo available | 2 | exact venues & dates unknown | |
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1970 | 5 | 23 | P | Milwaukee radio studio- for WZMF-fm | Milwaukee | WI | | the Billboard of 1970-05-23 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 5 | 27 /28/29/30/31 | P | the Bitter End circuit | New York City | NY | with the Chapins | several sources-the Billboard-1970-06-13 page 22 & ad poster | PDF & ad poster available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 6 | 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 | P | the Bitter End circuit | New York City | NY | with the Chapins | several sources-the Billboard-1970-06-13 page 22 & ad poster | PDF & ad poster available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 6 | 7 | P | Environment Benefit @ the Electric Circus | New York City | NY | with Mandrake Memorial & many others | theVillage Voice -1970-06-05 | available | 1 | | |
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1970 | | late spring/early summer | P | Century Sound Studios(RCA) | New York City | NY | "recording sessions for ""Delta Momma Blues"" > producted by Ron Frangipane" | several/Wikipedea | | 2 | exact dates unknown >must be around june/july >the album is released in octobre source : the Billboard 1970-10-17 | |
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1970 | 8 | 19 | I | KPFT radio studios | Houston | TX | host Zac & first person singular Hattie Mae Whiting White | KPFT folio 1970-08 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 8 | 19 | P | KPFT radio studios | Houston | TX | "hostess Juliet Brown for her program ""Just Playin' Folk""" | KPFT folio 1970-08 | PDF & short recording available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 9 | early | LE | Townes met Mickey White @ the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | Wrecks knew both Townes & Mickey > he introduced Mickey to Townes | A Deeper Blue page 98 & Mickey White in an email | | 2 | exact date unknown | |
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1970 | 9 | 26 & 27 | P | the Morris Family Old Time Folk Music Festival | Ivydale | WV | with many others | the Charleston Gazette 1970-10-03 | PNG file (article)available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 10 | 1 or 2 | P | West Virginia State College | Charleston | WV | | the Charleston Gazette 1970-10-03 | | 2 | exact date('s) unknown | |
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1970 | 10 | 4 | P | unsure college : possible the Bridge Valley College campus | Montgomery | WV | | A Deeper Blue page 101 | | 3 | venue is unsure /the day Townes heard of Janis Joplin's passing | |
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1970 | 10 | 5/6/7/8 /9/10 | P | Slippery Rock State College | Slippery Rock | PA | | the Rocket :1970-10-02 page : 4 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 10 | 17 | O | """Delta Momma Blues"" released on Poppy " | New York City | NY | | the Billboard : 1970-10-17 | | 1 | | |
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1970 | 10 | 20 | P | the Bob Fass radio show-radio unnameble-WBAI fm | New York City | NY | | several sources | recordings available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 10 | late | O | Come Tomorrow released as single on Poppy | New York City | NY | B side Delta Momma Blues | the Cash Box 1970-10-17 page :39 | PDF available | 2 | Exact date unknown | |
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1970 | 10 | 30 & 31 | P | the Circuit coffeehouse @ the Southern Methodist University | Dallas | TX | | the Dallas Daily Campus 1970-10-30 page : 12 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 11 | 9/10/11/12/13/14 | P | Le Potpourri Coffeehouse @ the University of Texas 9.00pm | Austin | TX | Carl Smith opened | the Austin Daily Texan 1970-11-13 & the Austin Summer Texan 1970-11-10 | PNG file (article)available | 1 | This venue is now the Cactus Cafe | |
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1970 | 11 | 16/17/18 | P | the Union Building's Third Floor Lounge @ the North Texas State College 7.30 & 9.00 pm | Denton | TX | | the North Texas Daily (Denton - TX) 1970-11-13 vol.54 no.43 | jpeg available (a little difficult to decrypt) | 1 | | |
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1970 | 11 | 19/20 /21 | P | the Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | TX | | the Billboard of 1970-11-21- page 38 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1970 | 12 | 11/12/13 ? | P | the Yer Union Coffeehouse @ the University Of North Carolina | Greensboro | NC | | the Carolinian 1970-12-11 page 4 | PDF available | 1 or 2 | unknown number of performing days | |
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1970 | late | xx | P | the Family Hand | Houston | TX | | article live @ Liberty Hall | article available | 3 | date(s) unknown | |
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1971 | 1 | 18/19/20 /21/22/23 | P | St Lawrence University | Canton | NY | | the Billboard 1971-01-23 page 26 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1971 | 1 | late | P | the Pratt Institute | Brooklyn | NY | Wrecks Bell supported Townes @ several tours during this period | Wrecks Bell in an article | article available | 3 | exact date's unknown-story a little unsure | |
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1971 | 2 | 2-3 & 4 | P | the Hungry Coffeehouse @ the University Of North Carolina | Davidson | NC | 2 gigs a day 7.30 & 9.30 | the Kannapolis Daily Independent 1971-02-01 | | 2 | exact date's a little unsure | |
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1971 | 2 | 5 & 6 | P | the Union Bar @ the Davidson College Campus | Davidson | NC | 2 gigs a day 7.30 & 9.30 | the Davidsonian 1971-02-05 & the Kannapolis Daily Independent | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1971 | 2 | 7 | P | the Morrison Room @ the Davidson College | Davidson | NC | | the Davidsonian 1971-02-05 & the Kannapolis Daily Independent | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1971 | 2 | 8/9 /10/11 | P | Campus Coffeehouse @ the Pembroke State University 8.00 pm & 9.30pm | Pembroke | NC | | the Robesonian(s) 1971-02-05 page : 12 1971-02-12 page : 7 & 1971-02-07 page :5 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1971 | 2 | 12 & 13 | P | Campus Coffeehouse @ the Pembroke State University 8.00 pm - 9.30 pm & 11.00 pm | Pembroke | NC | | the Robesonian 1971-02-07 page :5 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1971 | 2 | 20/21/22/23/24 | P | Farago @ St Andrews Presbyterian College | Laurinburg | NC | | 2 articles in the Lance 1971-02-18 & 25 | both available | 1 | | |
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1971 | 2 ?? | | P | University of East Carolina | Greenville | NC | | article available | PDF available | 2 or 3 | exact date & venue unknown | |
1971 | 3 | early ?? | P | Jacks Bar | Cambridge | MA | | known from a series of photo's by Jeff Albertson | photo's available | 2 or 3 | exact date(s) unknown > also unsure > did Townes also performances @ Jack's Bar ?? | |
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1971 | 3 | 20 | P | interview in Truxillo Arms > Guy & Suzanna Clark's ** upstairs appartment | Houston | TX | host Andy Winnegar for KTXT Lubbock -TX radio station | recordings available | recordings available | 1 | Truxillo Arms was a sort of a hippie jump >not only Guy & Suzanna's apartment but with changin settlers | |
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1971 | 3 | 20 | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | also John Lomax jr. performed | Andy Winnegar's interview-1971-03-20 > emails by Andy | | 1 | | |
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1971 | 3 | 26 & 27 | P | the Texas Rose Cafe | Houston | TX | with Rockin Horse & Mike Bear Stone | poster/flyer available | available poster/flyer | 1 | | |
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1971 | 4 | 16 | P | the Basement Coffee House @ A & M University | College Station | TX | | poster available | available poster | 1 | | |
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1971 | 4 | 23 & 24 | P | the Sol Coffee House @ the New Mexico State University | Las Cruses | NM | | the Round Up 1971-04-23 page : 1 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1971 | 4 | 26/27 /28/29/30 | P | the Changing Scene Coffee House @ the West Texas State University campus | Amarillo | TX | | the Amarillo Sunday News Globe 1971-04-25 & the Canyon News 1971-04-25 page :4 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1971 | 5 | 1 | P | the Changing Scene Coffee House @ the West Texas State University campus | Amarillo | TX | | the Amarillo Sunday News Globe 1971-04-25 & the Canyon News 1971-04-25 page :4 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1971 | 5 | xx | O | recordings of the David Frost Show on CBS -episode 196 | New York City | NY | known from the 1971-03-20 interview-exact date unknown aired 1971-07-06 | recorded interview available | | 2 | exact date unknown /other participaters were Patrick Wayne,Christopher Mitchum,Albert Brooks,the Letterman & Kate Webb-exact recording date unknown | |
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1971 | 5 | 26/27 /28/29/30 | P | the Main Point | Bryn Mawr | PA | with Kate Taylor 3 gigs a day : 8.00 -10.00 & 11.30 pm | poster available | available poster | 1 | | |
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1971 | 6 | 05/06/07/08/09/10/11/12/13/14 | P | the Main Point | Bryn Mawr | PA | with Kate Taylor | the Billboard 1971-06-05 page 20 | PDF available | 2 | possibly an error in the Billboard | |
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1971 | 6-7 & 8 | xx | P | the Larrabee Sound Studios | Los Angeles | CA | "recordingsessions for ""High Low And In Between"" > produced by Jim Malloy & Kevin Eggers" | several sources-the Albuq.Tribune of 1971-08-06 /Leslie Jo Richards is murdered 1971-08-03 | known from an available comment by Deborah Mills | 2 | exact recording dates unknown > released Decembre 1971 >source the Billboard :1971-12-04 pages 13 & 14 | |
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1971 | 7 | 6 | O | the David Frost Show on CBS -episode 196 | New York City | NY | air date-pre recorded show -see 1971-05-xx | the airdate- recorded already in mai | article available | 1 | other participaters were Patrick Wayne,Christopher Mitchum,Albert Brooks,the Letterman & Kate Webb | |
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1971 | 7 | 8 | O | Townes signed a publishing deal with United Artists | New York City | NY | | the Billboard 1971-07-08 page 3 | | 1 | | |
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1971 | 7 | 31 | P | Ichthus Coffee House @ the Methodist Student Center.> Contemporary Folk Perspectives | Austin | TX | with Don Sanders & Peter Gorisch | Austin Summer Texan 1971-07-30 & the Austin American Statesman | PDF & PNG available | 1 | | |
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2: 1971-07-31 -Ichtus Coffee House at the Methodist Stundent Center-Austin-TX |
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1971 | 8 | 3 | LE | Leslie Jo Richards is murdered /Guy & Suzannas apartment | Leucadia / Long Beach | CA | Townes had broken in the apartment to tell Leslie Jo Richards was killed in Leucadia-CA-she was hitchhicking from LA to Houston | several sources-the Albuq.Tribune of 1971-08-06 /Leslie Jo Richards is murdered 1971-08-03 | known from an available comment by Deborah Mills | 2 | Guy & Suzanne were in San Diego - Townes ask them by phone to come home > He waited for them in their appartment -he would not tell about the murder by phone !! | |
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1971 | 8 | 21 | O | Poppy records nationwide distribution rights moves from RCA to UDC (a UA division) | | | RCA did the distribution during the last 2 years | the billboard 1971-08-21 pages : 1 & 8 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1971 | 9 or 10 | xx | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | 2 days with the Allman Brothers Band | A Deeper Blue page :115 | | 3 | | |
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1971 | 10-Jan | early | O | """High Low And In Between"" released on Poppy" | New York City | NY | | the Cashbox -1971-11-13 page : 54 | PDF available | 1 or 2 | exact date unknown | |
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1971 | 10-Jan | 20 | P | a folk festival @ Sargant Gym @ the Boston University Student Union Social Council | Boston | MA | with Paul Geremia ,David Bromberg & Spider John Koerner | the Boston Globe 1971-11-19 page : 28 | PDF available | 1 | from 6.30 until midnight | |
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1972 | 1 until 9 | | O | Townes lived for 8 months in Guy & Susanna's house at 1307 Chapel Avenue- Nashville/East | Sumner | TN | "Townes came to be best man and to cut ""the Late Great TvZ "" album > he stayed for 8 months" | Without getting Killed Or Cought-the life and Music of Guy Clark by Tamara Saviano page :99 & A Deeper Blue | | 2 | exact dates unknown | |
1972 | 1 | 14 | O | Townes was bestman at the marriage of Guy & Susanna Clark | Sumner | TN | | Without getting Killed Or Cought-the life and Music of Guy Clark by Tamara Saviano page :99 | | 1 | | |
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1972 | 1 | 22 | O | Townes signed a new managment affilliation with Greengrass Enterprices | New York City | NY | Greengrass will be concerned with copyrights & the book publication of TvZ's lyric/poetry works | the Billboard 1972-01-22 page 18 & the Cash Box 1972-01-22 page : 20 | PDF's available | 1 | managersteam is : Ken Greengrass-Kevin Eggers & Phil Lawrence | |
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1972 | 2 | 28 & 29 | P | Passim Coffeehouse | Cambridge | MA | with Nelly Brown | the Boston Record American's 1972-03-02 page : 9 & also the Billboard-1972-04-01 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1972 | 3 | 01/02/03/04 | P | Passim Coffeehouse | Cambridge | MA | with Nelly Brown | the Harvard Crimson-1972-03-09 & the Boston Record American's 1972-03-01 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1972 | 3 | 17/18/19 | P | First Dripping Springs Reunion @ Huribut Ranch | Dripping Springs | TX | with Waylon Jennings,Willie Nelson,Kris Kristoffersen,John Prine & others | A Deeper Blue | | 1 | | |
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1972 | 4 | xx | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | with the Allman Brothers Band | message by Ivan Koop Kupper on facebook | | 2 or 3 | benefit concert after the Old Quarter burnt down | |
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1972 | | spring /summer | P | Jack Clement Studios | Nashville | TN | "recordingsessions for ""The Late Great TVZ"" done by Jack Clement himself >Chuck Cochran did the arrangments" | the Red and Black 1972-05-19 page : 6 | DjVu document available | 2 | exact dates unknown >the album will be released in septembre >source : the Billboard 1992-09-02 page 4 | |
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1972 | 4 | 29 | P | Mercer University | Macon | GA | Townes met Daniel Antopolski in William Hedgepath's house > Townes lived there many times when in Georgia | the Billboard 1972-04-29 page 36 & available article | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1972 | 5 | first week | P | Finnegan's Wake | Baltimore | MD | with the Little Hans Band | | article available | 2 or 3 | no other information | |
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1972 | 5 | 12 | P | Loyola University | Chicago | IL | with Doc Watson ,Spencer Davis & George Gerdes | the Billboard 1972-05-06 page 26 | PDF available | 2 or 3 | seems in correct/no other information | |
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1972 | 5 | Jan-00 | P | Ohio University Folk Festival | Athens | OH | some of the other participaters were Seals & Crofts,Tom Rush,Arlo Guthrie,Eric Andersen,John Hartford & others | Eric Andersen-the Festival poster & the Billboard 1972-05-06 page 16,also an Seals & Crofts page & more | PDF's & several available | 1 | | |
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1972 | 5 | Jan-00 | P | Lawrence University Coffee House | Appleton | WI | | the Lawrentian-Appleton-WI | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1972 | 5 | 15/16/17/18/19/20 | P | the Last Resort | Athens | GA | Townes asked Daniel Antopolski to go on tour with him in Texas one of these days | the Billboard 1972-05-06 page 16 & the Red and Black 1972-05-19 page : 6 available | PDF & DjVu document available | 1 | | |
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1972 | 5 | 16 | P | "Sounds from Heaven Music company > Night session @ ""Musical Truckins Heaven""" | Athens | GA | with Russ Holloway on bottleneck guitar | the Red and Black 1972-05-19 page : 6 | DjVu document available | 1 | | |
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1972 | 5 | 22/23/24 /25/26/27 | P | the Bistro | Atlanta | GA | Townes asked Daniel Antopolski to go on tour with him in Texas one of these days | the Billboard 1972-05-06 page 16 & the Great Speckled Bird's 1972-05-22 & 29 page : 24 | PDF's available | 1 | "playing songs of his soon to be released new album ""the Late Great TVZ'" | |
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1972 | 6 | 1 or 2 +3/4/5/6/7/8 | P | Bentaub Houston University Hospital | Houston | TX | Townes overdosed on heroin in his mom's house-he was pronounced dead on arrival >Daniel Antapolski brought him to the hospital | Fran Lohr in A Deeper Blue pages :108/109 & To Live's To Fly page :151 + the Austin American Statesman | PDF available the Docters knocked out a front teeth to put the tubes down his throat into his lungs | 1 or 2 | exact day a little unsure | |
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1972 | 6 | 5/6/7/8 /9/10 | O | Castle Creek | Austin | TX | old friend Michael Murphy took over these gigs/ He also donated partly the fee's for Townes's hospital expensis >also Castle Creek donated some of it's receipts | Austin American Statesman | PDF's available | 1 or 2 | Townes has been hospitalized for several days in Houston | |
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1972 | 6 | 13/14/15/16/17/18/19 | P | the Rubaiyat | Dallas | TX | with Daniel Antopolsky | article available & the Billboard 1972-05-27 page : 14 & the Dallas Morning News 1972-06-13 page : 2 | PDF's available | 1 | one of these days Townes wrote Pancho & Lefty * & Daniel Sweet Loving Music-* other information said Pancho & Lefty was already written earlier in Memphis-TN | |
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1972 | 6 | 30 | P | a salute to Bryant Park > a month with every day all sorts of entertainment | New York City | NY | the festival started at 1972-06-10 and ended 1972-07-09 | New York Daily news | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1972 | 7 | 8 | O | Townes signed a publishing deal with United Artists | New York City | NY | Townes signed a publishing deal with U.A.>for all past & future compositions incl.possible title songs for new U.A. films | the Bilboard 1972-07-08 page 3 & the Cash Box -07-08 page : 25 | PDF's available | 1 | "first publishing will be Townes last released album ""High Low And In Between""" | |
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1972 | 8 | 30 & 31 | P | the Flick Coffeehouse | Miami | FL | with Chris Smither | the Flick's facebook page | article available | 1 | | |
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1: 1972-08-30 and 31 +1972 09 01 02 and 03 The Flick Coffeehouse Miami FL |
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1972 | 9 | 1/2/3 + 6/7/8/9/10 | P | the Flick Coffeehouse | Miami | FL | some days with with Chris Smither | the Flick's facebook page & the Miami News 1972-09-07 page :18 | article available | 1 | | |
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1972 | 9 | 2 | O | """The Late Great Townes Van Zandt"" released on Poppy" | New York City | NY | probably a for-notification > other sources tells that the Late Great TVZ came out in decembre | the Billboard 1972-09-02 page 4 | | 2 | dates a litte unsure | |
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1972 | 9 | 19/20 /21/22/23/24 | P | Castle Creek | Austin | TX | with Keith Sykes | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1972 | 10 | 30 | P | KPTF radio studios | Houston | TX | "live radio performance : "" Ladies And Germs""" | Pacifica Radio archives > duration 30 minutes | recordings available | 1 | | |
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1972 | 11 | 10-11 & 12 | P | Liberty Hall | Houston | TX | with Freda & the Firedogs | the Rice Tresher 1972-11-09 page : 8 & the Houston Daily Coughar 1972-11-10 page : 7 | PDF & PNG available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 1 | xx | O | """If I Needed You"" released on Doc & Merle Watsons album ""Then And Now""" | Nashville | TN | "recorded late 1972 produced by ""Cowboy"" Jack Clement for Tomato records" | several sources | | 2 | exact date unknown | |
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1973 | 1 | 27 | P | the Jordan Hall | Boston | MA | | the Boston Herald 1973-01-31 page : 23 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 1 | 30 & 31 | P | the Great Southeast Music Hall | Atlanta | GA | Banks & Shane opened | the Red and Black 1973-02-06 page : 2 & the Great Southeastern Music Hall performers list | DjVu document & Great Southeastern Music Hall performers list available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 2 | 1/2/3 & 4 | P | the Great Southeast Music Hall | Atlanta | GA | Banks & Shane opened | the Red and Black 1973-02-06 page : 2 & the Great Southeastern Music Hall performers list | DjVu document & Great Southeastern Music Hall performers list available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 2 | 5/6/7/8 /9/10 | P | the Last Resort 2 gigs a day 9.00 & 12.00 pm | Athens | GA | | known from available photos & the Red and Black 1973-02-08 page :7 | photos & DjVu document available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 2 | 14/15/16/17 | P | the Exit Inn | Nashville | TN | | the Tennessean 1973-02-11 page :124 | JPEG available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 2 | 22/23 /24/25 | ?? | Liberty Hall | Houston | TX | hanging around with Gram Parsons (drugs related) | John Lomax III in an interview | article available | 3 | unknown if also Townes did gig(s) | |
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1973 | 3 | 8 | P | Student Union @ Macalester College | St. Paul | MN | | the Minneapolis Star 1973-03-07 page :36 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 3 | 9 | P | the Cochran Lounge @ Macalester College | St. Paul | MN | | the Weekly Mac 1973-03-02 page :3 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 3 | 23 & 24 | P | the Circuit Coffeehouse @ the Southern Methodist University | Dallas | TX | | the Billboard 1973-03-24 page 32 + the Dallas Daily Campus 1973-03-20 page :06 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 4 | 5/6/7/8 | P | Passim Productions | Cambridge | MA | with Dana Cooper | the Boston Globe 1973-04-05 page : 38 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 4 | 19/20 /21/22 | P | Grendel's Lair | Philadelphia | PA | with Carolyn Hester also with Kinky Friedman & the Texas Jew Boys | the Villanovan 1973-04-18 page 9 -the Daily Pennsylvanian 1973-04-19 page : 8 & Philadelphia Daily News 1973-04-20 page : 39 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 4 | xx | P | WMMR-fm 93.3 studio live from Grendel's Lair | Philadelphia | PA | | a list made by Chris Friedrich | C Friedrich's old list available > interview + songs | 2 | broadcast date unknown/no other information available | |
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1973 | 4 | 25/26/27 /28/29 | P | the Quiet Night 9.30 pm | Chicago | IL | James Durst opened | WIKI setlists fm & the Chicago Tribune 1973-04-27 page 52 +Weekend 4 section 2 | PDF's & JPEG available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 5 | 2 | ? | Max Kansas City | New York City | NY | Townes was at the relaese party of Kinky Friedman's first album (Sold American) -also they toured recently in the North East | Everything Is Bigger In Texas : The Life & Times Of Kinky Friedman by Mary Lou Sullivan | | 1 | unknown if Townes performed during the party | |
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1973 | 5 | 11 | P | U.S. Cellular Arena | Milwaukee | WI | with Frank Zappa,Mahavishnu Orchestra & John Hammond | several sources | article available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 5 | 14 | P | the Saxon Pub presents :Paradise Special | Austin | TX | with Jerry Jeff Walker | the Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 5 | 22/23/24 /25/26 | P | the Saxon Pub | Austin | TX | | the Austin American 1973-05-19 page : 43 | | 1 | | |
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1973 | 5 | 27 | P | Kerrville Folk Festival @ the Kerrville Municipal Auditorium | Kerrville | TX | with Willis Allen Ramsey-Bill & Bonny Hearne-Blue Grass Ramblers-Plum Nelly-Robert Shaw & Flaco Jiminez and conjunto | the Billboard 1973-05-19 page :13 & Texas Monthly may 1974 page : 100 | PDF & some recordings available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 6 | 18/19/20 /21/22/23 | P | the 12th Gate | Atlanta | GA | | the Great Speckled Bird's 1973-06-18 (several pages) & 1973-06-25 page 23 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 7 | 20/21/22 | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | recorded on portable four track by Earl Willis >years later (1977) released | official released as live @ the Old Quarter-Houston-TX | | 1 | Wrecks mailed me once,there were 5 days of recordings | |
setlist: 1973-07-20 the Old Quarter-Houston-TX.txt
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1973 | 8 | 6 | P | "KPFT radio studios-the Don Sanders radio show ""On The Air""" | Houston | TX | every Monday 8-11 pm broadcasted | A Deeper Blue page : 131 & Texas Monthly march 1975- page :88 | | 2 or 3 | the day Townes saw Cindy Morgan for the first time ? | |
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1973 | 8 | xx | LE | 2 / 3 weeks in the Colorado mountains | | CO | for the first time with the then 15 year old Cindy Morgan | A Deeper Blue page : 133 | | 2 or 3 | other sources tells that Townes metted Cindy one year later >late summer or fall of 1974 ?? | |
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1973 | 9 | 8 | P | "KPFT radio studios-possibly pre recorded the Don Sanders radio show ""On The Air""" | Houston | TX | Townes performs and is interviewed -late night broadcast | Pacifica Radio Archives >pre recorded ??-1973-08-06 ?? | recordings available & JPEG available | 1 or 2 | exact recording date unsure | |
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1973 | 9 | late | P | the Texas Roadhouse | Pueblo | CO | | the Rag 1973-10-08 | PDF available | 3 | exact day & venue unknown/the venue was on my unknown date or venue list but this is very unsure !! | |
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1973 | 10 | 1 | P | Temporary Union Building @ the North Texas State University | Denton | TX | | the North Texas Daily 1973-09-28 page : 3 | | 1 | | |
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1973 | 10 | 2/3/4/5/6 | P | the Saxon Pub | Austin | TX | with Jim Ritchy | the Rag 1973-10-01 &1973-10-08 + Austin American Statesman | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 10 | 13 | P | Second Annual Southwestern Folk Festival @ the Southwestern University | Georgetown | TX | also Greasy Wheels-Jim Ritchy & Jimmy Johnson performed | the Megaphone(Georgetown-TX) 1973-10-08 sequence : 6 | JPEG available | 1 | | |
1: 1973-10-13 South Western University-Georgetown-TX |
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1973 | 10 | 14 | P | Chappell Hill Texas festival | Chappell Hill | TX | with Freddy King-Waylon Jennings-Kinky Friedman-Charlie Daniels-Greasy Wheels-Rat Creek & others | the Rag 1973-10-08 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 10 | 15 | P | the Brookshire Inn South -2009 Broadway | Lubbock | TX | | the Lubbock Avalanche Journal 1973-10-15 page : 78 | JPEG available | 1 | | |
1: 1973-10-15 Brookshire Inn South-Lubbock |
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1973 | 10 | 20 | P | the Millersville University | Millersville/Lancaster | PA | | the Billboard 1973-10-13 page 45 & the Eagle Eye 1973-10-12 page :6 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 10 | 25/26/27 | P | Passim Coffeehouse | Cambridge | MA | | the Harvard Crimson :1973-10-25 | article available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 11 | 1/2/3/4 | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | with the Magic Cowboy Band | the Houston Daily Coughar :1973-11-02 page 6 | PNG available | 1 | | |
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1973 | 11 | 9 & 10 | P | the Whole Coffeehouse/ @ the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis | MN | with Sean Blackburn | the Star Tribune 1973-11-04 page : 58 | PDF available | 1 | | |
setlist: 1973-11-09 the Whole Coffeehouse-Minneapolis-MA.txt
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1973 | 11 | 21 | P | the University of Louisville | Louisville | KY | | the Billboard 1973-10-27 page 25 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1973 | xx | xx | P | the Rubaiyat | Dallas | TX | a week with Lonne Knight | Lonnie Knight @ YouTube | | 3 | "Lonnie recorded Pancho & Lefty on his 1974 album ""Familie In The Wind""" | |
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1974 | 1 | 6 | O | KPFT radio studios 11.00 pm (possible 1973-09-08) | Houston | TX | pre recorded concert & live interview | KPFT folio jan. 1974 | | 31-Dec | | |
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1974 | 1 | 14/15/16/17/18/19 | P | the Saxon Pub | Austin | TX | | the Rag : 1974-01-14 | PDF available | 31-Dec | | |
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1974 | 1 | 24/25/26/27 | P | Passim Coffeehouse | Cambridge | MA | | the Harvard Crimson : 1974-01-24 | article available | 31-Dec | | |
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1974 | 2 | 3 & 4 | P | Ann Arbors Sunday Night concerts @ several venues > possible included King Pleasure ? | Ann Arbor | MI | also performing in Ann Arbor were : Jerry Jeff Walker -Doug Sahm-Alen Ramsey & others | the Ann Arbor Sun :1974-02-07 page 12 | PDF available | 1-Jan | "exact date'(s) & venue'(s) are unknown/unsure >the article is saying ""Townes makes the rounds today"" what makes Kings Pleasure unsure !" | |
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1974 | 3 | early | P | Castle Creek Saloon | Austin | TX | also performing are : David Bromberg & Band-Jerry Jeff Walker & fiddler Steve Keith | the Rag : 1974-03-11 also known from a photo by Scott Newton | PDF & photo available | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown | |
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1974 | 3 or 4 | xx | P | Bevo's sidewalk | Austin | TX | | the Rag : 1974-04-08 | PDF available | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown | |
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1974 | 4 | 19 & 20 | P | U H coffee House @ the University Of Houston | Houston | TX | with Mickey White Reb Smith opened | To Live's To Fly & No Deeper Blue/an email from Mickey White & the Houston Daily Cougar 1974-04-18 | PNG available | 1 | | |
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1974 | 4 | 23/24 /25/26/27 | P | the Pub | Austin | TX | with Mickey White Doug Giddings opened | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1974 | 5 | 3/4 & 5 | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | with Mickey White | KPFT folio may 1974/an email from Mickey White | PDF available | 1 | | |
1: 1974-05-03 -04 and 05 the Old Quarter-Houston |
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1974 | 5 | 17/18/19 | P | the Pub | Austin | TX | with Mickey White | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1974 | 5 | xx | P | the Saxon Pub | Austin | TX | with Mickey White > the 19th a super evening with Michael Murphy & Willie Nelson | an email from Mickey White | | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown | |
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1974 | 5 | xx | P | Liberty Hall | Houston | TX | with Mickey White > opening for Hoyt Axton | an email from Mickey White | | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown | |
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1974 | 5 | 23 | P | Kerrville Festival @ the Quiet Valley Ranch | Kerrville | TX | with Mickey White | several sources/an email from Mickey White | | 1 | | |
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1974 | 5 | 25 | P | live @ Kera-fm from the Kerrville Festival | Kerrville | TX | with Mickey White other performers for the radio station were Plum Nelly & Flaco Jimenez | Radio Briefs | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1974 | 5 & 6 | xx | P | "Jack Tracks Studio-recording sessions for ""Seven Comes Eleven """ | Nashville | TN | "years later (1993) released as ""the Nashville Sessions""-several songs used for ""Flying Shoes""(1978)-see 1974-08-10" | To Live's To Fly & No Deeper Blue | | 2 | exact date's unknown -Garth Fundis & Chuck Cochran did the production/ the rough mix was already finished @ 1974-06-01 source : tapelist visible in the film Be Here To Love Me | |
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1974 | 6 | xx | LE | the Rocket Lounge | Kemah | TX | with Mickey White/ hanging around in Wrecks brother's club / Wreck's was playing bass there with a guy called Ed Whalen | an email from Mickey White | | 2 | "exact date's unknown> Townes,Mickey & Wrecks decided then to put together the (HRMB) trio / the idea was to meet up in the fall in conjunction with the release of ""Seven Comes Eleven""" | |
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1974 | 7 | 4-5 & 6 | P | Texas World Speedway @ Willie Nelson's 2th annual 4th of July Picnic | College Station | TX | with Willie Nelson & others @ the 2th edition of Willie's picnic | several sources | poster available | 1 | Townes performed with the Magic Country Band @ 1974-07-05 | |
1: 1974-07-04 -TvZ at Willie Nelsons 4th of July Festival at Texas World Speedway-College Station-TX |
1: 1974-07-04 05 and 06 Willie Nelson 2th Picnic |
2: 1974-07-04 05 and 06 Willie Nelsons 2th annual Picknic |
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1974 | 7 | xx | P | the Oxford Hotel | Denver | CO | | the Billboard 1974-07-27 page 32 | PDF available | 2 | exact date unknown | |
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1974 | 7 ? | xx | P | Unknown Venue possible the Wooden Nickle or the Grubstake | Crested Butte | CO | | To Live's To Fly page :140 | recordings available > I believe this is a gig in the Wooden Nickel | 3 or 4 | very unsure venue & date | |
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1974 | 8 | 10 | P | Jack Tracks Studio | Nashville | TN | Townes have completed his 7th album : Seven Comes Eleven > At first not released >Kevin Eggers refused or could not pay the studio bill | the Billboard 1974-08-10 page 26 | "PDF available >then not released album-most of the songs are later new recorded released on ""Flyin' Shoes""" | 1 | "19 years later in 1993 released as ""the Nashville Sessions "" / Garth Fundis engineered -Chuck Cochrun did the arranging" | |
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1974 | 8 | 23 | P | Temporary Union Building @ the North Texas State University campus | Denton | TX | with John D. Loudermilk | the Denton Record Chronicle : 1974-08-24 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1974 | 9 | 24/25/26/27/28 | P | Castle Creek | Austin | TX | | the Rag-1974-09-16 | PDF available | 1 | | |
1: 1974-09-24 until 28 Castle Creek-Austin-TX |
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1974 | 9 | late | O | Townes takes on Johnny Guess as his driver/roadmanager | Houston | TX | "Johnny Guess aka Jimmie Joe Wanker had bought a brand new motorhome called ""the Blue Unit""" | several sources | | 2 | exact date unknown | |
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1974 | 10 | 4 & 5 | P | U H Coffee House @ University Of Houston 8.00 pm | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys * or like in several advertisment : Himma Ridge Boys | KPFT folio oct.1974 & the Houston Daily Coughar 1974-09-27 | JPEG & PNG available | 1 | | |
1: 1974-10-04 and 05 University of Houston Coffeehouse |
2: 1974-10-04 and 05 University Of Houston |
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1974 | 10 | xx | P | the Rubaiyat | Dallas | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | Mickey White in To Live's To Fly | | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown | |
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1974 | 10 | xx | P | Stephan F.Austin University | Nacogdoches | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | Wrecks Bell & available photos | photos available | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown/the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys are :TvZ,Mickey White,Wrecks Bell & sometimes guest performances by Richard Dobson | |
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1974 | 10 | 24/25/26 | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys also Bozo Baker (ringling bros circus clown) performed | the Houston Daily Cougar 1974-10-24 & 25 | PNG's available | 1 | | |
1: 1974-10-24 until 26 |
2: 1974-10-24 until 26 the Old Quarter-Houston-TX |
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1974 | 11 | 13/14/15/16/17 | P | Earl Of Old Town | Chicago | IL | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | the Chicago Tribune 1974-10-31 page : 46 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
1: 1974-11-13 until 17 the Earl of the Town-Chicago-IL 2 |
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1974 | 11 | xx | P | the Instant Karma Springfield Brewery Company | Springfield | MO | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | To Live's To Fly | | 3 | exact date unknown | |
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1974 | 11 | 25/26/27 /28/29 | P | "11/28 = ""Thanksgiving Feast Of Music"" @ Charlotte's Web @ Mendolsson Performing Arts Centre" | Rockford | IL | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys Susan & Richard Thomas opened 2 shows 8.30 &10.30 pm | the Morning Star 1974-11-28 page : 68 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1974 | 12 | 5/6 & 7 | P | the Castle Creek | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | To Live's To Fly & the Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1974 | 12 | 18/19/20 /21 | P | the Old Quarter 9.00 pm | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys ?? | KPFT folio dec.1974 | JPEG available | 1 | the HRMB not mentioned in the KPFT folio ! Possibly did Townes performances at two Houston venues at the same day | |
1: 1974-12-18 19 20 and 21 The Old Quarter-Houston-TX |
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1: 1974-12-19 20 21 Townes van Zandt and Vince Bell at the Sweetheart of Texas Hall Houston TX |
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1974 | 12 | 19/20 /21 | P | the Sweetheart Of Texas Hall & Saloon | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys ?? also with Vince Bell | A gig poster | Poster available | 1 | the HRMB not mentioned in the KPFT folio ! Possibly did Townes performances at two Houston venues at the same day | |
1: 1974-12-19 20 21 Townes van Zandt and Vince Bell at the Sweetheart of Texas Hall Houston TX |
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1974 | 12 | 27 /28/29/30/31 | P | the Mangy Moose Saloon | Teton Village/Jackson Hole | WY | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | Richard Dobson in the Gulf Coast Boys & the Jackson Hole News of several dates | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1975 | 1 | 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9 /10/11 | P | the Mangy Moose Saloon | Teton Village/Jackson Hole | WY | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | the Gulf Coast Boys & the Jackson Hole News of the of several dates | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1975 | 1 | 14 & 15 ? | P | the Oxford Hotel | Denver | CO | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | A Deeper Blue,To Live's To Fly & the Gulf Coast Boys | | 2 | exact dates & number of gigdates unknown | |
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1975 | 1 | middle /late ? | P | the Grubstake | Crested Butte | CO | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | A Deeper Blue,To Live's To Fly & the Gulf Coast Boys | | 2 | exact dates & number of gigdates unknown | |
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1975 | 1 | middle /late ? | P | the Pioneer Inn | Nederland | CO | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | A Deeper Blue,To Live's To Fly & the Gulf Coast Boys | | 2 | exact dates & number of gigdates unknown | |
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1975 | 2 | 4/5/6/7/8 | P | the Castle Creek | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys also with John Vandever (of Ewing St. Times) | Richard Dobson in the Gulf Coast Boys & Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1975 | 2 | 9 | P | J.Gatsby's Restaurant | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1975 | 2 | 12 &13 | P | J.Gatsby's Restaurant | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys >1975-02-12 also with Patty Richter | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
1: 1975-02-12 J.Gatsbys Restaurant-Austin TX |
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1975 | 2 | 18/19/20 /21/22 | P | the Office Club | Denton | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | The Denton Record Chronicle's 1975-02-16 & 18 | PDF's & JPEG available | 1 | | |
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1975 | 2 | 27 & 28 | P | the Sweethart Of Texas Hall & Saloon | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys also with Eric Taylor & Lucinda Williams | the Rice Tresher 1975-02-10 page : 8 & partly ticket | PNG-PDF & part of a ticket available | 1 | | |
1: 1975-02-27 28 and 29 Sweetheart Of Texas Hall Houston TX |
1: 1975-02-27 and 28 and 03 01-Sweetheart of Texas Hall |
2: 1975-02-27 and 28 +03-01 Texas Concert Hall and Saloon-Houston-TX |
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1: 1975-02-28 Sweetheart Of Texas Concert all and Saloon with Eric Taylor |
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1975 | 3 | 1 | P | the Sweethart Of Texas Hall & Saloon | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys also with Eric Taylor & Lucinda Williams | KPFT folio 1975-01 & the Houston Daily Coughar 1975-02-20 | PNG & JPEG available | 1 | | |
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1975 | 3 | 13/14/15/16 | P | the Hop | Fort Worth | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | the Fort Worth Daily Skiff 1975-03-13 | PNG available | 1 | | |
1: 1975-03-13 until 16 the Hop-Fort Worth-TX |
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1975 | 3 | 27 /28/29 | P | the Ritz Theater | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1975 | 4 | 4 | P | the Ritz Theatre | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1975 | 5 | 8/9 & 10 | P | the Castle Creek | Austin | TX | also Lee Clayton & Dallas Brooks performed | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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2: 1975-05-10 Sweetheart Of Texas Hall Houston TX |
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1975 | 5 | 10 | P | the Sweethart Of Texas Hall & Saloon | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys,Rocky Hill & David Rodriquez | available poster | | 1 | Richard Dobson opened | |
1: 1975-05-10 Sweetheart Of Texas Concert Hall and Saloon |
2: 1975-05-10 Sweetheart Of Texas Hall Houston TX |
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1975 | 5 | 15/16/17 | P | the Sweethart Of Texas Hall & Saloon | Houston | TX | with Bill Staines | KPFT folio 1975-05 + the venue Poster | Poster + JPEG available | 1 | | |
1: 1975-05-15 16 and 17 Sweetheart Of Texas Hall Houston TX |
2: 1975-05-15 16 and 17 Sweetheart Of Texas Hall |
1: 1975-05-15 until 17 the Sweetheart Of Texas concert hall and saloon |
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1975 | 5 | 24 | P | Kerrville Festival @ the Quiet Valley Ranch | Kerrville | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | some recordings available | recordings available | 1 | blues workshop & appearance | |
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1975 | 6 | 4/5/6/7/8 | P | the Scene | Nashville | TN | | "advertisment visible in the film ""Be Here To Love Me""" | | 1 or 2 | | |
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1975 | 9 | 25/26 & 27 | P | the Castle Creek | Austin | TX | | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1975 | 9 | 30 | P | Austin City Limits | Austin | TX | with Clifton Chernier | several sources-recordings available | recordings available | 1 | aired on TV 1976-02-15 | |
setlist: 1975-09-30-Austin City limits 1975.txt
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1975 | 10 | 2/3 & 4 | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | | the Rice Tresher 1975-10-02 page :10 - KPFT folio october 1975 & the Houston Daily Coughar 1975-10-02 | PDF - JPEG & PNG available | 1 | | |
1: 1975-10-02 until 04 the Old Quarter gig article |
2: 1975-10-02 until 04 the Old Quarter-Houston-TX |
3: 1975-10-02 until 04 the Old Quarter-Houston-TX |
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1975 | 10 | 9/10/11/12 | P | Liberty Hall | Houston | TX | with Jimmie Spheeris live broadcasted @ KPFT 90 fm | the Houston Daily Coughar 1975-10-09 | PNG available | 1 | | |
1: 1975-10-09 until 12 Liberty Hall-Houston-TX |
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1975 | 10 | 17 | P | PC Fair For All festival @ Lynn Eusan Park @ the University Of Houston | Houston | TX | with El Gruppo Libre-Greasy Fingers-the High Time Octet & others | the Houston Daily Coughar 1975-10-17 | PNG available | 1 | | |
1: 1975-10-17 Fair For All article |
2: 1975-10-17 Fair For All Festival-Houston-TX |
3: 1975-10-17 P.C. Fair For All at Lynn Easan Park-Houston-TX |
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1975 | 10 | 24 & 25 | P | Houlahans no 2 | Houston | TX | with Kent Cole | the Houston Daily Coughar 1975-10-10 | PNG available | 1 | | |
1: 1975-10-24 and 25 Houlahans no Houston-TX |
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1975 | 12 | xx | P | the Castle Creek | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | "Mickey White >short recording pieces available in ""Be Here To Love Me""" | | 2 | exact date unknown /seems a little unsure | |
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1975 | late | xx | O | Townes is thinking of escaping the music society >no succes > poor business | Austin | TX | Kevin Eggers have financiel problems > plans didn't come from the ground >almost no gigs | To Live's To Fly :chapter 17 | | 1 or 2 | "impossible to give exact dates/ the recordings of "" Seven Comes Eleven"" are not released >No money for promotion > poor business" | |
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1975 | 12 | late | O | Townes & Uncle Seymours trailers | Clarksville/Austin | TX | | recording sessions for the film-Heartworn Highways by James Szalapski | some recordings & the film available | 1 or 2 | the well known recordings with Uncle Seymour Washington / *also possible recorded at one of the the first days of januari 1976 | |
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1976 | 1 | 8/9 & 10 | P | the Castle Creek | Austin | TX | | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1976 | 1 | 15 | P | the Castle Creek | Austin | TX | with Guy Clark & Jerry Jeff Walker >promo tour for Guy's -Old No.1 | KPFT folio of Mai 1976 | JPEG available | 1 | | |
1: 1976-01-15 the Castle Creek with Guy Clark and JJW |
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1976 | 1 or 2 | xx | P | Dean Scott's | Houston | TX | | Richard Dobson in the Gulfcoast Boys | | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown | |
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1976 | 1 or 2 | xx | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | | Richard Dobson in the Gulfcoast Boys | | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown | |
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1976 | 2 | 14/15/16 | P | Liberty Hall | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys also Taj Mahal and his band performed | the Houston Daily Cougar 's 1976-02-12 & 13 | PNG available | 1 | | |
1: 1976-02-14 until 16 Liberty Hall-Houston-TX |
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1976 | 3 | 5 & 6 | P | Houlahan's #2 | Houston | TX | solo appearance | KPFT folio of March 1976 | PDF & JPEG available | 1 | | |
1: 1976-03-05 and 06 Houlahans no. 2 |
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1976 | 4 | 1/2 & 3 | P | Castle Creek Saloon | Austin | TX | | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1976 | 4 | 12 & 13 | P | the Exit/In | Nashville | TN | opening for Guy Clark | the Billboard 1976-05-15 page :30 & the Tennesean 1976-04-14 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1976 | 5 | 4 & 5 | P | Texas Opry House | Houston | TX | the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys opened* | KPFT folio of May 1976 | JPEG available | 1 | * promoted as TVZ & the HRMB >Mickey mailed me the HMRB always opened and played only sometimes a few songs with Townes | |
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1976 | 5 | 14 & 15 | P | Houlahan's #2 | Houston | TX | the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys opened* | KPFT folio of May 1976 | JPEG available | 1 | * promoted as TVZ & the HRMB >Mickey mailed me the HMRB always opened and played only sometimes a few songs with Townes | |
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1976 | 6 | 3/4 & 5 | P | "the Castle Creek ""the Farewell To Austin Concerts""" | Austin | TX | | the Austin Daily Texan 1976-06-06 -the Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1976 | 6 | early | LE | One week trip in the Colorado Mountains with Cindy | Aspen | CO | during this week Townes & Cindy decided to leave Clarksville and to move to Nashville to get Townes songs better heard | A Deeper Blue page :149 | | 2 or 3 | exact dates unknown/ I believe Townes and Cindy had a longer stay in Colorado | |
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1976 | 6 | middle /late ? | LE | Townes is brought to Brackenridge Hospital after a fit of alcoholic derangement/ craziness | Austin | TX | Brackenridge hospital was the only hospital in Austin-TX ,that accepted uninsured patiens in the emergency room | A Deeper Blue page :143 | | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown | |
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1976 | 6 | middle /late ? | O | John Lomax III is Townes new manager | Nashville | TN | John Lomax III was an old friend and startet already earlier 1976 to clear Townes business affairs | John Lomax III & several other sources | | 2 | exact date unknown | |
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1976 | 6 | late | O | Advertisment in the Rolling Stone magazine >Townes van Zandt fanclub | | | | John Lomax III & several other sources | | 2 | exact date unknown | |
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1976 | 9 | 16/17/18 | P | the Montana Mining Co, North (Hancock Drive) | Austin | TX | the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys opened* | Austin American Statesman 1976-09-16 page : 23 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1976 | 9 | 23/24/25 | P | Castle Creek Saloon | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1976 | 10 | 15 | P | Country Music Assocation Convention | Nashville | TN | with Guy Clark,Waylon Jennings,Jerry Jeff Walker & others | A Deeper Blue + an article by Bill Hedgepath > See the Blue Sky page | | 2 | Townes was very drunken, Guy said he wouldn't see him anymore | |
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1976 | 10 | 30 | P | the Austin Outhouse | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | available poster | poster available | 1 | | |
1: 1976-10-30 the Outhouse Austin Tx the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys |
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1976 | 10 | 31 | P | the Soap Creek Saloon > Benefit for Uncle Seymour | Austin | TX | with Greezy Wheels-Richard Dobson-Butch Hancock -Jubal Clark & others | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1976 | 11 | 2 & 3 | P | Anderson Fair | Houston | TX | | the Houston Daily Cougar 1976-10-29 page : 15 | PNG available | 1 | | |
1: 1976-11-02 and 03 Anderson Fair-Houston-TX |
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1976 | 11 | 16/17/18/19/20 | P | the Old Time Picking Parlor | Nashville | TN | | the Tennessean-1976-11-14 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1976 | late | | LE | Townes & Cindy moved to Nashville/Franklin | Franklin | TN | | the Austin Daily Texan 1976-06-06 -the Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 2 or 3 | dates unknown | |
1977 | 1 | 15 | O | Pancho & Lefty released on Emmylou Harris album Luxary Liner (Warner Bros) | | | "later that year is"" Snowblind Friend"" by Hoyt Axton with also with Pancho & Lefty released" | several sources | | 1 | | |
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1977 | 2 | 26 | P | the Pizza Place | Nashville | TN | | the Cash Box 1977-03-19 page : 35 | PDF available | 1 | EmmyLou Harris surprised the audience at the venue by appearing to hear TVZ and singing 3 songs with her guitarist Rodney Crowell !! | |
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1977 | 2 | 28 | P | "the Exit Inn > the 4th in the ""Writers Nights"" series" | Nashville | TN | with Tracey Nelson-Dick Feller & others >all performers played segments of 15 minutes | the Cash Box 1977-03-12 page : 69 | PDF available | 1 | Townes played 3 originals including Pancho & Lefty | |
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1977 | 3 | 9 | P | Cafe Deja Vu | Raleigh | NC | | poster available | poster available | 1 | | |
1: 1977-03-09 Cafe Deja Vu Raleigh NC |
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1977 | 3 | 11 | P | the Cat's Cradle | Chapel Hill | NC | | recordings available | recordings available | 1 | 7 songs official released on Rear View Mirror # 1 | |
setlist: 1977-03-11 the Cats Cradle-Carrboro-NC.txt
1: 1977-03-11 TvZ at the Cats Cradle-Chapel Hill-NC 1 |
2: 1977-03-11 TvZ at the Cats Cradle-Chapel Hill-NC 2 |
1: 1977-03-11 TvZ at the Cats Cradle-Chapel Hill-NC 2 |
2: 1977-03-11 TvZ at the Cats Cradle-Chapel Hill-NC 1 |
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1977 | 3 | 15 & 16 | P | the Old Time Picking Parlor | Nashville | TN | opening for Panama Red | the Tennessean 1977-03-13 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1977 | 3 | 18 | P | the Gryphon | Pittsboro | NC | | Len's old list | | 2 | I have no other imformation | |
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1977 | 3 | 26 | P | the Down Home | Johnson City | TN | | the Kingsport Times of 1977-03-23 page : 12 + 1977-03-26 page : 22 | PDF & PNG available | 1 | | |
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1977 | 4 | 23 | P | El Paso Folk Festival | El Paso | TX | also Happy Traum-Carolyn Hester & several others appeared | El Paso Herald Post 1977-04-22 | | 1 | | |
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1977 | 4 | xx | P | "Promotional instore appearance @ ""Dirty""Jack's Record Rack" | Milwaukee | WI | | an email by Martin A.Miller >he worked @ the record store that time | Martin said: the gigs @ the Blue River Cafe were solo performances | 3 | Townes tried to promote the two gigs @ the Blue River Cafe-He signed records and talked with the few customers of the recordstore | |
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1977 | 4 | xx | P | the Blue River Cafe | Milwaukee | WI | solo appearances | an email by Martin A.Miller | | 3 | exact date unknown- Martin is not sure 1976 or 1977 | |
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1977 | 4 | 28/29/30 | P | the Jefferson Davis Inn | Lexington | KY | | the Lexington Herald 1977-04-24 page : 148 & available poster | PDF & poster available | 1 | | |
1: 1977-04-28 29 and 30 TvZ at the Jefferson Davis Inn Lexington KY |
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1977 | 5 | 4/5/6/7 | P | Mississippi Whiskers | Nashville | TN | opening for Jim Rushing & Band | the Tennessean 1977-05-06 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1977 | 5 | 25 | O | """live @ the Old Quarter-Houston-TX"" released on Tomato records" | New York City | NY | | the Billboard 1977-05-21 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1977 | 5 | 26/27 | P | the Bull Creek Inn | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
1: 1977-05-26 until 29 6th annual Kerrville Folk Festival |
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1977 | 5 | 28 | P | Kerrville Folk Festival @ the Quiet Valley Ranch | Kerrville | TX | | the San Antonio Express 1977-05-28 & some recordings | PDF & some recordings available | 1 | Townes was performer (5-28) & judge | |
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1977 | 5 | 29 | P | the Bull Creek Inn presents : the Bull Creek Inn Sunday picnic | Austin | TX | also with Alex Harvey & the Michael James Band(Rusty Weir's Band) | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1977 | 5 | 30 | P | arts fair @ the Shreiner College campus | Kerrville | TX | | | | 1 | | |
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1977 | 5 | 30 | P | Cheatam Street Warehouse | San Marcos/Austin | TX | | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1977 | 6 | 2-3 & 4 | P | Liberty Hall | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys opening for Hoyt Axton | "available poster >""The Return Of The Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys""" | poster available | 1 | | |
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1: 1977-06-02 03 and 04 townes van zandt liberty hall poster |
2: 1977-06-02 03 and 04Houston Liberty Hall |
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1977 | 8 | 8/9 & 10 | P | the Starwood Club | Hollywood/Los Angeles | CA | with Dianne Davidson & Tracey Nelson + friends | Valley News-Van Nuys 1977-08-05 page : 58 & the Omaha Rainbow issue # 15 | PDF & other articles available | 1 | | |
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1977 | 8 | xx | P | the Roxy | Los Angeles | CA | with Dianne Davidson & Tracey Nelson + friends | Tim McMullen | | 3 | Tim McMullen gives 1976 as year >1977 seems more correct ! | |
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1977 | 8 | xx | P | the Troubadour | Los Angeles | CA | with Dianne Davidson & Tracey Nelson + friends | John Lomax III in To Live's To Fly page : 165 | | 3 | exact date unknown | |
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1977 | 8 | xx | P | the Great American Music Hall | San Francisco | CA | with Dianne Davidson & Tracey Nelson + friends | the Cash Box 1977-08-20 page : 43 | PDF available | 2 | exact date unknown | |
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1977 | 8 | xx | P | unknown venue | Seattle | WA | with Dianne Davidson & Tracey Nelson + friends | the Cash Box 1977-08-20 page : 43 | PDF available | 2 or 3 | exact date & venue unknown | |
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1977 | 8 | xx | P | unknown venue | Portland | OR | with Dianne Davidson & Tracey Nelson + friends | the Cash Box 1977-08-20 page : 43 | PDF available | 2 or 3 | exact date & venue unknown | |
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1977 | 8 | 23/24 /25/26/27 | P | Aunt Charley's | BuckheadAtlanta | GA | | the Georgia State University Signal 1977-08-08 : page 14 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1977 | 9 | 1/4/1900 | P | Mayor Rizza's Labourday In The Park Concert | Philadelphia | PA | with Dianne Davidson & Tracey Nelson + friends | the Cash Box 1977-08-20 page : 43 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1977 | 9 | 1/5/1900 | P | the Lonestar Cafe | New York City | NY | with Dianne Davidson & Tracey Nelson + friends | the Cash Box 1977-08-20 page : 43 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1977 | 9 | 10 & 11 | P | Antinino's 2 shows a day 8.00 & 11.00 pm | Pittsburg | PA | with Dianne Davidson & Tracey Nelson + friends | Frenchy Burrito in the Mosquito Diaries & the Pittsburgh Press | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1977 | 9 | 11 or 12 ? | P | the Lightnin' Bar @ Mann's Hotel (after the Antinino's Gig) | McKees Rocks | PA | 1 song (Who Do You Love)with Rodd Willings & Band/also one duet(Mind Your Own Business) with Frenchy Burrito | Frenchy Burrito in the Mosquito Diaries | PDF available | 2 | only two songs/1 with Frenchy Burrito | |
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1977 | 9 | 13 | P | John & Peter's | New Hope | PA | | Frenchy Burrito in the Mosquito Diaries & article with an unsure date | PDF available | 2 | source have no certain date !! | |
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1977 | 9 | 16 & 17 | P | the Main Point | Bryn Mawr | PA | with Paula Lockheart & Band | the Mainpoint performers list/ Chris Friedrich's old list & the Mercury-Pottstown 1977-09-03 page 53 | Main Point performers & Chris Friedrich's lists + PDF available | 1 | second day 2 gigs 8.00 & 10.00 | |
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1977 | 9 | 19 | P | Jonathan Swift's | Cambridge | MA | with Alvin Crow | the Boston Globe 1977-09-22 page : 41 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1977 | 9 | 20 & 21 | P | the Lonestar Cafe | New York City | NY | solo appearances | the Village Voice 1977-10-03 page 31 & ad poster | JPEG available | 1 | | |
1: 1977-09-20 and 21 the Lonestar Cafe New York |
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1977 | 9 | 22 | P | Rockland Community College | Suffern | NY | | the New York Times 1977-09-22 page 25 | | 1 | | |
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1977 | 9 | 22/23/24 | P | the Childe Harold 2 shows a day 8.30 & 11.00 pm | Washington | DC | George Gritzbach opened | the Washington Post 1977-09-23 & the Evening Star 1977-09-18 page : 84 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1977 | 9 | 25 | P | Rock Creek Park | Washington | DC | | the Washington Post 1977-09-23 | | 1 | | |
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1977 | 10 | 15 | O | TVZ is signing as exclusive artist for Tomato Records(Kevin Eggers new label) | New York City | NY | | the Billboard 1977-10-15 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1977 | 10 | xx | O | Harold Eggers becomes Townes new caretaker/roadmanager | | | | several sources | | 2 | exact date unknown >Harold toured with Townes during the last period of 1977 | |
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1977 | fall | xx | O | John Lomax III is working on Townes lyrics/sheet music/photo book | Nashville | TN | "the songbook ""For The Sake Of The Song "" is now a collectors item." | several sources & the Omaha Rainbow of decembre 1977 | | 2 | exact dates unknown | |
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1977 | 11 | 3 | P | the Great SouthEast Music Hall | Atlanta | GA | with Tracey Nelson-Lee Clayton & Linda Hardgrove | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1977 | 12 | 1/2 & 3 | P | the Rome Inn | Guadaloupe County/Austin | TX | with Mickey White & Rex Bell | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1977 | 12 | xx | O | Townes signed two sessions of 250 limited editions of For The Sake Of The Song | | | "the songbook ""For The Sake Of The Song "" is now a collectors item." | several sources & the Omaha Rainbow of decembre 1977 | | 2 | date & venue unknown | |
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1977 | 12 | 17 | O | Libran Book Shop > one of the two sessions of 250 limited editions of For The Sake Of The Song | Houston | TX | "the songbook ""For The Sake Of The Song "" is now a collectors item." | ad poster | JPEG available | 1 | this session was arranged by the publiser of the songbook : Joseph Lomax | |
1: 1977-12-17 Libran Book Store Houston TX |
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1977 | 12 | late | LE | Townes broke his arm >Townes & Mike Ewah had a car accident in Franklin-TN | Franklin | TN | Mike was driving > both Townes & Mike were very drunk | To Live's To Fly & A Deeper Blue : page 164 | | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown | |
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1978 | 1 | 6 & 7 | P | Old Time Picking Parlor | Nashville | TN | with Panama Red | the Tennessean 1978-01-06 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 1 | 17/18/19/20 /21 | P | Aunt Charley's | Buckhead/Atlanta | GA | with Gamble Rodgers | the Atlanta Constitution | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 2 & 3 | several days | P | "American Studios : recording sessions for ""Flying Shoes""" | Nashville | TN | produced by Chips Moman & Kevin Eggers | To Live's To Fly & A Deeper Blue | | 1 | | |
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1978 | 3 | 21 | O | message by John Lomax III in a newspaper : the basic tracks for 14 songs are cutted | Nashville | TN | recorded with a crew of top-shelf musicians by Chips Moman ** Townes wasn't able to play guitar >he had broken his arm | To Live's To Fly page :198 | the release is planned for 1978-05 | 1 | | |
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1978 | 4 | 12 & 13 | P | Old Time Picking Parlor | Nashville | TN | with Owen Cody with Ladysmith & Pam Rose | the Tennessean 1978-04-09 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 4 | 18 | P | Maintenance Shop @ the Iowa State University | Ames | IA | with Owen Cody | "Maintenance Shop performers & ""other venues"" performer lists " | both available | 1 | opening for John Lee Hooker @ the first gig of this tour | |
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1978 | 4 | 19 | P | Full Compass Soundstudio for WIBA fm | Madison | WI | with Owen Cody | A Deeper Blue | | 1 | | |
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1978 | 4 | 21 & 22 | P | the Quiet Knight | Chicago | IL | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland Luke Baldwin opened" | the Chicago Tribune 1978-04-16 page : 148 | PDF & JPEG available | 1 | | |
1: 1978-04-21 and 22 the Quiet Knight-Chicago-IL 2 |
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1978 | 4 | 23 & 24 | P | Bunky's | Madison | WI | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland opening for John Lee Hooker" | the Madison Wisconsin State Journal 1978-04-23 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 4 | 25 & 26 | P | the Blue River Cafe | Milwaukee | WI | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland Bill Camplin opened" | the Milwaukee Journal 1978-04-29 page : 6 | | 1 | | |
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1978 | 4 | 29 & 30 | P | Larry Joe's | Augusta | GA | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland" | A Deeper Blue | | 3 | dates unsure > no other information available | |
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1978 | 5 | 1 | P | Gilly's | Dayton | OH | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland" | the Journal Herald/Dayton-OH (2x) | PDF's available | 1 | with John Lee Hooker | |
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1978 | 5 | 3 (& 4 ?) | P | Great Midwestern Music Hall | Louisville | KY | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland" | A Deeper Blue & available photos | photos available | 1 | "possible with John Lee Hooker-""the Two Days Each Tour""" | |
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2: 1978-05-03 TvZ and Owen Cody at the Great Midwestern Music Hall-Louisville-KY |
3: 1978-05-03 TvZ at the Great Midwestern Music Hall-Louisville-KY |
4: 1978-05-03 TvZ at the Great Western Music Hall with Danny Ruester Rowland and Owen Cody |
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1978 | 5 | 5 & 6 | P | McDovel Hall Kiva @ the Michigan State University | East Lansing | MI | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland with John Lee Hooker" | the Michigan State News 1978-05-08 page : 6 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
1: 1978-05-05 and 06 McDonel Hall Kiva-Central Michigan Life |
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setlist: 1978-05-06 Mariah Coffeehouse-East Lansing.txt
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1978 | 5 | 6 & 7 | P | Mariah Coffeehouse @ the Michigan State University | East Lansing | MI | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland " | A Deeper Blue & the Michigan State News 1978-06-02 page :19 also recordings available | PDF & recordings available 1978-05-06 | 1 | | |
setlist: 1978-05-06 Mariah Coffeehouse-East Lansing.txt
1: 1978-05-06 b |
2: 1978-05-06 |
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1978 | 5 | 12 & 13 | P | My Father's Place | Roslyn /Long Island | NY | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland" | A Deeper Blue & available article | | 1 | "opening for John Lee Hooker-""the Two Days Each Tour""" | |
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1: 1978-05-12 My Fathers Place 2 |
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1978 | 5 | 14 | P | WNEW fm studios | New York City | NY | interview by Vin Scelsa | article available | recordings available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 5 | 14 | P | Jonathan Swift's | Cambridge | MA | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland also Peter Rowan opened" | the Boston Globe 1978-05-11 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 5 | 15 & 16 | P | the Lonestar Cafe | New York City | NY | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland" | the Daily Record 1978-05-19 page : 49 & available ad poster | PDF & poster available | 1 | | |
1: 1978-05-15 and 16 the Lonestar Cafe New York |
2: 1978-05-15 and 16 TvZ at the Lonestar Cafe New York |
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1: 1978-05-16 the Lonestar Cafe-New York |
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1978 | 5 | 17 & 18 | P | the Cellar Door | Wash DC /Georgetown | DC | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland Dirk Hamilton opened" | the Evening Star 1978-05-18 page : 24 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 5 | 20 | P | Cambridge River outdoor festival | Cambridge | MA | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland other performers :Kate Taylor-Jan Mallah & the Robin Layne Band" | the Boston Herald 1978-05-20 page : 11 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 5 | 23 & 24 | P | Fourth & Pine 9.00 pm | St Louis | MO | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland opening for John Lee Hooker" | the St Louis Post-Dispath 1978-05-21 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 5 | 26 | P | Kerrville Folkfestival @ the Quiet Valley Ranch | Kerrville | TX | solo performance ? | the Kerrville Mountain Sun 1978-05-18 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 5 or 6 | xx | O | """Flying Shoes"" released on Tomato Records" | New York City | NY | | To Live's To Fly & several other sources | | 2 | exact date unknown | |
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1978 | 6 | 2 & 3 | P | the Inn Of The Beginning | Cotati | CA | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland also the Peter Rowan Band opened/performed" | the Petaluma Argus-Courier 1978-06-02 page : 29 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 6 | 5 | P | the Great American Music Hall | San Francisco | CA | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland also John Lee Hooker & his band performed" | the Stanford Daily 1978-06-01 page : 7 the Berkeley Barb's(2x) 1978-05 & 06 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 6 | 7 | P | Interviewed live @ KZAM-radio | Seattle | WA | | the Cash Box 1978-06-24 page 21 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 6 | 7 & 8 | P | the Rainbow Tavern | Seattle | WA | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland the Skyboys opened" | A Deeper Blue & the Seattle Daily Times 1978-06-09 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 6 | xx | P | the Euphoria Tavern | Portland | OR | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland " | A Deeper Blue | | 2 or 3 | no other information | |
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1978 | 6 | xx | P | the Place | Eugene | OR | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland " | A Deeper Blue | | 2 or 3 | no other information | |
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1978 | 6 | 30 | P | the Pan American Ballroom | Odessa | TX | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland ??? also the Sugar Cane Assocation feat. Eddie Zachery performed" | the Odessa American's of 1978-06-28 & 1978-06-30 | | 1 | | |
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1978 | 7 | 1 | O | message in the Billboard | Nashville | TN | TvZ is now represented by Lamar Fike's managment in Nashville | the Billboard 1978-07-01 page :54 | | 1 | | |
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1978 | 7 | 7 | P | the Blue Onion | Norman | OK | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray" | "A Deeper Blue & available recordings/partly official released as ""Rear View Mirror"" (1989)" | recordings available | 1 | | |
setlist: 1978-07-07 the Blue Onion-Norman-OK.txt
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1978 | 8 | 5 | P | """Night Ride"" @ radio KLAK" | Denver | CO | host Bill Ashford | the Billboard 1978-08-05 | | 1 or 2 | date is a little unsure- possible pre recorded ?? | |
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1978 | 9 | 15 | LE | Williamson County Courthouse-Townes married Cindy Morgan | Franklin | TN | | several sources | | 1 | | |
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1978 | 9 | 29 & 30 | P | the Lonestar Cafe | New York City | NC | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray also Josh White jr. performed" | the Daily Record 1978-09-22 page : 48 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 10 | 2 & 3 | P | the Cellar Door | Wash DC /Georgetown | DC | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray" | the Evening Star 1978-10-01 page : 71 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 10 | 4 & 5 | P | the Lonestar Cafe | New York City | NY | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray also Josh White jr. performed" | A Deeper Blue & available ad poster | poster available | 1 | | |
1: 1978-10-04 and 05 the Lone Star Cafe New York NY |
2: 1978-10-04 and 05the Lonestar New York |
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1978 | 10 | 8 | P | the Paradise Theater | Boston | MA | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray" | the Lowell Sun 1978-10-05 & the Boston Globe 1978-10-06 page: 3 | PDF & PNG available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 10 | xx | P | the Hummingbird Cafe | Indianapolis | IN | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray" | A Deeper Blue | | 3 | unsure | |
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1978 | 10 | 15 | P | U.S.Folksinger benefity | Bloomington | IN | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray" | A Deeper Blue | | 3 | unsure | |
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1978 | 10 | 16 & 17 | P | Black Sheep Repertory Theater | Manchester | MI | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray" | the Lansing State Journal 1978-09-23 page :55 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 10 | 18 & 19 | P | the Quiet Knight | Chicago | IL | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray David MacKenzie opened" | the Chicago Tribune 1978-10-15 page :167 & available photo | PDF & photo available | 1 | | |
1: 1978-10-18 the Quiet Knight-Chicago-IL |
2: 1978-10-18 TvZ at the Quiet Knight-Chicago-IL |
1: 1978-10-18 TvZ at the Quiet Knight-Chicago-IL |
1: 1978-10-18 and 19 the Quiet Knight-Chicago-IL |
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1978 | 10 | 22 | P | Gilly's | Dayton | OH | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray" | the Journal Herald/Dayton-OH (1x) | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1978 | 12 | 7 | P | interview & live ?? @ thirsty ear concert fm @ the Boston College | Boston | MA | with John Lee Hooker | Boston College/the Heights 1978-12-04 page 2 | PDF's available | 1 | WZBC 90.3 fm Hosted By Peter Gordon | |
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1978 | 12 | 8 & 9 | P | Armadillo's Headquarters | Austin | TX | opening for Talking Heads | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1979 | 1 | 13 | O | strange message in the Billboard 1979-01-13 | Franklin | TN | | Bilboard 1979-01-13 page : 37 > the message:TVZ has rescheduled all his dates after febr.1-to work on his next LP for Tomato ?? | PDF available | 1 | Townes should work on a new album @ his Franklin farm ?? | |
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1979 | 1 | 24 | P | the Exit Inn > benefit for Phillip Donnelly | Nashville | TN | with Guy Clark-Owen Cody-Sammy Miller-Billy Burnett & Lee Clayton | Cash Box-1979-02-10 page :35 | PDF available | 1 | awaiting for a new work visa decision,the US immigration department sended Phillip to Ireland | |
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1979 | 4 | late | O | Townes checked in a Tennessee State hospital for a 5 days detoxificatation program | Nashville | TN | | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 2 | exact dates unknown/ the detoxification was followed by a 10 days psychiatric treatment at one of these places where everybody is pumped full of valium | |
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1979 | 5 | 23 & 24 | P | Steamboat Springs 1874 | Austin | TX | "with Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland ,Owen Cody & Jimmie Gray /Richard Mason opened" | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1: 1979-05-24 until 28 8th Annual Kerrville Festival |
2: 1979-05-24 until 28 Kerrville Folk Festival |
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1979 | 5 | 26 | P | Fitzgerald's | Houston | TX | | 2 tickets | photo available | 1 | | |
1: 1979-05-26 Fitzgeralds-Houston-TX |
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1979 | 5 | 28 | P | Kerrville Folkfestival @ the Quiet Valley Ranch | Kerrville | TX | | the Lariat 1979-04-27 | PDF's available | 1 | | |
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1979 | 9 | 14 | P | Mississippi Whiskers | Nashville | TN | "with Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmy Gray 1979-09-14 > Mouda Gold Opened " | the Tennessean 1979-09-14 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1979 | 9 | 15 | P | Mississippi Whiskers | Nashville | TN | with Guy Clark & Irv Kane | the Tennessean 1979-09-14 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1979 | 10 | 2 & 3 | P | Cheatham Street Warehouse | San Marcos/Austin | TX | | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1979 | 10 | 11/12 & 13 | P | Steamboat Springs 1874 | Austin | TX | | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1979 | 11 | 10 & 11 | P | the Last Resort | Athens | GA | "with Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland" | the Red and Black 1979-11-13 page : 6 | recordings & DjVu document available | 1 | | |
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1979 | 12 | 12 | P | Cheatham Street Warehouse | San Marcos/Austin | TX | | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1979 | 12 | 20/21/22 | P | Steamboat Springs 1874 | Austin | TX | | Austin American Statesman | PDF available | 1 | | |
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1979 | 12 | 28 & 29 | P | Poor David's Pub | Dallas | TX | "with Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmy Gray ?? The Draw String Band Opened " | the Dallas Morning News 1979-12-31 page : 31 | PDF available | 1 | | |
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