Townes Van Zandt

John Townes Van Zandt March 7 1944 January 1 1997 was an American singersongwriter He wrote numerous songs such as Pancho and Lefty For the Sake of the Song If I Needed You Tecumseh Valley Tower Song Rexs Blues and To Live Is to Fly that are widely considered masterpieces of American songwriting His musical style has often been described as melancholy and features rich poetic lyrics