John Townes Van Zandt was an American singer-songwriter. He wrote numerous songs, such as "Pancho and Lefty", "For the Sake of the Song", "If I Needed You", "Snake Mountain Blues", "Our Mother the Mountain", "Waitin' Round to Die", and "To Live Is to Fly". His musical style has often been described as melancholic and features rich, poetic lyrics. During his early years, Van Zandt was respected for his guitar playing and fingerpicking ability.
Van Zandt in Heartworn Highways (1975)
Townes Van Zandt at Kult, Niederstetten (1995)
Stephen Fain Earle is an American country, rock and folk singer-songwriter. He began his career as a songwriter in Nashville and released his first EP in 1982.
Earle performing at the Rudolstadt-Festival in 2018
Earle performing in 2007 at the Midlands Music Festival in Westmeath, Ireland
Earle performing in front of the United States Supreme Court on July 1, 2003
Steve Earle onstage with Allison Moorer at the Bumbershoot event in 2007