A Deeper Blue: The Life and Music of Townes Van Zandt (North Texas Lives of Musician Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (817 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B009K7VUF8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 477 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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ROBERT EARL HARDY has been a professional writer for twenty-five years, with articles on twentieth century American music and the arts published in newspapers, journals, and magazines, most recently in The Oxford American. Also a musician, since the 1970s, Mr. He lives in Laurel, Maryland.. Hardy h
"A Deeper Blue gives fascinating insight into what inspired this sweetsinging, tortured genius and what inevitably brought him down. A Deeper Blue demonstrates why Van Zandt has become Texas' version of Mozart, Van Gogh, and Hank Williams all rolled up into one brilliant and beautiful burrito." -- Kinky Friedman"Honest, unbiased look at the troubled career and existence of one of America's greatest songwriters. His love for the music shines through, just as the spirit of Townes shines through each song." -- Kathleen Hudson, founder of the Texas Heritage Music Foundation
Read it if you need to, listen because you must I recall the first time I heard Poncho and Lefty and immediately picked up the cover to see who wrote it. Townes Van Zandt. That was the beginning of my appreciation for his talents. The book is probably a must read for many, it was for me and it certainly told me a lot about the man and his life. That said, it went on way too long. One reviewer referred to a slow motion train wreck and maybe that's a good way to put it. Since most of his time was spent drinking and drugging himself to death, the detailed account becomes both morbid and repetitive. A songwriter and troubadour's itinerant life may make for s. A deeper blue This was an excellent book. Exactly what I was looking for in wanting to know more about townes van zandt, his life, what made him tick. It was meticulously researched and it comes thorugh in the writing. There is plenty of insight and anecdotes. I'd elaborate, but instead I'll just say read it if you're interested.I do have one major gripe with the author. After establishing from the beginning of the book that Townes wanted the meaning of his songs to be interpreted by the listener, that they could mean different things to different people (which is what good poetry should do), Hardy goes on to give these . Theresa Rose said A rough ride for Townes fans. As all dedicated Townes fans already know, our eloquent troubadour and muse had a very dark side.Imagine that!?Like John Lennon, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, that guy from Alice In Chains and that other guy from Joy DivisionThere were things I wanted to know, such as in, "Snow Don't Fall"? Who was the murdered girlfriend? Or, who yanked the gold tooth out of his head with a household pliers?Another thing, who thinks that his third wife was a greedy, low-life skank of a critter who bilked him out of everything he had?This is a courageous effort to tell the story as true as it was and still is. I think Robert E
He looks beyond the legend and paints a colorful portrait of a complex man who embraced the darkness of demons and myth as well as the light of deep compassion and humanity, all “for the sake of the song.”. This is the first serious biography of a man widely considered one of Texas’—and America’s—greatest songwriters. A Deeper Blue traces Van Zandt’s background as the scion of a prominent Texas family; his troubled early years and his transformation from promising pre-law student to wandering folk singer; his life on the road and the demons that pursued and were pursued by