Episode #218 | 1.23.25
Townes Van Zandt: Dreaming Hit Songs, Detox, and Waiting Around to Die
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Country songwriter Townes Van Zandt was an incredible talent who toiled in obscurity. Most of his albums never sold more than a few thousand copies. Like his idol, Hank Williams, he was willing to push aside everything to chase the muse – everything but the bottle. And like Hank Williams, Townes Van Zandt's legend would only grow greater after his death.
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Credits
Hosted by Jake Brennan.
Written by Patrick Coman.
Copy edited by James Sullivan.
Mixed by Colin Fleming.
DISGRACELAND theme song, “Crenshaw Space Boogie,” written and produced by Jake Brennan. Performed by Jake Brennan, Bryce Kanzer, Jay Cannava, and Evan Kenney. Mixed and engineered by Adam Taylor.
*illustrations by Avi Spivak @avispivak