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Authors: Robert Earl Hardy

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KUT-FM, Austin

Audio and Video Sources

291

Audio

8/10/90

York Winning Post

12/28/90

VPRO Studios, Hilversum, Holland

8/29/91

Barbican, York, U.K.

7/17/93

Community Theatre, Lawrence, Kansas

7/17/93

KJHK-FM, Lawrence, Kansas

11/21/94

Munich, Germany

12/9/94

Manchester University, U.K.

5/8/95

Band on the Wall, Manchester, U.K.

9/13/95

Bluebird Cafe, Nashville

11/20/95

Bayerischer Rundfunk, Germany

12/9–10/95 Borderline, London

10/13/96

KUT-FM, Austin

11/30/96

Bochum, Germany

12/3/96

Borderline, London

Video

11/02/91

Dutch MTV show

11/02/91

De Melke Way, Amsterdam

11/28/94

Ljubljana K4, Slovenia

7/11/95

Wein, Germany

11/25/95

The Drum Room, Kansas City

11/24/96

Munich, Germany

1987–98

TV shows:
New Country
(1987);
Nashville
Tonight
(1987);
Bobby Bare Show
(1987);
Texas
Connection
(1993);
Solo Sessions
(1995); Cactus Cafe tribute show (1997); Bottom Line tribute show (1997)

3/28/98

Austin City Limits
“Celebration of Townes Van Zandt”

Index

Acuff, Roy, 20, 252

“Billy, Boney and Ma,” 238

Acuff-Rose, 72, 74

Birchmere, 207, 211, 244

After the Gold Rush
, 111

Bird Lounge, 61

“Ain’t Leavin’ Your Love,” 200

Bishop’s American Pub, 121

“Ain’t Livin’ Long Like This,” 160

Bitter End circuit, 97–99

Allman, Duane, 115, 116

“Black Crow Blues,” 66

Allman Brothers Band, 111, 115, 116

“Blaze’s Blues,” 225, 238

“All Your Young Servants,” 78

Blue
, 111

American (studio), 163, 164

Bluebird Café, 240, 243

Andersen, Eric, 211, 258

“Bluebird Wine,” 160

Anderson Fair, 197, 203, 224

Bluegrass Inn, 242

Anderson, Eddy, 164

“Blue March, The,” 258

Another Side of Bob Dylan
, 70

“Blue Ridge Mountains,” 112

Anthology of American Folk Music
, 21

Blue River Café, 157

Antone’s, 180

Blue Unit, The, 137–139

Armadillo World Headquarters, 137,

“Blue Wind Blew,” 200

181

“Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas),” 67

Arnold, Eddy, 72

Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits
, 76

Ash Grove, 247

Bonanza
, 225

“At My Window,” 167, 200

Bonner, Juke Boy, 130

At My Window
, 199–202, 205

Borderline, 240, 242, 254

Austin, Stephen, 7

Bottom Line, 211, 268

Austin Chronicle
, 168

Boyett, Jay, 73

Austin City Limits
, 139, 188, 268

Box Tops, 164

Austin Outhouse, 180

Brackenridge Hospital (Austin), 143,

Axton, Hoyt, 40, 152

195

Bradley, Owen, 76, 94, 117

“Badly Mistreated Blues,” 66

“Brand New Companion,” 102, 158,

Baez, Joan, 29, 72

159

Baldwin, Mary, 137, 138, 140

Brando, Marlon, 25

“Ballad of a Teenage Queen,” 74

Breen, Fran, 237

Bare, Bobby, 193

Brennan, Robbie, 237

Barrow, Tom, 39, 44, 55

Brubeck, Dave, 28

Bayou Self, 235, 236

“Buckskin Stallion Blues,” 135, 136,

Beacon Theatre, 215

167, 199, 200, 216, 217, 246

Beatles, 28, 40, 111

Buick, Sven, 237

“Be Here to Love Me,” 84

Bunky’s, 157

Bell, Rex, 61, 62, 89, 90, 98–100, 105,

Burton, James, 83

115, 120, 127, 130, 131, 137, 138,

“BW Railroad Blues,” 238

140, 143, 153, 169, 173, 174, 176,

243, 248, 249, 268

Cactus Café, 99, 208, 214, 224, 226,

Bell, Vince, 89, 90, 130

230, 242, 250, 251, 268

Belmont Church, 266, 267

Café Lena, 207

Benson, Ray, 268

Cale, J.J., 193

Bernard, Rod, 156

Calvin, Jim, 242, 243, 247–252, 254,

Betts, Dickie, 116

255–257, 259–264, 266, 267

Bianca (DeLeon), 82, 94, 119, 120

Calvin, Royann, 242, 243, 247,

Billboard
, 164

249–252, 255, 256, 259–264, 267

292

Index

293

Cambridge Folk Festival, 247

Colorado, University of (Boulder), 21,

“Cannon Ball Blues,” 66

27, 33–44, 52, 53

Carnegie Hall, 90, 91

“Colorado Bound,” 66, 86

Carrick, John, 59, 62

“Columbine,” 96, 129

Carrick, Mrs. (“Ma”), 59, 60, 62, 89

Columbine Music (publishing), 231

Carter Family, 66, 100, 102

“Come On in My Kitchen,” 176

Carter, June, 156

Continental Club, 182

Case, Keith, 205

“Coo-Coo, The,” 159

Cash, Johnny, 20, 22, 29, 74, 156, 171

Corcoran, Michael, 208

Cash, Roseanne, 197

Cornfield with Black Crows
, 66

Casper Inn, 188

Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording

Castle Creek, 145

Spa, 199

Catalano, Michael, 252

Cowboy Junkies, 3, 214–217, 268

“Catfish Song, The,” 200, 201, 216

“Cowboy Junkies Lament,” 216, 217,

“’Cause You’re Mine,” 100

238

Caution Horses
,
The,
214

Crawdaddy
, 161

Cellar Door, 157

Crazy Cajun, 156

Century Sound Studios, 101

Creem
, 147

Charles, Irving, 212

Cross, Christopher, 186

Charles, Ray, 28, 72

Crowell, Rodney, 130, 146, 160, 174,

Chautauqua Institution (Park), 17, 18,

197

21, 217

Cudd, Bobby, 148, 155

Cheatham, John, 173–175, 179, 180,

182, 183

Daniels, Charlie, 146

Childe Harold, 177

“Darcy Farrow,” 128, 129

Chito (Frank Greer), 49, 85, 132, 133,

Davis, Miles, 28

140, 141

“Dead Flowers,” 129, 159

Chrisman, Gene, 164

“Delta Mama Blues,” 88, 89, 102

Clark, Guy, 3, 71, 90, 97, 100, 106,

Delta Mama Boys, 88

130, 136, 142, 143, 146, 147, 150,

Delta Momma Blues
, 88, 102–105

151, 156, 160, 166, 193, 197, 202,

Diddley, Bo, 28, 167

204–207, 209, 214, 219, 225, 240,

Dido Cemetery, 267

243, 263, 264, 268; meets Townes,

“Dirty Old Town,” 247

60–63; meets Susanna, 92–93;

Dobson, Richard, 120, 121, 123, 130,

marriage and move to Nashville,

138–140, 242, 248, 267

116–124; sells house to Townes, 235;

“Dollar Bill Blues,” 165

executor of Townes’ will, 266

Donnelly, Phillip, 164, 236, 237

Clark, Susanna, 97, 100, 106, 107,

Donovan, 237

124, 136, 142, 147, 150, 151, 155,

“Don’t Let the Sunshine Fool You,” 124

166, 197, 203, 209, 229, 231, 233,

“Don’t You Take It Too Bad,” 3, 96,

240, 243, 263, 264, 268; meets

105, 158, 239

Townes and Guy, 92–93; marriage

Donut, Daniel, 124

and move to Nashville, 116–122;

Dorothy
, 235

sells house to Townes, 235

“Down in the Valley,” 28

Clauder, John, 83

“Dream Spider,” 129

Claypool, Bob, 153

Drifting Cowboys, 1

Clement, Jack, 71, 74–78, 83, 86, 94,

“Dublin Blues,” 252

95, 117, 127, 129, 135, 136, 147,

Durawa, Ernie, 212

148, 166, 168, 198, 199, 201, 205,

Dustbowl Ballads
, 21

206, 253, 256, 268

“Dying Crapshooter’s Blues,” 258

“Cocaine Blues,” 159

Dylan, Bob, 3, 24, 40, 41, 63, 70, 73,

Cochran, Chuck, 117, 199

76, 87, 118, 129, 153, 159, 176, 202,

Cody, Owen, 156, 157, 159, 171, 225

203, 205, 211, 251

Coe, David Allen, 146

Cogbill, Tommy, 163

Eagle’s Nest, 74

Cohen, Leonard, 111

Earle, Steve, 3, 130, 146, 151, 205,

Colonel, The, 174, 177–179, 184, 185

240, 266, 268

294

A Deeper Blue: The Life and Music of Townes Van Zandt
Easley Studio, 257

Foster, Rex, 234, 235

Ecstatic Peace, 245

Frangipane, Ron, 101

Edmonton Folk Festival, 204

Franklin, Aretha, 164

Eggers, Annie, 106, 116

Franklin, Battle of, 152, 163

Eggers, Harold, 5, 156–158, 197, 198,

“Fraternity Blues,” 41, 217

226, 237, 240, 243, 244, 246–248,

“Fraulein,” 19, 20, 124, 159, 253

250, 252, 253–257, 259

Frizzell, Lefty, 20, 21

Eggers, Kevin, 5, 83, 86, 87, 90,

Froker, Marshall, 26, 28, 30, 31

101, 106, 111, 116, 119, 124,

Frost, Donald, 83

135, 136, 147–149, 156, 157, 161,

Frost, Robert, 4, 200

163, 166–169, 173, 191, 198, 203,

Fuller Family Gospel Singers, 180

212–214, 225; meets Townes, 75–79;

Fuller, Niles, 208

produces
Our Mother the Mountain,

83; produces
Townes Van Zandt,

Gaston, Dr. Charles, 47

94–97; Poppy bankruptcy, 126–129;

Gay, Donna, 122, 126

starts Tomato Records, 152–154

Geffen Records, 245, 259

Elite Hotel
, 160

Gerde’s Folk City, 87, 176, 178, 185,

Elliott, Ramblin’ Jack, 185

197

Ely, Joe, 3, 87, 159, 268

Geraldine (dog), 139, 151, 178, 184

EmmaJoe’s, 195

Gilley’s, 157

Emmons, Bobby, 164

Gilmore, Jimmie Dale, 3, 87, 180, 190,

Emory, Ralph, 187

268–270

“Engine One-Forty-Three” (“FFV”),

Gingles, Jimmy, 206, 207, 224, 226,

100, 102

227, 235, 236, 259, 260

Esquire
, 161

Girls, Girls, Girls
, 66

E-Town
, 230

Glaser, Milton, 76, 90, 96, 157

Euphoria Tavern, 157

Glass, Keith, 218, 219

Everly Brothers, 20

Glass Menagerie, The
, 42

Every Picture Tells a Story
, 111

Goat Hill, 140, 145

Ewah, Michael, 151, 152, 154, 155,

“Goin’ Down to Memphis,” 238

164, 171, 178

“Gone, Gone Blues,” 175, 200

Exile Records, 247

“Gone Too Long,” 238

“Goodnight, Irene,” 21

“Farewell Tiawatha,” 123

Gordon, Robert, 257

Farrell, Ray, 245, 246, 259

Gordon, Roxy, 249, 266

“Farther Along,” 100

“Gospel Plow,” 40

Fass, Bob, 100, 101

Gracey, Joe, 253

Feather, 242

Graham, Billy, 193

Fender, Freddy, 156, 212, 213

Gray, Jimmie, 156, 159, 171, 174, 177,

“FFV” (“Engine One-Forty-Three”),

225

100, 102

Great American Music Hall, 157, 184,

Fike, Lamar, 75, 76, 168, 169, 173

185, 188, 206

Fire Station, 212

Great Mideast Music Hall, 157

First Dripping Springs Reunion, 122

“Greensboro Woman,” 112

Fisher, Lara, 266

Gregory, Dick, 91

Flashpoint Studios, 247, 255

Griffin’s, Merv (Riverboat Casino), 227

“Flyin’ Shoes,” 3, 163, 201

Griffith, Nanci, 3, 130, 266, 268

Flyin’ Shoes
, 154, 164–168, 171, 236

Gruene Hall, 225

Foley, Blaze (Michael David Fuller),

Guess, Johnny, 137

180, 181, 183, 194, 195, 202, 208,

“Guess Things Happen That Way,” 74

214, 238

Gulf Coast Boys
,
The,
138

Folkways Records, 21, 174

Guru Maharaji, 193

“For the Sake of the Song,” 3, 77, 95,

Guthrie, Woody, 1, 20, 41, 88

158, 200

For the Sake of the Song
(album), 76, 77

Haggard, Merle, 2, 190, 191, 193, 195

For the Sake of the Song
(songbook),

Hall, Bill, 74

161, 162

Hall, Michael, 219, 220, 225

Index

295

Hall-Clement, 74, 75

“I Got A Woman,” 29

Hamilton, George, IV, 211

“(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle

Hammond, John, 176

Blow,” 129, 252

Hancock, Butch, 3, 180, 202, 243

“I’ll Be Here in the Morning” (“I’ll Be

Hancock, Conni, 180

There in the Morning”), 95, 211

Hancock, Tommy, 180

“I’m Gonna Fly,” 253

Happy Woman Blues
, 174

“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” 67

Hard Again
, 175

“Indian Cowboy,” 159

Harpeth River, 152, 163, 201

Inmon, John, 212

Harris, Darryl, 63, 94, 105, 140, 146

“In My Time of Dying,” 40

Harris, Emmylou, 2, 160, 161, 167,

“In the Ghetto,” 164

186, 187, 193, 212, 240, 266, 268

“It’s Just About Time,” 74

Harris, Smiley, 105, 140, 146

Ivy, Phyllis, 140, 144, 145

Harris, Dr. Titus, 46, 47

Hauser, Dr. Abe, 46

J. Percy Priest Lake, 235

Hayes, Brendan, 237

Jack Music Incorporated (JMI), 147

Heartworn Highways
, 143, 146

Jack’s Tracks, 135

“Heavenly Houseboat Blues,” 124

“Jackson,” 156

Hedgepeth, Bill, 161

Jackson, Stonewall, 100

“Hello Central,” 67, 100

Jameson, Dr. Grace, 46, 48–51, 53

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