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Townes Van Zandt

real name John Townes Van Zandt

Fort Worth, United States · 1944-03-07 – 1997-01-01

Townes Van Zandt is credited on 1,135 releases across 432 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,135

Credits

432

Albums

7

Decades active

457

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Folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet
Born: March 7, 1944 in Fort Worth, Texas
Died: January 1, 1997 of cardiac arrhythmia at his home in Smyrna, Tennessee

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1,135 releases · 432 albums · active 1968–2026

  • Performance · 1,711
  • Other credits · 59
  • Production · 14

Studios: Enactron Truck · Bradley's Barn · Quadrafonic Sound Studios · Magnolia Sound Studios

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