2021Nominee
Best Performance
Without Getting Killed or Caught
Townes Van Zandt
Actor
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
March 7, 1944
Biography
John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was an American singer-songwriter. He wrote numerous songs, such as "Pancho and Lefty", "For the Sake of the Song", "If I Needed You", "Tecumseh Valley", "Tower Song", "Rex's Blues", and "To Live Is to Fly", that are widely considered masterpieces of American songwriting. His musical style has often been described as melancholy and features rich, poetic lyrics.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1976Winner
Best Performance
Heartworn Highways
2004Nominee
Best Performance
Be Here to Love Me
Career Highlights
1993Highlight
Best Performance
Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms
2010Highlight
Best Performance
For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair
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Without Getting Killed or Caught
Heartworn Highways
For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair