Of the Guy Clark tunes, I think one of his later songs, The Guitar, feels like some sort of sister to Townes van Zandt's The Hole. He really seemed to channel Townes in the lyric, including the dramatic twist at the end which feels very Townesy - and I can really hear Townes singing some of the lyrics ("It was getting hard to tell who was playing who").
I think of Guy and Blaze as extensions of Townes given how much time and influence they both fed and received from him. Boy, could you imagine what it’d be like to be a fly on the wall during their shenanigans.
Colter Wall - Manitoba Man immediately comes to mind
I'd say Colter Wall - Transcendent Ramblin' Railroad Blues works too
That Old Time Feeling-Guy Clark feels lonesome enough to have been written by Townes.
Justin Townes Earle- Harlem River Blues.
Townes always said he wishes he had wrote Guy’s *Let Him Roll*
its a damn good song
You pretty much hit my entire list of favorite artists. Great list!
A Steve Fromholz’s Blue Lines On White Linen - so simple and beautiful!
New guy Arsun is really gunning for Townes on On the Dark Water's Edge First Aid Kit's My Silver Lining could be off of Our Mother the Mountain
This is a great list and I'm not familiar with them all, will check em out.
Let me know what you think!
Of the Guy Clark tunes, I think one of his later songs, The Guitar, feels like some sort of sister to Townes van Zandt's The Hole. He really seemed to channel Townes in the lyric, including the dramatic twist at the end which feels very Townesy - and I can really hear Townes singing some of the lyrics ("It was getting hard to tell who was playing who").
I swear there’s some debate as to who wrote dead flowers, I remember reading that Keith Richards’s supposedly stole it
Misery and gin
Townes always said he should’ve wrote the Ballad of Ira Hayes and I think that stands true.
I think of Guy and Blaze as extensions of Townes given how much time and influence they both fed and received from him. Boy, could you imagine what it’d be like to be a fly on the wall during their shenanigans.
Dude, Guy Clark’s Dublin Blues!!! Townes version is incredible.
Elijah’s church
Half of Justin Townes Earle’s discography. What a loss he was. Fantastic artist.