Emmylou Harris / Steve Earle / Townes Van Zandt / Willie Nelson

From a TVZ Tribute Show

[@garypaquin9571]

Willie is a much better guitarist than he is usually given credit for. Technically sound in all keys, knows the fretboard like it was the back of his hand, and has a totally unique style with unmatched voicing. Willie also knows what notes not to play. No exhibitionism at the expense of the music. When he departs America should declare a national day of mourning.

[@owenjburke7380]

I always say this (much less eloquently, mind you) and get sideways looks. Willie is a fantastic guitar player.

[@ranchodeluxe1]

There are only two kinds of men, those who love Emmylou, and those who haven't met her yet-----Willie Nelson

[@echojodiejaschke4612]

Mr Willie true

[@d.a.woodford4856]

Sounds 'bout right.

[@mikekristaparke3229]

Amen

[@markduffield8110]

No doubt a very talented woman

[@nightshadedesign]

She's so beautiful that it's honestly kind of stupid...

[@michaelemanuel6180]

Townes was so influential...such a shame he lived a tortured life and never fully realized the fruits of his labor. RIP to one of the greatest American songwriters ever.

[@davidroga6508]

Love this version. Emmy is completely haunting and I love the way she looks at Steve at the beginning of the track and mentally forces him to join her in harmony. Just magical. Willies is a legend. He is great in this version with Emmy and as usual Emmy adds such richness to his voice. Just a wonderful track.

[@eduardovocosconesa2723]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂❤

[@moonstar2335]

Listening to Emmy Lou seems like I always tear up her voice is So Soft and Beautiful

[@Joe-bf9ys]

Gram Parsons sure loved her,and She him.....wish he could have stayed longer Lord......I don't understand,but I do....R.I.P.Gram Parsons....Townes Vansandt.....and any others I've forgotten

[@1953jazzman]

Oh man! I would be ecstatic if I could get a DVD of this entire Townes Tribute! That stage is just ridiculous with talent!!

[@a.wilcox5690]

I love how Emmy Lou Harris has such talent and skill that she can hold her own with Willie Nelson. She is an icon as well, just as he is in his own way. Never get tired of hearing her sing. A consummate professional.

[@stevelangridge1755]

Want to duet that makes you sound fantastic? Call Emmylou.

[@dorseyblack9833]

They've packed a whopping lot of talent in this one!

[@humphreyjohnson8578]

Superb! Thanks for posting.

[@crc778Hypnodoc]

I met Townes in Dudley England 1994 just a few years before he passed on bless his soul. Spent over n hour talking to him backstage before his show. One of the nicest most modest men I've ever met. No Star thing about him at all, and gave a wonderful two hour show where you could hear a pin drop throughout, a musician's musician

[@balerjohnson3099]

Sad that me and Townes crossed paths for sure and I never saw him live . Amazing guy . We wont see his likes again ..I miss him .

[@1polonium210]

I saw him several times in Austin, TX. He was a remarkable talent.

[@28happenstance]

I would have paid all the fucking money in the world to be a fly on that wall. I grew up in the 80's and 90's, and moved to Houston in '00 from the swamps of Louisiana. I was introduced to his music there by a couple of other musicians. They introduced me to Earle's music first, and then to Townes', and a plethora of others. However, it was Townes' music that blew my mind and spoke to my soul, in a way that music just never had up until that point. He was such a tragic and enigmatic character, kind of out of place and out of time. He seemed to come from outer space, but from a planet similar to Texas, but a little different and a little better somehow. Wish I could have seen him play. Speaking of that, I need to get my shit together and catch a Prine performance before it's too late. I keep missing him.

[@mimigray5053]

Desi Corcoran you are full of shit. Quit trying to ride the coattails of a great man.

[@frankmiller95]

@@mimigray5053 Your bile is not welcome here. Take it elsewhere.

[@jimrebr]

My cat is named for Townes Van Zant, I love his music so much, he was a lyrical genius, I got too see Emmylou with Rodney Crowell in 2015, who is sitting to the right of Emmylou on the stage of ACL, heard her warm up of Pancho & Lefty and Wheels {GP), her performance with Rodney was outstanding. We got the last two tickets to a Rodney Crowell concert in a beautiful venue, in the small PNW town we live in & saw Rodney November 19th, 2019, and he played Pancho & Lefty for his encore. Little did we know that would be our last live concert, throughout the pandemic. Really looking forward to our next concert, whenever that might be.

[@bbqtom1400]

I was there! I was asked to feed everyone earlier that day so I hung around for the show. Great live show.

[@deanmary1969]

I second the point no High schooler should graduate without knowing the name Townes Vn Zandt ... I have experienced to my Granddaughters at a young age about Townes..now in mid to early 20d they a different level taste in Music than most their age They always amaze me with a new song from a new writer...knowing I'll be blown away so What a great post Thank you for sharing this Beautiful Music !ol man way down in TX JD..Goodness Grace Happiness and good Health to all people ....Peace

[@tomrayburn9877]

Emmylou is such a songbird.Love her doing Townes and Gram Parsons

[@billschwalb9486]

Her voice is achingly beautiful and melancholy. Been listening to her for 42 years. Since seeing her at Great Hudson River Revival-The Clearwater Festival.

[@ronlecornu]

Well Tex I'm not from your state but have to agree, you boys have produced some of the greatest American songwriters and Townes is at the top of the list. He touches anyone with a soul

[@danielmims8467]

High praise. Townes is a cult figure in Texas for sure. I'm wearing a shirt that says " Listen to Townes Van Zandt " right now and I've had people pick up my tab in restaurants just because I was wearing it. I'm particularly partial to the genius that Townes is. Steve Earle is a cousin of mine so I got put onto Townes at a young age and got to meet him when I was 7 years old . All downhill from there haha .

[@lastnamefirst4035]

I love the line in If I Needed You: "Lupe and Lil agree she's a sight to see" lupe and lil being Townes parakeets

[@anelladambrosio2513]

Bellissima canzone!una grande performance...😊😍😘🎶🎸🎸🎸🎶💘💓💋💯🌅🍀

[@MrEwooly]

Ah, how things come full circle. I 'discovered' Townes courtesy of Emmylou's rendition of Pancho on Luxury Liner; I first heard about Emmylou from my friend in the summer of 1970 - he was going to Georgetown and raved about about Roy Buchanan and this young, beautiful singer (Emmylou) who apparently was singing (and waitressing) at some club he hung out; heard and saw Emmylou for the first time backing Gram Parsons as part of GP and the Fallen Angels (I think this was in 1972) - 10 seconds into their first song (I recall as We'll Sweep Out the Ashes In the Morning) it seemed to me that she was in love with Gram - she had that look - but by the time GP came out, I was convinced she was the best backup singer/harmony vocalist I'd ever heard (which I still believe to this day), so after Gram's death and her emergence as a solo artist, I've been a huge fan and by 1975 have been convinced she has been the BEST female singer in music - the purest voice I've ever heard, whether in rock or country. I consider Pancho and Lefty one of the 10 greatest songs ever written....

[@SusandarleneMatheny]

Beautiful and gives a bitter sweet feeling...trying to think of the word...longing silence expressed in a melody of soft words and tender sounds of the guitar....melocholy

[@viviandarkbloom100]

No Texan High Schooler should receive a diploma until they can say they know who Townes Van Zandt is.

[@Chrisjude100]

Was, unfortunately.

[@frig5956]

And Barack Obama.

[@28happenstance]

A-fuckin-men!

[@jlh7902]

I'm not from Texas, but I agree 100%!

[@dew14505]

Agree buddy

[@tangogirl100]

What a treasure this song is, forever greatful for this post!

[@alancampbell9897]

Saw Townes Van Zandt sing this at Break for the Border in London not many weeks before he passed. He was shot through with illness and had a voice like sandpaper in the desert. It was gobsmackingly billiant.

[@brobesky]

This had to be an amazing performance. Damn..Could I buy a back ticket.

[@cortesione]

The prettiest gray-haired woman ever. And she sounds nice.!

[@28happenstance]

Kelly cortesi jones She is just one of the prettiest women ever, period. I'd pick that beautiful gray haired angel over a younger woman with any other color hair any and every day of the week. She is otherworldly. And just to make my point even stronger, I'm only 39 years old. :)

[@mabamabam]

except for the messed up nose job

[@bobchristopher6928]

Kelly cortesi jones Emmylou autographed my concert souvenir T-shirt in San Jose. CA in 2007.

[@jeffscott8323]

Silver not grey

[@satexguy1]

There are certain ACL shows that PBS should air every year, like they do with "Wizard of Oz" on the other networks ~ this tribute to Townes, Willie's premiere show, Joe Ely's first show, Stevie Ray, BB King, the SRV tribute w/Charlie Sexton, Jonny Lang & Double Trouble, etc.

[@MrMarkWP]

You're a lucky man. I'd love to have met him. I only discovered him a couple years ago and he's one of my favorites

[@bluestarlighting29]

Wow amazing video . Enjoy clip each song.

[@bobbailey5072]

Emmylou's singing made every hair on my body stand straight on end.

[@richardwilliams5590]

Beautiful, touching. Richard Ford-Williams, Grove City, Ohio

[@wwoof2983]

Emmy, Wilie, and Townes can hang out here at my house any time!

[@jeffscott8323]

Emmylou Harris such a beautiful and talented Lady and I mean Lady Classy

[@russellmakar579]

Out of all these songs I liked the Townes version best. The Legend.

[@patgriffinsloan3779]

I love his music and writings, but omg he was a most handsome man before the alcohol and drugs make him look older than he was. RIP dearest Townes, you music will last forever.....

[@IHeartAtx]

+pat sloan That jawline...

[@JustMe-zv8po]

pat sloan , I agree, but even when he was older there was still something about him, comes from his soul I suppose.

[@Cinnamombunz]

For me, it was Townes's eyes. Set above those cheekbones, his eyes were deep-set, and penetrating. They could look hard or kind, but they mostly looked like they were searching for something ... in the surroundings, in the person with whom he was talking ... maybe in life.

[@larryholland7192]

Looking at awesome talented folks!!

[@patriciathewisher2315]

Love Willies voice too. Some man

[@davidmoore2325]

Hello dear,how are you?

[@anelladambrosio2513]

​@@davidmoore2325ciao David!,🙋😍😘💘🌅🍀

[@davemalone3957]

Emmy Lou is the best.

[@kerryg100]

TVZ timeless tunes....now the kids are digging him as in first aid kit can't keep a good man man down... Greetings from IRELAND 😉

[@IHeartAtx]

first aid kit?

[@kerryg100]

+IHeartAtx yes during an interview the listed their biggest infulance was T V Z ,Gram parsons,Emmylou Steve Earl....their knowledge was breathtaking for ones so young.....

[@IHeartAtx]

+kerry evans Oh, I see, they're a band. I'll need to look into them!

[@faithful827]

+IHeartAtx first time i heard them was on letterman... they covered simon and and garfunkel's "america" ... i was blown away ... hope you checked them out

[@bobchristopher6928]

First Aid Kit is a female duet from some Scandinavian country. Can’t recall which one. But their specialty is covering classic popular music from America. They are really good. And they are really popular!

[@patriciathewisher2315]

Fabulous. Thank you, kind Sir… xxxxx

[@petercosgrove6530]

A voice (and looks) to give so much joy and pleasure.

[@debbyledbetter4434]

Being from Houston, Ft. Worth & Austin, I have been so much more than fortunate. Seeing Townes (& many others) was simply an everyday occurrence downtown Houston...SO many greats! Lightnin Hopkins, Johnny Winters, on & on! Just so grateful for the education! Townes...couldn't find a kinder soul...Thanks to you Townes and SO many others! 13th Floor Elevators Billy Gibbons and his band...well before ZZ Top! Just....Thank You all...

[@frig5956]

Debby Ledbette Can't be from three places. Pick one.

[@28happenstance]

P Lil must be from Dallas! Lmao.

[@keschmalz]

Hey Debby-In '72 I went to Houston from New Orleans after love, she moved there, how could she not see-well, long time ago, both still here in different places doing ok, but, my point is you mention Billy Gibbons before ZZ Top, well Billy had ZZ Top but their 1st album was the only one out at this time, still short hair horned rim glasses, anyway, I heard him and Freddie King on that visit in not so "safe" area I was told (I felt fine there), in a converted old movie theater club with round tables throughout and it is tied for the best club gig I've ever seen and don't remember the name of the place and wondered if you might have heard of it or been there

[@debbyledbetter4434]

@@frig5956 I can

[@debbyledbetter4434]

@@keschmalz

[@timothybryant8317]

I know a few boys from Ft Worth who meet up at Billy Bob’s every year on Townes Van Zandt’s birthday and load up a few cold ones and make the 17 mile drive to the Dido Cemetery in Pecan Gap where Townes is buried. Real fans of Townes and beer!

[@patriciathewisher2315]

Beautiful singin from Emmylou

[@avalondreaming1433]

God bless Willie Nelson. King of the great state of Texas.

[@danielmims8467]

Willie's awesome. But Townes is the greatest songwriter ever . I was lucky enough to meet him and Dylan on the same night .

[@chiledoug]

BOY THAT IS A GROUP OF TALENT

[@artiert5224]

Heaven On Earth with this beautiful mix

[@barbroolgerfeldt7757]

Love you Willie ❤️ Barbro from Sweden

[@jeffscott8323]

Presious Lady. Voice of an Angel

[@aln53]

Townes was a guy for the ages

[@missbeatricehaven8204]

“Tonight I get to be Merle” LOL love it!

[@patriciathewisher2315]

Bloody ell. Didn’t know all these greats got together!

[@bernunziouptownmusic]

At :14 Earle's falsetto is amazing!

[@dunsta5]

emmylou oughtta do a townes tribute album

[@SearchfortheMeaning]

Ever think you saw an angel singing on the Earth??? Glory be....

[@StephenS-2024]

Yes Uncle Willie, I love her too.

[@reginaregina6746]

I love this song is good.

[@jeltyson6001]

God what a talent Townes

[@jeffscott8323]

Always thought she was so pretty voice of an angel

[@hermanmunster714]

Earle looks so baby faced here 😆 he grew up to be a real fine musician and smart insightful guy. Willie and Emmy Lou look like Willie and Emmy Lou.

[@sselfless]

gotta shake the dust off my wings and these *teardrops* from my eyes

[@josephcarpenter6921]

Thanks stunning

[@Charlie-fx9dp]

Both à few famous songs by famous singers... From France.

[@patriciathewisher2315]

Did see Willie thankfully in Croydon where Kirsty mccoll grew up

[@smallaxe707]

one classy lady

[@danw5785]

My God Emmylou is beautiful..........

[@johncrimmins6314]

7.31 minutes of Respect for true artist

[@jimclarke1108]

Pure talent

[@kenmitchell8367]

4 of my fondest musicians on

[@dlp2006]

thank you

[@phildo7158]

I have dreams about Emmy Lou that it is not appropriate to describe here.

[@darlincommitme]

I hope it involves at least one or two songs.

[@321minder]

lol, you too!

[@mikevaluska7313]

Feel free to NOT EVER share anything like that again, window licker.

[@josephcarpenter6921]

Stunning

[@danielmesery2904]

Good Stuff right there

[@patrickbailey8403]

Would the person who posted this please post a complete copy of the full song where Emmylou and Willy are playing together. Willy's playing is simply beautiful. There is one version of the recording on Utube, but the sound quality is really, really bad. Thanks

[@patriciathewisher2315]

Townes was very attractive. Nice looking. Nice accent. Clever guy.

[@marcasbarbq218]

The only thing worse than getting your heartbroken by a woman is getting your heartbroken by your brother Mother sister and your no friends

[@deanmary1969]

@Anderas vehmer... did ya ever hear of a Texan Songwriter...Calvin Russell...😎 ..Blessings new friend !... ol couple way down in TX !

[@OLDBEAR123456]

Unreal Texas love.

[@Tigrebleau1]

When she hits that low note at 7:08, I get goose bumps.

[@bernunziouptownmusic]

At :04 his falsetto is amazing!

[@SuperFrankles]

Everyone does, Phil. WTG. LOL.

[@tomryan4360]

ni feidir emmylou a sharu. nil einne fen mbith ban cosuil leithi. taimse i ngra leithe on cead uair a chuala me i ag canuint.taim i ngra leithe fos agus beidh me go deo.

[@willardhoward5141]

Hot Damn!

[@michaeldmusiccanada]

❤ #calabogie was here

[@bytwyzz]

what a fkn clip !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[@ladyleesutter]

I've read that Townes was crashing with Guy Clark and wife Suzanne, everybody had the flu, and Townes wrote "If I Needed You" in his DREAM. It's his sweetest song, IMHO. He breaks my heart. I'll track it down. Wikepedia is full of shit on this topic I'd say.

[@nilradem]

Townes told a lot of stories about different songs, and they sometimes conflict. I would take that story about it coming in a dream with a grain of salt.

[@ericfalkner7361]

"Such a small amount of dissent, but without them I cannot progress"...Braskiramos

[@juanarto]

Would love to see the whole clips of each song rather than it being spliced up with old Townes footage.

[@faithful827]

+juanarto the entire show was on youtube... once... until acl decided they wanted it taken down ... such a shame

[@faithful827]

+juanarto here is what ACL responded to the question about releasing all TVZ performances they have ... this was 7 months ago...so it should be out soon We are working on releasing all of the Townes Van Zandt footage in our archives, should be available early next year I believe.

[@mrtsew1]

Dance with me

[@jimmypowell5921]

I would ❤❤

[@isaiahwilliams7181]

townes is ten times the singer song writer willie is

[@da324]

You know what they say about opinions and assholes right?

[@28happenstance]

Yep, some people's stink a little worse than others. ;) And I have to say he was five times the songwriter, ten is stretching it a little.

[@chuckoerter4188]

Can't say that I agree but acknowledge the sentiment. However, better than either of them is Ray Wylie Hubbard

[@jamescullen622]

They all belong in the same room.

[@IHeartAtx]

*sigh* 😍

[@Frd472]

the Best

[@patriciathewisher2315]

P n L fabulous song

[@josephcarpenter6921]

Amen

[@deanmary1969]

@Anderas vehmer...Texans get diplomas by studying the Great Songwriters that are from Texas and really good Taste for Music hoping all is well with ya over in Germany, Goodness Grace Happiness and good Health !ol couple way down in TX ! Peace !

[@wakeupuk3903]

emy loved the shit outa him thats what makes this so sad

[@dariusdribbles.3981]

Townes is the best thing to ever happen to Emmylou.

[@RemingtonRidersMusic]

I think Gram Parsons was.

[@kwil3400]

WOW1

[@GaryIsMyTubeName]

For a second there - At 0:15, I thought Steve swallowed some helium!

[@1953jazzman]

@TheChoughs Thank you! I will check that out!

[@ziemo1965]

love this so special... but what is Willie doin??? spaced out ffs