Townes Van Zandt- Broke Down Engine

Townes Van Zandt at the Whole Coffeehouse, University of Minnesota, November '73
from a radio broadcast

[@michaelfriese431]

Townes definitely knows how to play the Blues...

[@zkafel]

Townes was such a good picker

[@31416yatoula]

When one has only listen this song performed in the original blues style, especially by BWMcTell, he should find Townes' rendition a very fine, clever and soulfull one! Definitely among the greatests...

[@ianwalkerdownland]

Its no wonder why the guitar is the most popular musical insrument ever devised.

[@sonofprovence]

A national treasure of international class.

[@megamanx87]

Greatest of All Time!

[@minicooper1568]

Can you believe only three people were low class enough to give this one a thumb down,now we're making progress!

[@Willowtable]

What a great moment in time this was. Wish I'd been there and was casting a glow over the memory but this new favorite is a keeper regardless.

[@rickwilson8354]

Bad ass

[@wheelmanstan]

if you ain't lonesome or you ain't happy, then you ain't livin'

[@bobsteudler1784]

great Blind Willie McTell cover

[@lb92390]

Sing the blues, Townes!

[@jeffscott8323]

Could listen to this kind of music all night long

[@jeffscott8323]

Sounds like life to me. Well for some of us. This guy sings life as it is

[@sonnyboybluesharpfargo8705]

Thank you! The sound is amazing for an old broadcast.....my favorite recording of Mr. Van Zandt...livin the Blues.

[@MudcatBlues]

thanks Towne

[@kakenetit2]

Great quality recording. Thanks for sharing Gold

[@mctavish23]

Fortunate to have MC'd his 1971 concert at Mercer University, in my home town of Macon, Ga. He was in rough shape physically, but his performance was excellent.

[@rickhewitt9235]

@CARY FORREST he had his moments... he was doing heroin in the late 60s

[@stimpysean]

Thank you!

[@jeffscott8323]

I feel a touch of the Blues in this song. Awesome

[@jeffscott8323]

Great pickin

[@42bexley]

This is a side of Townes I have not heard before.

[@michevicus2987]

Listen to "Lungs" or Waiting Around to Die" in "Townes Van Zandt" or "Brand New Companion", "Nothin" and "Where I Lead me" in "Delta Momma Blues" or "German Mustard" in "The Late Great Townes Van Zandt" or "Dollar Bill Blues" in "Flying Shoes" or "Ain't Leaving Your Love" and "Gone, Gone Blues" in "At my Window". Definitively he got the blues!

[@writersblock26]

Thank you for posting this, commonslob! 😀

[@ORKESTRAL666]

So good. Thanks for the upload

[@jbeasy5620]

It's so similar to Brand New Companion.....

[@tripp8833]

is this townes van covering a blind willie mctell song? Oh this is going to be good

[@feralmario310]

so god

[@lastnamefirst4035]

Can I get another lord?

[@christophern4038]

What's his dog's name at 4:20?

[@chrispapa7772]

Geraldine i believe

[@chrispapa7772]

If you watch the heartworn highways dvd you'll hear about it

[@christophern4038]

Thanx

[@michevicus2987]

It's Geraldine.