Wow, I really like this.

 sajitjacob wrote: 
It's Townes Van Zandt. Steve Earle said once 'Townes Van Zandt is the greatest songwriter ever. And I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots to say it.'

 LizK wrote:  Similar vein. Mr. Gold and Mr. Mud is another fairly famous Townes tune. Steve Earle can probably play most of TVZ's catalog.

Is this Wilson Dixon?

Townes joke from this set:

A cop sees a drunk stumbling down the street. He says, "Hey, Buddy, you look a little drunk, you ok?." The drunk says, "Man, I sure am glad to see you officer. See, somebody just stole my car." The cop says, "Stole your car? Where was the car when you last saw it?" The guy says, "Right on the end of this key." The cop looks at the key and looks at the drunk and says, "Well, go two blocks down to the Station and report it to the desk sergeant." The drunk says, "Thanks, officer. You been a big help." As the drunk start stumbling towards the station, the cop looks down at the guys pants and says, "Hey buddy, before you go, you better zip up your fly." The guy looks down at his pants and says, "Aw man, they got my girl too."

This is an easy eleven!

 cc_rider wrote: 
I'm not familiar with 'Mr. Gold & Mr. Mud"  Is that like firing up "Pancho & Lefty"?

 catsoup wrote: 

Most definitely.

I was in the middle of something when this came on, so I couldn't switch applications to see who it was. I should have known it was Townes Van Zandt... Who else could make my fingers freeze on the keyboard and my brain zing from work to this music?

Townes!  Right on Bill!

mark knofler meets neil young?

Niel Young....

 cc_rider wrote:    That's a great scene, I'd feel humbled and honored to have had Townes throwing ‘em back in the front row heckling my show. And as effortless as S.E could play that song in normal time, Townes Wrote that song with even less. I heard him say he didn't have anything to do with the writing, he just held the pencil down and it poured out through his arm on to the page.

 le_colonel wrote: 
They play his version of "Dead Flowers" at the end of the movie, don't they? Does y'all know he was allegedly the Cowboy Junkie that the band named themselves after?

Man, great songwriter, but he has a bad voice even for a male country, americana singer and that is saying something!!

 whtahtefcuk wrote: 
Today too.

Is anyone else hearing Dire Straits "The Man's Too Strong" here?

Recently heard an interview with Steve Earle. He was playing some small place, and Townes was in the front row, drunk as a skunk (I know!), and heckling Steve mercilessly. So finally Steve broke into a high-speed version of 'Mr Gold and Mr Mud' or whatever the title is. I doubt it actually shut ol' Townes up, but I'm sure he got a kick out of it.

It's truly a shame that as a young girl growing up in Houston I couldn't appreciate him when he was alive and kickin' there.  In fact I could not STAND his voice...funny how that's changed.

This is great.

 midreaming wrote: 
I agree.  He was a brilliant songwriter, though generally ignored by or unknown to mainstream radio.  Perhaps if they used one of his tunes in a Volkswagen commercial.........

this man's music and his voice are priceless, an american treasure. always a rock in the storm for me

Not doing a whole lot for me on first listen, but I'll keep an open mind.

Every time I hear Townes Van Zandt, I think The Big Lebowski.

Jane's Addiction with some Townes after it... very good!!!