Rex Bell performs an impromptu session at the Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe, Thursday, June 9, 2016, in Galveston, Texas. Bell ...

The well-worn grave marker in a remote cemetery near Eagle Mountain Lake draws thousands of visitors. They leave liquor, or cigarettes, or charcoal or crayons from gravestone rubbings. “To Live’s To ...

Townes Van Zandt's name conjures tales of drug and alcohol abuse, gambling, rambling and mental illness. That mythic life sometimes overshadows his music, which was often as perfect as his life was ...

People remember the albums of Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, and Willie Nelson, but do you remember these forgotten country albums from 1969?

Last night in Nashville, Ferrell and Mumford & Sons started the tune a capella, and their harmonies left you with goose bumps. Marcus Mumford’s steady vocals lead the way, with Ferrell’s angelic voice ...

It is a rather redundant and undeniable truth that Bob Dylan‘s lyrics are among the most influential of all time. However, take his lyrics out of the equation, and one is still left with a highly ...

Steve Earle told of a failed intervention by his doomed friend and teacher Townes Van Zandt, not exactly reminiscing, at The Egg on Saturday. Earle recounted how Van Zandt had warned him always to use ...

Under the illuminating glow of Cactus Cafe’s stage lights, legendary artists such as Townes Van Zandt and the Chicks have ...

The music of bygone sufferer, wanderer and Texas country laureate Townes Van Zandt is uniquely suited for New Year’s Day. Whether your first hours of 2018 are spent hungover and full of regret or ...

Ferrell joined the band for a cover of Townes Van Zandt's "If I Needed You," while Wilson stuck around for "Things a Man Oughta Know" and "Awake My Soul" ...