JOURNAL ARTICLE

At My Window by Townes Van Zandt.

  • Published In: Stereophile, 2023, v. 46, n. 2. P. 135 1 of 3

  • Database: Music Index with Full Text 2 of 3

  • Authored By: BAIRD, ROBERT 3 of 3

Abstract

The title track from his 1968 debut album, "For the Sake of the Song", would eventually appear on four Van Zandt albums. In John Kruth's excellent Van Zandt biography, To Live's to Fly, White, who'd seen it all by 1987, was critical of the At My Window sessions, saying, "Townes' skills were not consistent. And singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt's demons were relentless: mental illness, addiction, willful recklessness. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Stereophile. 2023/02, Vol. 46, Issue 2, p135
  • Document Type:Interview
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0585-2544
  • Accession Number:161056053
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