That album contained “Pancho And Lefty,” perhaps his most enduring and well-known song in a career that was more impactful in terms of its influence rather than its popularity.

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And Townes Van Zandt, the tormented Houston troubadour who died in 1997 after 52 years of hard living, blessed the music world with "Pancho and Lefty," an enigmatic ballad of love, betrayal ...

But man, could he write a song. His best, including "Pancho and Lefty," "If I Needed You," and the haunting "Waiting Around to Die," combine the best qualities of poetry and short fiction, folk ...

But being the storyteller extraordinaire that he is, Van Zandt implores the subject of the song to feel pity for both Pancho and Lefty. “Pancho needs your prayers, it’s true,” says Van Zandt ...

"Pancho and Lefty" long ago became more than just a song and something closer to a pop-culture touchstone, particularly in Texas and the Southwest. According to Urbanspoon, you can even dine at ...

Go Ducks! The Musical, a whimsical tour de force of what can go wrong when you put 110 college men under one multi-million dollar roof, opens tomorrow in Eugene.The part of Chip Kelly will be ...

Emmylou Harris's cover of Townes Van Zandt's 'Pancho and Lefty' appears on her album 'Luxury Liner.' ...