ownes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was a country and folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet. His most famous compositions were "If I Needed You," and "Pancho and Lefty." He emerged in the late sixties among the renaissance in country music that brought songwriters like Kris Kristofferson to fame and he gained some renown in the early seventies alongside other artists like John Prine and Steve Goodman, each of whom, like Van Zandt, regularly played on the Austin City Limits television show. Van Zandt was highly respected among his fellow country musicians and was an integral part of the Texas musical culture which broke away from the commercialized "Nashville Sound." He was sometimes reclusive, playing small and mid-sized Texas clubs and battling alcoholism most of his life. His songs often reflected a wistful sense of isolation and loss, punctuated with a wry sense of humor. 美国乡村民谣布鲁斯男歌手 Townes Van Zandt