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    • Mar 7, 1944
    Singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt is born in Fort Worth, Texas. A vivid songwriter and wild personality, he authors a pair of 1980s hits: Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson cover "Pancho And Lefty"; Emmylou Harris & Don Williams do "If I Needed You"
    Jan 14, 1972
    Guy Clark marries Susanna Talley at the Sumner County Courthouse in Gallatin, Tennessee. The wedding party includes fellow songwriters Mickey Newbury and the best man, Townes Van Zandt
    Aug 24, 1972
    Townes Van Zandt records the original version of "Pancho And Lefty" at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville. It becomes a country hit 11 years later when it's remade by Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson
    Dec 24, 1975
    Merry Christmas from Nashville: Director James Szalapski captures songwriters Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell and Townes Van Zant on tape in a Nashville kitchen for his documentary "Heartworn Highways"
    May 1, 1976
    The documentary "Heartworn Highways" debuts. It revolves around Nashville's music community, with appearances by Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Charlie Daniels, David Allan Coe, Steve Earle, Steve Young and Townes Van Zandt
    Aug 28, 1981
    Warner Bros. releases Emmylou Harris & Don Williams' version of Townes Van Zandt's "If I Needed You"
    Sep 9, 1987
    Emmylou Harris and Bobby Bare co-host the fifth annual Harlan Howard Birthday Bash at BMI on Music Row in Nashville with Rodney Crowell, K.T. Oslin, Townes Van Zandt and Nanci Griffith
    Sep 13, 1995
    Marking one year of sobriety, Steve Earle performs at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe with Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark. Emmylou Harris joins them for one song. For the first time, Earle plays "Ellis Unit One," destined for the movie "Dead Man Walking"
    Jan 1, 1997
    Singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt dies following a heart attack in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. His credits included Don Williams & Emmylou Harris' "If I Needed You" and Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson's "Pancho And Lefty"
    Jan 5, 1997
    Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell perform "Pancho And Lefty" during a memorial service for singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt at Nashville's Belmont Church. Also attending: Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, Guy Clark, Susanna Clark and Nanci Griffith
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