The 25 Best Country Songs About Death
There is no genre with as rich a history of songs about many forms of death–by natural causes, murder, suicide, war, accidents, and so on–than country.
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The Case for Country Music and Its Poetry of Pain
One has to go along with the flow of existence, no matter what suffering it brings. These country music artists give form to sadness and beauty to despair.
‘Sky Blue’ Is Another Star in Townes Van Zandt’s Posthumous Career
Sky Blue is raw and deceptively simple thereby creating the space for Townes Van Zandt to remind listeners of his musical prowess and emotional sagacity.
Townes Van Zandt: ‘Music, Genius, and Rage’
Townes Van Zandt's longtime road manager and producer, Harold F. Eggers, Jr., looks back on road-life with the haunted songwriter. He has more stories than most.
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