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| 1970 | 1 | middle /late | O | Vince Scelsa became Townes new caretaker/roadmanager | New York City | NY |  | Wikipedea & recordings 1978-05-14 | available | 1 or 2 | exact date unknown |  | 
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 2      1970-xx-xx -ties | 
 
 3      1970-xx-xx -Corine Ma Corrick | 
 4      1970-xx-xx -John Carrick | 
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 7      1970-xx-xx -ties-Colorado | 
 8      1970-xx-xx -ties Guy and Suzanne Clark | 
 
 9      1970-xx-xx -ties  | 
 10      1970-xx-xx -ties-Kerrville the early 70ties  | 
 11      1970-xx-xx -ties or1980ties Townes and Mickey White | 
 
 12      1970-xx-xx -ties-Townes archive photo 10 | 
 13      1970-xx-xx -ties-townes archive photo 13 | 
 14      1970-xx-xx -tiesTownes archive photo 14 | 
 
 15      1970-xx-xx -ties Townes archive Photo 4 | 
 16      1970-xx-xx -ties Townes archive photo 7 | 
 17      1970-xx-xx -ties Townes and Skinny Dennis Sanchez | 
 
 18      1970-xx-xx -ties-Townes and Susanna Clark as Pancho and Lefty | 
 19      1970-xx-xx -ties TvZ 18 | 
 20      1970-xx-xx -ties TVZ | 
 
 21      1970-xx-xx -Townes-van-Zandt-1970 May 27 June 08-the Bitter-End-Concert-Poster-Type-Ad | 
 22      1970-xx-xx -Campus Directions-page 4 | 
 
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 2      1970-03-xx -Milwaukee-WI vlnr Vin Scelsa-Bob Reitman-Kevin Eggers-John Houghton-TVZ-Steve Stevens and John Hager | 
 
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 1      1970-05-xx -milwaukee radio scene | 
 
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 1      1970-08-xx - KPFT folio | 
 
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| 1970 | 1 | 16 | LE | Fran & Townes divorced | Houston | TX |  | several sources |  | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1970 | 2 | 07+08 | P | the Escape @ the State University's College of Technology | New York City | NY |  | the Delhi-Libra  1970-02-13   page  :  8 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-02-07  and 08 the Escape at the College of Technology-New York City | 
 
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| 1970 | 2 | 16+17+18+19+20+21 | P | Coffeehouse in the Cage @ the North Central College | Naperville | IL |  | the North Central Chronicle  1970-02-13   page  :   7 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-02-16  until 21 the North Central College | 
 
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| 1970 | 3 | 02+03+04 | P | the Union Fireside Lounge @ the University Of Wisconsin | Milwaukee | WI |  | the UWM Post 1970-02-10 pages  :  8 & 9                                                                   + the UWM Post 1970-02-27  page  :  8 | PNG's available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1970 | 3 | 5 | P | the Rendezvous Room @ the Markee Pioneer student center @ the University of Wisconsin | Platteville | WI |  | the Exponent  1970-03-05  page :   6                                                                           +  the 1978-05-14 interview with Vince Scelsa | interview available  | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1970 | 3 | 06+07 | P | the Union Fireside Lounge @ the University Of Wisconsin | Milwaukee | WI |  | the UWM Post 1970-02-10 pages 8 & 9                                                                       + the UWM Post1970-02-27  page   :  8 | PNG's available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1970 | 4 | 2 | P | """Music City"" in the Eastfield Mall                           6.00 -7.00 pm" | Springfield | MA | with Mandrake Memorial | the Springfield Union -1970-04-02 page  :  30 | PDF available | 1 | personal appearance  from 6.00 until 7.00 pm |  | 
 
 1      1970-04-02  article | 
 2      1970-04-02  Duggan Junior Highschool-Springfield-MA | 
 
 3      1970-04-02  Music City Eastfield mall-Springfield-MA | 
 4      1970-04-02  until 04 3 Campus Gig Dates | 
 5      1970-04-02  with Mandrake Memorial-2 x | 
 
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| 1970 | 4 | 2 | P | American International College @ Duggan Junior High School              8.30 pm | Springfield | MA | with Mandrake Memorial | the Springfield Union -1970-04-04 page  :  28                                                             + the Billboard 1970-04-04   page  :  33 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
| 1970 | 4 | 3 | P | the Field House @ the Franklin Pierce College > a benefit for the Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center | Rindge | NH | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard 1970-04-04   page  :  33                                                                         + the Fitchburg Sentinel  page  :  11 | PDF + gigposter available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-04-03 -1 Townes-Van-Zandt and Mandrake Memorial the Franklin Pierce College Field House-Rindge-NewHampshire | 
 
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| 1970 | 4 | 4 | P | St. Lawrence University | Canton | NY | with Mandrake Memorial | the Bilboard 1970-04-04   page  :  33 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-04-04  Article about the Poppy Campus Tour pages 1-33 and 35 | 
 
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| 1970 | 4 | 7 | P | the Campus Store @ the Cornell University | Ithaca | NY | with Mandrake Memorial | the Cornell Daily Sun-1970-04-07   page  :  8                                                             +  an available add poster | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-04-07  Anabel Taylor Hall-page 8 | 
 2      1970-04-07  Cornell Campus Store | 
 
 3      1970-04-07  Statler Auditorium at the Cornell University | 
 4      1970-04-07  the Cornell Chronicle-page 8 | 
 5      1970-04-07 -the Cornell Daily Sun page 5 | 
 
 6      1970-04-07  until 12 6 Campus Gig Dates 1  | 
 
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| 1970 | 4 | 7 | P | Statler Auditorium @ the Cornell University | Ithaca | NY | with Mandrake Memorial | the Cornell Daily Sun-1970-04-07 volume 86-no 121 page 4                                     + the Billboard   1970-04-11  page  :  48 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
| 1970 | 4 | 8 | P | Campus Field House @ the Oneonta State College     9.00pm | Oneonta | NY | with Mandrake Memorial | the Oneonta Star-1970-04-04  page  :  5                                                                    + the Billboard-  1970-04-11  page  :  48 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-04-08  Oneonta State University | 
 
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| 1970 | 4 | 9 | P | State University of New York at Cortland >  also known as Sunny Cortland | Cortland | NY | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard- 1970-04-11  page  :  48 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-04-09  the Rammelkamp Chapel at the Illinois College-Jacksonville-IL | 
 
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| 1970 | 4 | 10 | P | Saint Vincent College | Latrobe | PA | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard- 1970-04-11  page  :  48 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1970 | 4 | 11 | P | Kennedy Center Ballroom @ the Hiram College | Hiram | OH | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard- 1970-04-11  page  :  48                                                                        + the Akron Beacon Journal  1970-04-09   page  : 43 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1970 | 4 | 12 | P | Olivet High School Gymnasium                                  8.00 pm | Olivet | MI | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard- 1970-04-11  page  :  48                                                                        + the Battle Creek Aviser 1970-04-11  page  :  3 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-04-12  Olivet High School Gymnasium-Olivet-MI | 
 2      1970-04-12  Olivet High School Gymnasium | 
 
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| 1970 | 4 | 15 | P | the Franklin  College  Gymnasium                              8.00 pm | Franklin | IN | with Mandrake Memorial | the Franklin-Indiana Daily Journal 1970-04-13  page  :  7 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-04-15  the Franklin College Gymnasium | 
 
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| 1970 | 4 | 17 | P | the Armory Coffeehouse @ the Valparaiso National Guard Armory Admission | Valparaiso | IN | with Mandrake Memorial | the Vidette Messengers of : 1970-04-15 & 17   pages  :  12 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-04-17  Valparaiso 1 | 
 2      1970-04-17  Valparaiso National Guard Armory 2 | 
 
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| 1970 | 4 | 18 | P | an outdoor peace festival @ the State University of Wisconsin | Eau Claire | WI | with Mandrake Memorial & many others | the Billboard-1970-03-21  page  :  38                                                                        +  Pepper Fog gigs & Twin Cities Music Highlights | PDF & articles available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-04-18  Eau Claire | 
 2      1970-04-18  Wisconsin State University-Eau Claire-WI | 
 
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| 1970 | 4 | 21 | P | Sinclair Auditorium @ the Coe College                       8.00pm | Cedar Rapids | IA | with Mandrake Memorial | the Gazette 1970-04-14  page  :  10 | PDF + PNG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-04-21  Sinclair Auditorium at the Coe College-Cedar Rapids-IA | 
 
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| 1970 | 4 | 22 | P | an outdoor  festival @ the Iowa City Park | Iowa City | IA | with Mandrake Memorial | the Iowa City Press Citizen -1970-04-20 |  | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1970 | 4 | 23 | P | Rammelkamp Chapel @ the Illinois College                 8.00 pm | Jacksonville | IL | with Mandrake Memorial | the Jacksonville Daily Journal -1970-04-23  page  :  3                                              +  the Daily Illinois State Journal 1970-04-09   page  :  6 | PNG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-04-23  Rammelkamp Chapel-Jacksonville-IL | 
 2      1970-04-23  Rammelkamp Chapel | 
 
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| 1970 | 4 | 24 | P | the Cox Auditorium @ the Principia College | Elsah | IL | with Mandrake Memorial | the St Louis Post-Dispatch   1970-04-17   page  :  5 H | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-04-24  the Cox Auditorium at Principia College-Elsah-IL | 
 2      1970-04-24  the Cox Auditorium at the Principia College-Elsah-IL | 
 
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| 1970 | 4 | 29 | P | the Wait Chapel @ the Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem | NC | with Mandrake Memorial | the Gold and Black 1970-04-24  page  :  3 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-04-29  the Wait Chapel at the Wake Forest University-Winston Salem-NC | 
 
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| 1970 | 4 | 30 | P | Farrago @ St Andrews Presbyterian College             12.01am | Laurinburg | NC | with Mandrake Memorial | the Lance  1970-04-23  page  :  3  | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-04-30  Article | 
 2      1970-04-30  Farrago at St Andrews Presbyterian College-Laurinburg-NC | 
 
 3      1970-04-30 -Princetonian-page 7  | 
 
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| 1970 | 5 | 1 | P | the College of William & Mary | Williamsburg | PA | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard -1970-05-02   page  :  53 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1970 | 5 | 2 | P | St Thomas Hall @ the University of Virginia | Charlottesville | VA | with Mandrake Memorial  > also the local University groups  Wild Load & Collectors Item performed | the Billboard - 1970-05-02  page  :  53 | PDF & JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-05-02  Campus gigs 3 dates page 53 | 
 2      1970-05-02  St Thomas Hall at the University of Virginia-Charlottesville-VA | 
 
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| 1970 | 5 | 3 | P | Madison College | Harrisonburg | VA | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard -1970-05-02   page  :  53 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1970 | 5 | 6 | P | Farleigh Dickenson University | Teaneck | NJ | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard -1970-05-09   page  :  59 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1970 | 5 | 7 | P | Ashland Jr. Highschool | East Orange | NJ | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard -1970-05-09   page  :  59 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1970 | 5 | 8 | P | Alexander Hall @ the Princeton University                  8.30pm | Princeton | NJ | with Mandrake Memorial | Papers Of Princeton 1970-04-30  page :  4 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1970 | 5 | 9 | P | Hanover Park High School | Hanover | NJ | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard -1970-05-09   page  :  59                                                                       + Madison-Florham Park Eagle  1970-05-07  page  :  21 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-05-09  Campus gigs 4 dates page 59 | 
 2      1970-05-09  Hanover Park Highschool | 
 
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| 1970 | 5 | 10 | P | New York Institute of Technology | Old Westbury/New York | NY | with Mandrake Memorial | the Billboard -1970-05-09   page  :  59 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1970 | 5 |  > for 2 weeks | P | Milwaukee radio & record scene | Milwaukee | WI |  | the Billboard of 1970-05-23  page  :  30   + an available photo  | PDF & photo available | 2 | exact venues & dates unknown |  | 
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| 1970 | 5 | 23 | P | Milwaukee radio studio- for WZMF-fm | Milwaukee | WI |  | the Billboard of 1970-05-23  page  :  30   + an available photo  | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-05-23  Milwaukee Radio and Music scene page 30 | 
 
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| 1970 | 5 | late | O | """Delta Momma Blues"" released on Poppy " | New York City | NY |  | the Cash Box  1970-05-30   page :  50 | PDF available | 2 | exact date unknown |  | 
| 1970 | 5 | 27+28+29+30+31 | P | the Bitter End circuit | New York City | NY | with the Chapins | several sources-the Billboard-1970-06-13   page  :  22 & ad poster | PDF & ad poster available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-05-27  until 06-08 the Bitter End-New York-NY | 
 
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| 1970 | 6 | 01+02+03+04+05+06+07+08 | P | the Bitter End circuit | New York City | NY | with the Chapins | several sources-the Billboard-1970-06-13   page  :  22 & ad poster | PDF & ad poster available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1970 | 6 | 7 | P | Environment Benefit @ the Electric Circus | New York City | NY | with Mandrake Memorial & many others | theVillage Voice -1970-06-05 | available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1970 |  | late spring/early summer | P | Century Sound Studios(RCA) | New York City | NY | "recording sessions for ""Delta Momma Blues"" > producted by Ron Frangipane" | Wikipedea |  | 2 | exact dates unknown >must be around june/july  >the album is released in octobre source : the  Billboard 1970-10-17 |  | 
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| 1970 | 8 | 19 | I | KPFT radio studios | Houston | TX | host Zac & first person singular Hattie Mae Whiting White | KPFT folio 1970-08 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1970 | 8 | 19 | P | KPFT radio studios | Houston | TX | "hostess Juliet Brown for her program ""Just Playin' Folk""" | KPFT folio 1970-08 | PDF & short recording available | 1 |  |  | 
| 1970 | 9 | early | LE | Townes met Mickey White @ the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | Wrecks knew both Townes & Mickey > he introduced Mickey to Townes | A Deeper Blue page 98 & Mickey White in an email |  | 2 | exact date unknown |  | 
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| 1970 | 9 | 26+27 | P | the Morris Family Old Time Folk Music Festival | Ivydale | WV | with many others | the Charleston Gazette  1970-10-03 > review | PNG file (article)available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-09-26  and 27 the Morris Family Old Time Folk Music Festival-Ivydale-WV | 
 
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| 1970 | 10 | 02+03+04 | P | West Virginia University Institute of Technologie | Montgomery | WV | at 1970-10-04 hear TVZ that Janis Joplin died after an overdoses > he write the same day You Are Not Needed Now for Janis(Alison) | A Deeper Blue page  :  101                                                                                              + Another Mickey  page  :  132  | both books available | 1 or 2 | exact number of performing days unknown |  | 
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| 1970 | 10 | 05+06+07+08+09+10 | P | Slippery Rock State College | Slippery Rock | PA |  | the Rocket  :1970-10-02    page  :  4 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-10-05  until 10 Slippery Rock State College-Slippery Rock-PA page 4 | 
 
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| 1970 | 10 | late | O | Come Tomorrow/Delta Momma Blues released as single on Poppy | New York City | NY | B side Delta Momma Blues | the Cash Box  1970-10-17   page :39 | PDF available | 2 | exact date unknown |  | 
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| 1970 | 10 | 30+31 | P | the Circuit @ the Southern Methodist University | Dallas | TX |  | the Daily Campus  1970-10-30   page  : 12 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-10-30  and 31 The Circuit at the Southern Methodist University-Dallas-TX | 
 
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| 1970 | 10 or 11 | xx | O | Townes met his new girlfriend Leslie Jo Richards | Houston | TX | Townes called her : My new Houston tomato | Mickey White's book Another Mickey | Another Mickey isailable | 1 or 2 | exact date unknown |  | 
| 1970 | 11 | 02+03+04 | P | the Living Room @ the Tarrant County Junior College > South Campus Center | Fort Worth | TX |  | the Fort Worth Star-Telegram  1970-10-29  page :  5 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1970 | 11 | 10+11+12+13+14 | P | Le Potpourri Coffeehouse  @ the University of Texas                                9.00pm | Austin | TX | Carl Smith opened | the Austin Daily Texan  1970-11-13  page  :  12                                                              +  the Austin Summer Texan  1970-11-08  page  :  13 | PNG file (article)available | 1 | this venue is now the Cactus Cafe |  | 
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| 1970 | 11 | 16+17+18 | P | the Union Building's Third Floor Lounge @ the North Texas State College   7.30 & 9.00 pm | Denton | TX |  | the North Texas Daily (Denton - TX) 1970-11-13  page  :  9  (?) | JPEG available  (a little difficult to decrypt) | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-11-16 -17 and 18 North Texas State College | 
 
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| 1970 | 11 | 19+20+21 | P | the Student Center Lounge @ the Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | TX |  | the Billboard of 1970-11-21  page :  38                                                                           +  the Skiff  1970-11-20   page  :  2 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1970 | 11 | 27+28 | P | the Family Hand Restaurant | Houston | TX | St Laufren opened | Space City 1970-11-26  page  :  23 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-11-27  and 28 Family Hand Restaurant-Houston-TX | 
 
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| 1970 | 12 | 08+09+10+11+12+13 ? | P | the Year Union Coffeehouse @ the University Of North Carolina | Greensboro | NC |  | the Carolinian 1970-12-11   page  :  4 | PDF available | 1 or 2 | unknown number of performing days (I guess he played there for a week) |  | 
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| 1970 | 12 | 24+25+26 | P | the Family Hand Restaurant | Houston | TX | Eric Taylor opened | Space City 1970-12-23  pages  :  6  + 22 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1970-12-24  and 25 and 26 Family Hand Restaurant-Houston-TX | 
 
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| 1971 | 1 | 18+19+20+21+22+23 | P | St Lawrence University | Canton | NY |  | the Billboard 1971-01-23  page  :  26                                                                             +  Cash Box  1971-01-02  page  :  14 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1971-01-18  until 23 Page-0014 | 
 2      1971-01-18  until 23 St Lawrence University-Canton-NY page 26 | 
 
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 1      1971-xx-xx -1981 Kerrville Folkfestival | 
 2      1971-xx-xx -Delta Momma Blues | 
 
 3      1971-xx-xx -North Texas State University-Fall | 
 4      1971-xx-xx -xx-xx-At the West University Place-Houston-TX | 
 
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| 1971 | 1 | late | P | the Pratt Institute | Brooklyn | NY | Wrecks Bell supported Townes at several tours during this period | Wrecks Bell in an article | article available | 2 or 3 | exact date's unknown |  | 
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| 1971 | 2 | 01+02+03+04 | P | the Hungry Coffeehouse @ the University Of North Carolina | Davidson | NC | 2 gigs a day 7.30 & 9.30 | the Kannapolis Daily Independent  1971-02-01 |  | 2 | exact date's a little unsure |  | 
 
 1      1971-02-01  until 06 Davidson College | 
 
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| 1971 | 2 | 05+06 | P | the Union Bar @ the Davidson College Campus | Davidson | NC | 2 gigs a day 7.30 & 9.30 | the Davidsonian 1971-02-05  page  :  2                                                                        +  the Kannapolis  Daily Independent  page  :  5 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1971-02-05  Davidsonian-page 2 | 
 
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| 1971 | 2 | 7 | P | the Morrison Room @ the Davidson College | Davidson | NC |  | the Davidsonian 1971-02-05  page  :  2                                                                        +  the Kannapolis  Daily Independent  page  :  5 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1971 | 2 | 08+09+10+11 | P | Campus Coffeehouse @ the Pembroke State University  8.00 pm & 9.30pm | Pembroke | NC |  | the Robesonian 1971-02-07 page  :   12 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1971-02-08  until 13 Pembroke State University | 
 
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| 1971 | 2 | 12+13 | P | Campus Coffeehouse @ the Pembroke State University  8.00 pm - 9.30 pm & 11.00 pm | Pembroke | NC |  | the Robesonian 1971-02-07 page  :   5 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1971 | 2 | 20+21+22+23+24 | P | Farago @ St Andrews Presbyterian College | Laurinburg | NC |  | the Lance(s) 1971-02-18  page  :  1   + 1971-02-25   page  :  1 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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 2      1971-02-20  until 24 the Lance | 
 
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| 1971 | 2  ?? | xx | P | University of East Carolina | Greenville | NC |  | article available | PDF available | 3 | exact date & venue unknown |  | 
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| 1971 | 2 or 3 | xx | O | Come Tomorrow/Delta Momma Blues released as single on Poppy records | New York City | NY |  | article available |  | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown |  | 
| 1971 | 3 | early ?? | P | Jacks Bar | Cambridge | MA |  | known from a series of photo's by Jeff Albertson | photo's available | 2 or 3 | exact date(s) unknown -also unsure if Townes did also performances  @ Jack's Bar ?? |  | 
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| 1971 | 3 | 20 | P | interview in Truxillo Arms  > Darryl Harris ** upstairs appartment  | Houston | TX | host Andy Winnegar for KTXT Lubbock -TX radio station | recordings available | recordings available | 1 | Truxillo Arms was a sort of a hippie jump >not only Darryl Harris apartment but with changin settlers |  | 
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| 1971 | 3 | 20 | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | also John Lomax jr. performed | Andy Winnegar's interview-1971-03-20 > emails by Andy | recordings available | 1 |  |  | 
| 1971 | 3 | 26+27 | P | the Texas Rose Cafe | Houston | TX | with Rockin Horse & Mike Bear Stone | poster  available | available poster | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1971-03-26 +27-the Texas Rose Cafe-Houston-TX | 
 
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| 1971 | 4 | 16 | P | the Basement Coffee House @ A & M University | College Station | TX |  | poster  available | available poster | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1971-04-16  Basement Coffeehouse-College Station-TX | 
 
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| 1971 | 4 | 23+24 | P | the Sol Coffee House @ the New Mexico State University | Las Cruses | NM |  | the Round Up  1971-04-23   page  : 1 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1971-04-23  and 24 the Sol Coffeehouse | 
 2      1971-04-23  and 24 the Sol Coffeehouse at the NM State University-Las Cruses-NM | 
 
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| 1971 | 4 | 26+27+28+29+30 | P | the Changing Scene Coffee House @ the West Texas State University campus | Amarillo | TX |  | the Canyon News 1971-04-25 page :  4 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1971-04-26  until 05-01 Changin Coffeehouse | 
 2      1971-04-26  until 1971-05-01 the Changing Scene Coffeehouse | 
 
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| 1971 | 5 | xx | O | the David Frost Show on CBS -episode 196 | New York City | NY | known from the 1971-03-20 interview-exact date unknown   aired 1971-07-06 | recorded interview available |  | 2 | exact date unknown /other participaters were Patrick Wayne,Christopher Mitchum,Albert Brooks,the Letterman & Kate Webb-exact recording date unknown |  | 
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| 1971 | 5 | 26+27+28+29+30 | P | the Main Point | Bryn Mawr | PA | with Kate Taylor  3 gigs a day  : 8.00   -10.00  & 11.30 pm | the Philadelphia Inquirer  1971-05-26  page  :  35                                                      + a poster  | PDF + poster  available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1971-05-26  until 30-Main Point Performers2 | 
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 3      1971-05-26  until 30 the Main Point-Bryn Mawr-PA | 
 4      1971-05-26  until 30 the Main Point-Bryn Mawr-PA | 
 
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| 1971 | 6 | 05+06+07+08+09+10+11+12+13+14 | P | the Main Point | Bryn Mawr | PA | with Kate Taylor | the Billboard 1971-06-05  page  :  20  | PDF available | 1 or 2 | possibly an error in the Billboard |  | 
 
 1      1971-06-05  the Main Point-page 20 | 
 
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| 1971 | 7 & 8 | xx | P | the Larrabee Sound Studios | Los Angeles  | CA | "recordingsessions for ""High Low And In Between"" > produced by Jim Malloy & Kevin Eggers" | several sources > the Albuq.Tribune of 1971-08-06  /Leslie Jo Richards is murdered 1971-08-03 | known from an available comment by Deborah Mills | 2 | exact recording dates unknown > released Decembre 1971 >source the Billboard :1971-12-04  pages 13 & 14 |  | 
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| 1971 | 7 | 6 | O | the David Frost Show on CBS -episode 196 | New York City | NY | air date-pre recorded show  -see 1971-05-xx | the airdate- recorded already in mai | article available | 1 | other participaters were Patrick Wayne,Christopher Mitchum,Albert Brooks,the Letterman & Kate Webb |  | 
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| 1971 | 7 | 8 | O | Townes signed a publishing deal with United Artists | Los Angeles  | CA |  | the Billboard 1971-07-08  page  :  3 |  | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1971 | 7 | xx | O | Townes was best man at Kevin Eggers and Anne Mittendorfs marriage @ the church of Christian Psychology  | Santa Monica | CA | Anne wasn't very satisfied with the wedding ceremony/ they decided to do another ceremony later for family and friends | Kevin Eggers |  | 1 or 2 | exact date unsure |  | 
| 1971 | 7 | 31 | P | Ichthus Coffee House @ the Methodist Student Center.>  Contemporary Folk Perspectives | Austin | TX | with Don Sanders & Peter Gorisch | the Austin American Statesman 1971-07-30  page  :  43                                           + the Austin American Statesman 1971-07-31  page  :  24 | PDF's & PNG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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 3      1971-07-31 -Ichtus Coffee House at the Methodist Stundent Center-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1971 | 8 | 3 | LE | Leslie Jo Richards is murdered /Guy & Suzannas apartment | Leucadia / Long Beach | CA | Townes had broken in ,in the apartment to tell Leslie Jo Richards was killed in Leucadia-CA-she was hitchhicking from LA to Houston | the Albuq.Tribune of 1971-08-06 /Leslie Jo Richards is murdered 1971-08-03 | known from an available comment by Deborah Mills | 2 | Guy & Suzanne were in San Diego - Townes ask them by phone to come home > He waited for them in their appartment -he would not tell about the murder by phone !! |  | 
 
 1      1971-08-03  Leslie J. Richards is murdered in Leucadia-San Diego County-CA | 
 
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| 1971 | 8 | 21 | O | Poppy records nationwide distribution rights moves from RCA to UDC (a UA division) |  |  | RCA did the distribution during the last 2 years | the billboard 1971-08-21  pages : 1 & 8 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1971 | 8-Jan | 26 + 27 | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | a night with the Allman Brothers Band(1971-09-27) >Duane Allman was good friends with TvZ >they came to the Old Quarter after playing the Houston Coloseum | A Deeper Blue page :115                                                                                          + Space City 1972-08-03 ( moment of the year) | PDF available | 1 | Duane Allman came back next day (1971-09-27) to help Old Quarter owner Dale Soffar who was robbed the night before. Absolute highlight was Townes singing Stormy Monday with the band !! |  | 
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| 1971 | 9-Jan | 20 | P | Bob Fass Radio show-radio unnameble at WBAI fm-live interviews and performances | New York City | NY |  | the recordings & several other sources | recordings available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1971 | 10-Jan | early | O | """High Low And In Between"" released on Poppy" | New York City | NY |  | the Cashbox -1971-11-13    page : 54 | PDF available | 1 or 2 | exact date unknown |  | 
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| 1971 | 11 | 20 | P | the Boston University Student Union  Social Counsil will stage a folkfestival @ Sargent Gym | Boston | MA | with David Bromberg-Paul Geremia & Spider John  Koerner | the Bostob Globe  1971-11-19  page  :  28 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1972 | 1 until 9 |  | O | Townes lived for 8 months in Guy & Susanna's house  at 1307 Chapel Avenue- Nashville/East | Sumner | TN | "Townes came to be best man and to cut ""the Late Great TvZ "" album > he stayed for 8 months" | Without getting Killed Or Cought-the life and Music of Guy Clark by Tamara Saviano  page :99  |  | 2 | exact dates unknown |  | 
 
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 1      1972-01-14  Guy and Susanna Clark married | 
 
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| 1972 | 1 | 22 | O | Townes signed a new managment affilliation with Greengrass Enterprices | New York City | NY | Greengrass will be concerned with copyrights & the book publication of TvZ's lyric/poetry works | the Billboard 1972-01-22    page :  18                                                                          +   the Cash Box 1972-01-22  page :  20 | PDF's available | 1 | managersteam is : Ken Greengrass-Kevin Eggers & Phil Lawrence |  | 
 
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| 1972 | 2 | xx | O | Greensboro Woman/Standin' released as single on Poppy Records | New York City | NY |  | several sources |  | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown |  | 
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| 1972 | 2 | 28+29 | P | Passim Coffeehouse | Cambridge | MA | Nelly Brown opened | the Boston Record American's  1972-03-02  page  :  9                                                +  the Billboard-1972-04-01   page  :  20 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1972-02-28  and 29 and 03-01 until 04 Passim Coffeehouse-Cambridge-MA | 
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| 1972 | 3 | 01+02+03+04 | P | Passim Coffeehouse | Cambridge | MA | Nelly Brown opened | the Boston Record American's  1972-03-01  page  :  13                                              +  the Billboard-1972-04-01   page  :  20 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1972 | 3 | 17+18+19 | P | First Dripping Springs Reunion @ Huribut Ranch | Dripping Springs | TX | with Waylon Jennings,Willie Nelson,Kris Kristoffersen,John Prine & others | A Deeper Blue page  :  122 | A  Deeper Blue available | 1 | This festival was the inspiration for yearly festival which would become Willie Nelson's yearly 4th of July picnic's(Willie Nelson's first picnic was at the same ranch !) |  | 
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| 1972 | 4 | xx | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | with the Allman Brothers Band | message by Ivan Koop Kuper on facebook |  | 2 or 3 | benefit concert after the Old Quarter burnt down |  | 
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| 1972 |  | spring /summer | P | Jack Clement Studios | Nashville | TN | "recordingsessions  for ""The Late Great TVZ"" done by Jack Clement himself >Chuck Cochran did the arrangments" | the Red and Black 1972-05-19   page  :  6 | DjVu document available | 2 | exact dates unknown >the album will be released in septembre >source : the Billboard 1992-09-02 page 4 |  | 
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| 1972 | 4 | 29 | P | Mercer University | Macon | GA | Townes met Daniel Antopolski in William Hedgepath's house > Townes lived there many times when in Georgia | the Billboard 1972-04-29  page  :  36         | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1972-04-29  Mercer University-Macon GA page 36 | 
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| 1972 | 5 | first week | P | Finnegan's Wake | Baltimore | MD | with the Little Hans Band |  | article available | 2 or 3 | no other information |  | 
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| 1972 | 5 | 06 +07 | P | a small field outside the Cherry Hall of the University of Western Kentucky | Bowling Green   | KY | with Guy Clark          |  |  | 1 or 2 | exact number of days a little unsure |  | 
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| 1972 | 5 | Jan-00 | P | Ohio University Folk Festival  | Athens | OH | some of the other participaters were Seals & Crofts,Tom Rush,Arlo Guthrie,Eric Andersen,John Hartford & others | the Billboard 1972-05-06 page  :  16                                                                            +  the Seals & Crofts page   | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
| 1972 | 5 | Jan-00 | P | Lawrence University Coffee House | Appleton | WI |  | the Lawrentian-Appleton-WI   1972-05-12  page  :  7 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
| 1972 | 5 | 15+16+17+18+19+20 | P | the Last Resort | Athens | GA | Townes asked Daniel Antopolski to go on tour with him in Texas one of these days | the Billboard 1972-05-06  page  :  16                                                                           +  the Red and Black  1972-05-19  page  :  6  | PDF & DjVu document available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1972-05-15  until 20 the Last Resort and 1972-05-16 Sounds From Heaven Music Company | 
 
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| 1972 | 5 | 16 | P | "Sounds from Heaven Music company > Night session @  ""Musical Truckins Heaven""" | Athens | GA | with Russ Holloway on bottleneck guitar | the Red and Black 1972-05-19   page  :  6 | DjVu document available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1972 | 5 | 22+23+24+25+26+27 | P | the Bistro | Atlanta | GA | Townes asked Daniel Antopolski to go on tour with him in Texas one of these days | the Billboard 1972-05-06  page  : 16                                                                            +  the Great Speckled Bird's 1972-05-22 & 29 page : 24 | PDF's available | 1 | "playing songs of his soon to be released new album ""the Late Great TVZ'" |  | 
 
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 3      1972-05-22  until 27 the Bistro-Atlanta-GA page 24 | 
 
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| 1972 | 6 | 02+03 | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | Plausible did Townes at one of these days overdose on heroine in his moms house | Space City Vol. 3 No: 49   page  :  18 | PDF available | 1 | exact date of overdosing heroine unsure |  | 
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| 1972 | 6 | 04+05+06+07+08+09 | O | Bentaub Houston University Hospital | Houston | TX | Townes overdosed on heroin in his mom's house-he was pronounced dead on arrival >Daniel Antapolski brought him to the hospital | the Austin American Statesman 1972-06-06  page  :  26                                             +  Fran Lohr in thebooks | PDF available  | 1 | the Doctors knocked out a front teeth to bring the tubes down his throat into his lungs |  | 
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| 1972 | 6 | (05+06+07+08+09+10) | O | Castle Creek | Austin | TX | old friend Michael Murphy took over these gigs/ He also donated partly the fee's for Townes's hospital expensis ,also Castle Creek donated some of it's receipts | the Austin American Statesman    1972-06-04  page  :  109                                        +  the Billboard  1972-05-20  page  :  18 | PDF's available | 1 or 2 | Townes has been hospitalized for several days in Houston |  | 
 
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| 1972 | 6 | 13+14+15+16+17 | P | the Rubaiyat | Dallas | TX | with Daniel Antopolsky | the Billboard 1972-05-27  page : 14                                                                             + the Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1972-06-13 page  :  28 | PDF's available | 1 | one of these days Townes wrote Pancho & Lefty * & Daniel  wrote Sweet Loving Music-* other information said Pancho & Lefty was already written earlier in Memphis-TN or New York-NY |  | 
 
 1      1972-06-13  until 17 the Rubaiyat-Dallas-TX page 14 | 
 2      1972-06-13  until 19 the Rubaiyat-Dallas-TX | 
 
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| 1972 | 6 | 30 | P | a salute to Bryant Park > a month with every day all sorts of entertainment | New York City | NY | the festival started at 1972-06-10 and ended 1972-07-09 | New York Daily news  1972-06-26  page  :  27 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1972-06-30  A Salute To Bryant Park New York City-NY | 
 
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| 1972 | 7 | 8 | O | Townes signed a publishing deal with United Artists | New York City | NY | Townes signed a publishing deal with U.A.>for all past & future compositions incl.possible title songs for new U.A. films | the Bilboard 1972-07-08 page  :  3                                                                               +  the Cash Box -07-08   page : 25 | PDF's available | 1 | "first publishing will be Townes last released album ""High Low And In Between""" |  | 
 
 1      1972-07-08  UA buys Columbine Music Firm page 3 | 
 2      1972-07-08  UA Page-0025 | 
 
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| 1972 | 7 | late | O | If I Needed You/Sunshine Boy released as single on Poppy Records | New York City | NY |  | the Cashbox  1972-08-05  page  :  14 | PDF available | 2 | exact date unknown |  | 
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| 1972 | 8 | xx | O | Townes returned to Colorado for about a month >this time to Aspen  for summmer holiday in the wilderness | Aspen | CO | Townes visited various friends and ended up living in a tent with Skinny Dennis Sanchez above Bronco Newcombe's horse stables  | A Deeper Blue page  :  122/123 | A Deeper Blue available | 1 or 2 | exact dates available |  | 
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| 1972 | 8 | 30+31 | P | the Flick Coffeehouse | Coral Gables/Miami | FL | with Chris Smither | the Miami News  1972-08-31   page  :  18                                                                    + the Miami News  1972-09-07  page  :  18 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1972-08-30  and 31 +1972-09-01-02 and 03-The Flick Coffeehouse-Miami-FL | 
 2      1972-08-30 -TvZ at the Flick Coffeehouse-Miami-FL | 
 
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| 1972 | 9 | 01+02+03  &  06+07+08+09+10 | P | the Flick Coffeehouse | Coral Gables/Miami | FL | some days with with Chris Smither | the Miami News  1972-09-07   page  :  18                                                                    + the Miami News  1972-08-31  page  :  18 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1972 | 9 | 19+20+21+22+23+24 | P | Castle Creek | Austin | TX | with Keith Sykes | the Austin American Statesman   1972-09-20  page  :  66 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1972 | 10 | 13 | P | the Hill Auditorium @the  Peabody College Campus @ the VanderBilt University | Nashville | TN | with Guy Clark       Rat Creek opened | the gig poster | poster available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1972 | 10 | 30 | P | KPTF radio studios | Houston | TX | "live radio performance : "" Ladies And Germs""" | Pacifica Radio archives  > duration 30 minutes | recordings available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1972 | 11 | 10+11+12 | P | Liberty Hall | Houston | TX | with Freda & the Firedogs | the Rice Tresher 1972-11-09 page   :  8                                                                      +   the Houston Daily Coughar 1972-11-10 page  :  7 | PDF & PNG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1972 | 11 | 25-Jan | O | "Release party for ""The Late Great Townes Van Zandt"" album" | New York City | NY |  | several sources |  | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1972 | 12 | 3-Jan | O | Kevin Eggers and Anne Mittendorf's second wedding celebration in Plymouth Church of the pilgrims | New York City | NY |  | Kevin Eggers |  | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1972 | 12 | xx | O | Fraulein/Don't Let The Sunshine Fool Ya released on Poppy Records | New York City | NY |  | the Billboard 1973-01-27   page  :  61 | PDF available | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown |  | 
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| 1972 | 12 | xx | O | Pancho & lefty/Heavenly Houseboat Blues released as single on Poppy Records | New York City | NY |  | several sources |  | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown |  | 
| 1973 | 1 | xx | O | """If I Needed You"" released on Doc & Merle Watsons album ""Then And Now""" | Nashville | TN | "recorded late 1972 produced by ""Cowboy"" Jack Clement for Tomato records" | several sources |  | 2 | exact date unknown |  | 
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| 1973 | 1 | 27 | P | the Jordan Hall | Boston | MA |  | the Boston Herald  1973-01-31  page  : 23 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1973 | 1 | 30+31 | P | the Great Southeast Music Hall | Atlanta | GA | Banks & Shane opened | the Red and Black  1973-02-06  page  :  2                                                                 +   the Great Southeastern Music Hall  performers list | DjVu document   +   the Great Southeastern Music Hall performers list available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1973-01-30  and 31 and 1973-02-01 until 04-the Great SouthEast Music Hall-Atlanta-GA | 
 2      1973-01-30  until 02-04 Great South East Music Hall-Atlanta-GA | 
 
 3      1973-01-30  until 1973-02-04-the Great Southeastern Music Hall and 1973-02-05 until 1973-02-10 the Last Resort | 
 
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| 1973 | 2 | 01+02+03+04 | P | the Great Southeast Music Hall | Atlanta | GA | Banks & Shane opened | the Red and Black  1973-02-06  page  :  2                                                                 +   the Great Southeastern Music Hall  performers list | DjVu document   +   the Great Southeastern Music Hall performers list available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1973 | 2 | 05+06+07+08+09+10 | P | the Last Resort          2 gigs a day  9.00  & 12.00 pm | Athens | GA |  | the Red and Black  1973-02-08  page  :  7                                                                 + available photo's | DjVu document   +   photo's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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 2      1973-02-05  until 1973-02-10 the Last Resort-Athens-GA | 
 
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| 1973 | 2 | 14+15+16+17 | P | Exit Inn | Nashville | TN |  | the Tennessean   1973-02-11 page  :  124 | JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1973 | 2 | 22+23+24+25 | ?? | Liberty Hall | Houston | TX | hanging around with Gram Parsons (drugs related) | John Lomax III in an interview | article available | 3 | unknown if Townes did gig(s) |  | 
 
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| 1973 | 2 or 3 | xx | O | single Pancho & Lefty/If I Needed you released on Poppy Records | New York City | NY |  | the Cash Box 1973-02-xx | PDF available | 2 or 3  | exact date unknown |  | 
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| 1973 | 3 | 8 | P | Student Union @ Macalester College | St. Paul | MN |  | the Minneapolis Star 1973-03-07  page :  36 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1973 | 3 | 9 | P | the Cochran Lounge @ Macalester College | St. Paul | MN |  | the Weekly Mac  1973-03-02   page  :  3 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1973 | 3 | 23+24 | P | the Circuit @ the Southern Methodist University | Dallas | TX |  | the Billboard 1973-03-24 page :  32                                                                           + the Daily Campus 1973-03-20  page  :  06 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1973-03-23  and 24 Southern Methodist University-Dallas-TX page 32 | 
 2      1973-03-23  and 24 the Circuit at the Southern Methodist University-Dallas-TX | 
 
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| 1973 | 4 | 05+06+07+08 | P | Passim's Coffeehouse | Cambridge | MA | with Dana Cooper | the Boston Globe   1973-04-06  page  :  26 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1973 | 4 | 19+20+21+22 | P | Grendel's Lair | Philadelphia | PA | with Carolyn Hester   also with Kinky Friedman & the Texas Jew Boys | the Villanovan 1973-04-18 page  :  9                                                                         +  Philadelphia Daily News 1973-04-20 page  :  39 | PDF's  available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1973-04-19  until 22 Grendels Lair-Philadelphia-PA | 
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| 1973 | 4 | exact day unknown  | P | WMMR-fm 93.3 radio Philadelphia studio              interview + songs | Philadelphia | PA |  | a list made by Chris Friedrich | C Friedrich's old list available  | 2 | exact date unknown  > no other information available |  | 
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| 1973 | 4 | 25+26+27+28+29 | P | the Quiet Night                                 9.30 pm | Chicago | IL | James Durst opened | the Chicago Tribune 1973-04-27  page  : 52                                                            + Weekend 4 section 2 | PDF's & JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1973 | 5 | 2 | ? | Max Kansas City | New York City | NY | Townes was at the relaese party of Kinky Friedman's first album (Sold American)  -also : they toured recently in the North East | Everything Is Bigger In Texas : The Life & Times Of Kinky Friedman by Mary Lou Sullivan |  | 2 | unknown if Townes performed during the party  |  | 
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| 1973 | 5 | 11 | P | U.S. Cellular (Milwaukee) Arena | Milwaukee | WI | with Frank Zappa,Mahavishnu Orchestra & John Hammond | Concert poster *                                                                                                        +  several sources | gig poster *       +  article available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1973 | 5 | 14 | P | the Saxon Pub presents  :  Paradise Special | Austin | TX | with Jerry Jeff Walker | the Austin American Statesman   1973-05-14   page  :  36 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1973 | 5 | 22+23+24+25+26 | P | the Saxon Pub | Austin | TX |  | the Austin American Statesman   1973-05-19   page  :  49 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1973 | 5 | 27 | P  | Kerrville Folk Festival @ the Kerrville Municipal Auditorium | Kerrville | TX | with Willis Allen Ramsey-Bill & Bonny Hearne-Blue Grass Ramblers-Plum Nelly-Robert Shaw & Flaco Jiminez and conjunto | the Billboard 1973-05-19 page  : 13                                                                        +   Texas Monthly may 1974  page : 100 | PDF & some recordings available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1973 | 6 | 16 | P | A weekend of good time music @ the great McGonicle's Seaside Park | Annapolis | MD | with some former Byrds/Burrito Bros plays together :Gram Parsons-EmmyLou Harris-Chris Etheridge-Clarence White & many (big names) more | the performers gigposter | Performers gigposter available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1973 | 6 | 18+19+20+21+22+23 | P | the 12th Gate | Atlanta | GA |  | the Great Speckled Bird 1973-06-18 (several pages)                                             + the Great Speckled Bird 1973-06-25  page  :  23 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1973 | 7 | 20+21+22 | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | recorded  on portable four track by Earl Willis >years later (1977) released | official released as live @ the Old Quarter-Houston-TX |  | 1 | Wrecks mailed me once,there were 5 days of recordings |  | 
 
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| 1973 | 8 | 6 | P | "KPFT radio studios-the Don Sanders radio show ""On The Air""" | Houston | TX | every Monday 8-11 pm broadcasted > first time broadcasted : 1973-09-08 | Texas Monthly march 1975- page :  88                                                                  + Pacifica Radio Archives   | JPEG + recordings available | 2 | the day Townes saw Cindy Morgan for the first time/ exact recording date a little unsure |  | 
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| 1973 | 8 late or 9 early | xx | P | annual Crested Mountain Arts Music Fair festival | Crested Butte | CO | with Randy Handly -Mary Flowers & Kati Muffatt + Jerry Jeff Walker among others | Straight Creek Journal 1974-06-11 | JPEG available | 2 | exact days unknown  |  | 
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| 1973 | 8 & 9 | xx | LE | 2 / 3 weeks holidays in the Colorado mountains | Boulder | CO | for the first time with the then 15 year old Cindy Morgan | A Deeper  Blue page  : 133 |  | 2 | other sources tells that Townes found Cindy one year later >late summer or fall of 1974 ?? |  | 
| 1973 | 9 | 11+12+13+14+15+16 | P | the Childe Harold | Washington | DC | Townes toke it over for Bobby Radcliff   | the Washington Post  :  1973-09-13 Review                                                         + the Washington Post  :  1973-09-16 Final advert | 3 PNG's available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1973 | 9 | 19+20+21+22 | P | the Oxford Hotel | Denver | CO | with Sweet Mama Shake Up | Fourth Estate 1973-09-19  pages  :  9  & 11                                                          + the Straight Creek Journal  1973-09-19 vol.11 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1973 | 9 | 23+24+25+26+27+28+29 | P | Irish Pub & Grille | Pueblo | CO |  | Arrow ,vol III, no 2   page  :  6                                                                                 + the Rag  1973-10-08  page  :  | PDF available's | 1 or 2 | exact date & number of days a little unsure |  | 
 
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| 1973 | 10 | 1 | P | Temporary Union Building @ the North Texas State University | Denton | TX |  | the North Texas Daily 1973-09-28   page  :  3 | JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1973 | 10 | 02+03+04+05+06 | P | the Saxon Pub | Austin | TX | with Jim Ritchy | the Rag 's1973-10-01  & 1973-10-08                                                                     +  the Austin American Statesman  1973-10- 06  page  :  32 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1973 | 10 | 13 | P | Second Annual Southwestern Folk Festival @ the Southwestern University | Georgetown | TX | also Greasy Wheels-Jim Ritchy & Jimmy Johnson performed | the Megaphone(Georgetown-TX) 1973-10-08   sequence  : 6 | JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1973-10-13  South Western University-Georgetown-TX | 
 
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| 1973 | 10 | 14 | P | Chappell Hill Texas festival | Chappell Hill | TX | with Freddy King-Waylon Jennings-Kinky Friedman-Charlie Daniels-Greasy Wheels-Rat Creek & others | the Rag 1973-10-08   page  :  14 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1973-10-14  Chappell Hill Texas Festival-Chappell Hill-TX | 
 
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| 1973 | 10 | 15 | P | the Brookshire Inn South -2009 Broadway | Lubbock | TX |  | the Lubbock Avalanche Journal 1973-10-15 page : 78 | JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1973-10-15  Brookshire Inn South-Lubbock | 
 
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| 1973 | 10 | 20 | P | the Millersville University | Millersville/Lancaster | PA |  | the Billboard 1973-10-13 page  :  45                                                                     +  the Eagle Eye  1973-10-12  page  :  6 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1973-10-20  Millersville University-Millersville-PA page 6 | 
 2      1973-10-20  the Millerville University-Millerville-PA page 45 | 
 
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| 1973 | 10 | 25+26+27 | P | Passim Coffeehouse | Cambridge | MA |  | the Harvard Crimson :1973-10-25 | article available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1973 | 11 | 01+02+03+04 | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | with the Magic Cowboy Band | the Houston Daily Coughar :1973-11-02  page  :  6 | PNG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1973 | 11 | 09+10 | P | the Whole Coffeehouse @ the Coffman Union @ the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis | MN | with Sean Blackburn | the Star Tribune  1973-11-04   page  :  58 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1973-11-09  and 10 the Whole Coffee House Coffman Union at the University Of Minnesota-Minneapolis-MO | 
 2      1973-11-09  the Whole Coffeehouse-Minneapolis-MA | 
 
 3      1973-11-09  the Whole Coffeehouse-Minneapolis-MN | 
 
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| 1973 | 11 | 21 | P | the University of Louisville | Louisville | KY |  | the Billboard 1973-10-27 page  :  25 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1973-11-21  Louisville-KY-Page-25 | 
 
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| 1974 | 1 | 6 | O | KPFT radio studios    11.00 pm  (possible 1973-09-08) | Houston | TX | pre recorded concert & live interview | KPFT folio jan. 1974 | JPEG available | 31-Dec |  |  | 
 
 1      1974-01-06  KPFT studio pre recorded | 
 
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 2      1974-xx-xx -Jamming with fellow troubadour Jerry Jeff Walker | 
 
 3      1974-xx-xx -Jamming with Jerry Jeff Walker | 
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 5      1974-xx-xx -Mickey White | 
 
 6      1974-xx-xx -on tour | 
 7      1974-xx-xx -or 1975-Clarksville-Chito Greer-Richard Dobson Townes and Uncle Seymour in the background | 
 8      1974-xx-xx -or 1975-Clarksville-Cindy and Townes van Zandt | 
 
 9      1974-xx-xx -or 1975-Clarksville-Richard Playing Townes Possing with Uncle Seymour | 
 10      1974-xx-xx -or 1975 | 
 11      1974-xx-xx -Townes with Chito Greer in front of the Truxillo Street Apartment | 
 
 12      1974-xx-xx -TVZ with Guy and Susanna Clark by La Coulee-Manitoba | 
 13      1974-xx-xx -xx-xx-7 Come 11 Album | 
 14      1974-xx-xx -Townes at the Castle Creek-Austin-TX | 
 
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 2      1974-10-xx -the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys at The Stephen F.Austin University-Nacogdoches-TX 3 | 
 
 3      1974-10-xx -the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys at the Stephen F. Austin University-Nacogdoches-TX  | 
 
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| 1974 | 1 | 14+15+16+17+18+19 | P | the Saxon Pub | Austin | TX | Frank Muse opened | the Rag  : 1974-01-14  page  :  13                                                                       + the Daily Texan   1974-01-18   page  :  16 | PDF 's available | 31-Dec |  |  | 
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| 1974 | 1 | 24+25+26+27 | P | Passim Coffeehouse | Cambridge | MA |  | the Harvard Crimson : 1974-01-24 | article available | 31-Dec |  |  | 
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| 1974 | 2 | 03+04 | P | Ann Arbors Sunday Night concerts @  several venues > possible included King Pleasure ? | Ann Arbor | MI | also performing in Ann Arbor were : Jerry Jeff Walker -Doug Sahm-Alen Ramsey & others | the Ann Arbor Sun :1974-02-07  page  :  12 | PDF available | 1-Jan | "exact date'(s) & venue'(s) are unknown/unsure >the article is saying ""Townes makes the rounds today"" what makes Kings Pleasure unsure !" |  | 
 
 1      1974-02-03  King Pleasures-Ann Arbor-MI | 
 
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| 1974 | 3 | early | P | the Castle Creek | Austin | TX | also performing are : David Bromberg & Band-Jerry Jeff Walker & fiddler Steve Keith  | the Rag  : 1974-03-11                                                                                          also known from a photo by Scott Newton | PDF & photo available | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown |  | 
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| 1974 | 3 or 4 | xx | P | Bevo's  sidewalk | Austin | TX |  | the Rag  : 1974-04-08 | PDF available | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown |  | 
| 1974 | 4 - 5 & 6 | xx | P | "Jack Tracks Studio-recording sessions for ""Seven Comes Eleven "" " | Nashville | TN | "years later (1993) released as ""the Nashville Sessions""-several songs used for ""Flying Shoes""(1978)-see 1974-08-10" | emails by Mickey White (who played @ some tracks of the album | emails available | 1-Jan | exact dates unknown -Garth Fundis & Chuck Cochran did the production/the rough mix was already finished @ 1974-06-01 >source :tapelist visible in the Be Here To Love Me video |  | 
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| 1974 | 4 | 19+20 | P | Basement Coffee House @ the University Of Houston | Houston | TX | with Mickey White         Reb Smith opened | the Houston Daily Cougar  1974-04-18  page  :  6                                            +  an email from Mickey White | PNG available | 1 | First  gig ever with Mickey White |  | 
 
 1      1974-04-19  and 20 University Of Houston | 
 
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| 1974 | 4 | 23+24+25+26 | P | the Saxon Pub | Austin | TX | with Mickey White         Doug Giddings opened | Austin American Statesman   1974-04-19  page  :  39 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1974-04-23  until 27 the Pub-Austin-TX 2 | 
 2      1974-04-23  until 27-the Pub Austin-TX | 
 
 3      1974-04-23  until 27 The Pub-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1974 | 5 | 02+03+04+05 | P  | Liberty Hall  | Houston | TX | with Mickey White         opening for Hoyt Axton | recordings                                                                                                          +  an email from Mickey White | PDF available | 1 | Not mentioned in the KPFT  folio but Mickey knows for 100% sure he played that gig with Townes |  | 
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| 1974 | 5 | 03+04+05 | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | with Mickey White  | KPFT folio may 1974   page  :  17                                                                     +  an email from Mickey White | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1974-05-03 -04 and 05 the Old Quarter-Houston | 
 
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| 1974 | 5 | 17+18+19 | P | the Saxon Pub | Austin | TX | with Mickey White | Austin American Statesman   1974-05-18  page  :  19 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1974 | 5 | 23 | P | Kerrville Festival @ the Quiet Valley Ranch | Kerrville | TX | with Mickey White | several sources   +  an email from Mickey White |  | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1974 | 5 | 24 | P | Armadillo World Headquarters | Austin | TX | with Mickey White | the Armadillo World Headquarters performer list | list available | 2 | in spite of the strong source unsure  > Mickey White don't believe that Townes (and Mickey) did that performance ! |  | 
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| 1974 | 5 | 25 | P | live @ Kera-fm  from the Kerrville Festival | Kerrville | TX | with Mickey White    other performers for the radio station recordings were Plum Nelly & Flaco Jimenez | Radio Briefs | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1974-05-25  Kera-fm live from Kerrville Folk Festival | 
 
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| 1974 | 5 | 29+30+31 | P | the Oxford Hotel | Denver | CO | with Mickey White | the Straight Creek Journal  1974-06-04 | PDF available | 1 or 2 | number of days + exact date a little unsure |  | 
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| 1974 | 6 | 1 | P | the Oxford Hotel | Denver | CO | with Mickey White | the Straight Creek Journal  1974-06-04 | PDF available | 1 or 2 | number of days + exact date a little unsure |  | 
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| 1974 | 6 | 10+11+12+13+14 | P | the Saxon Pub | Austin | TX | with Mickey White    Ace In The Hole opened | the Austin Daily Texan 1974-06-13  page : 09 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1974-06-10  until 14-the Pub-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1974 | 6 | middle late | O | the Rocket Lounge | Kemah | TX | with Mickey White/ hanging around in Wrecks brother's club / Wreck's was playing bass there with a guy called Ed Whalen | an email from Mickey White |  | 2 | "exact date's unknown> Townes,Mickey & Wrecks decided then to put together the (HRMB) trio / the idea was to meet up in the fall in conjunction with the release of ""Seven Comes Eleven""" |  | 
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| 1974 | 7 | 04+05+06 | P | Texas World Speedway  @ Willie Nelson's 2th annual 4th of July Picnic | College Station | TX | with Willie Nelson & others @ the 2th edition of Willie's picnic | the Austin Daily Texan 1974-06-27  page : 12                                                  + poster | PDF's + poster available | 1 | Townes performed with the Magic Country Band @ 1974-07-05 |  | 
 
 1      1974-07-04  05 and 06-Willie Nelson 2th Picnic  | 
 2      1974-07-04 -05 and 06 Willie Nelsons 2th annual Picknic | 
 
 3      1974-07-04 -TvZ at Willie Nelsons 4th of July Festival at Texas World Speedway-College Station-TX | 
 4      1974-07-04  until 06 Willie Nelsons second annual Picknic at Texas World Speedway-College Station-TX | 
 5      1974-07-04  until 06 Willie Nelsons second annual Picnic | 
 
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| 1974 | 8 | 10 | P | Jack Tracks Studio | Nashville | TN | Townes have completed his 7th album : Seven Comes Eleven  > At first not released > Kevin Eggers refused or could not pay the studio bill | the Billboard  1974-08-10  page  :  26                                                                                                  | PDF available | 1 | "19 years later in 1993 released as ""the Nashville Sessions ""  / Garth Fundis engineered -Chuck Cochrun did the arranging" |  | 
 
 1      1974-08-10  page 26 Seven Comes Eleven | 
 
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| 1974 | 8 | 23 | P | Temporary Union Building @ the North Texas State University campus | Denton | TX | with John D. Loudermilk | the Denton Record Chronicle   1974-08-04   page  :  66 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1974-08-23  Union Building at the NTSU | 
 
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| 1974 | 9 | 24+25+26+27+28 | P | Castle Creek | Austin | TX |  | the Rag-1974-09-16   page  :  13 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1974-09-24  until 28 Castle Creek-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1974 | 9 or 10 |  | O | Townes takes on Johnny Guess as his driver/roadmanager | Houston | TX | "Johnny Guess aka Jimmie Joe Wanker had bought a brand new motorhome called ""the Blue Unit""" | several sources |  | 2 | exact date unknown |  | 
| 1974 | 10 | 04+05 | P | U H Coffee House @ University Of Houston            8.00 pm | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys * or like in several advertisment : Himma Ridge Boys | the Houston Daily Coughar  1974-09-27   page  :  ??                                      + KPFT folio 1974   page  :  16 | JPEG & PNG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1974-10-04  and 05 University of Houston Coffeehouse | 
 2      1974-10-04  and 05 University Of Houston | 
 
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| 1974 | 10 | xx | P  | the Rubaiyat | Dallas | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | Mickey White in To Live's To Fly    page  :  177 |  | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown |  | 
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| 1974 | 10 | xx | P | Stephan F.Austin University | Nacogdoches | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys     | Wrecks Bell in an email                                                                                    +   available photos | photos available | 2 or 3 | exact date unknown/the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys are :TVZ, Mickey White, Wrecks Bell with sometimes guest performances by Richard Dobson |  | 
| 1974 | 10 | 24+25+26 | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys           also Bozo Baker (ringling bros circus clown) performed | the Houston Daily Cougar 1974-10-24 & 25     page  :  10 | PNG's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1974-10-24  until 26 | 
 2      1974-10-24  until 26 the Old Quarter-Houston-TX | 
 
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| 1974 | 11 | 13+14+15+16+17 | P | Earl Of Old Town | Chicago | IL | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys           Marty Peifer opened | the Chicago Tribune  1974-10-31    page : 46 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1974-11-13  until 17 | 
 2      1974-11-13  until 17 the Earl of the Town-Chicago-IL 1 | 
 
 3      1974-11-13  until 17 the Earl of the Town-Chicago-IL 2 | 
 
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| 1974 | 11 | 18+19 | O | hanging round with some friends in Minneapolis | Minneapolis | MO | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys & friends | a postcard sended by Johnny Guess (aka JJ Wanker)  sending date 1974-11-27 - bought at the University of Wisconsin in Madison | postcard available | 1 | the postcard was sended to Joe Escalante-Johnny's best friend |  | 
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| 1974 | 11 | 20+21+22+23+24 | P | the Good Karma Coffeehouse @ the University of Wisconsin | Madison | WI | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | the postcard sended by Johnny Guess (aka JJ Wanker)                               + Mickey White in an email | postcard + email available | 1 | the postcard was sended to Joe Escalante-Johnny's best friend |  | 
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| 1974 | 11 | 25+26+27+28+29 | P | "Charlotte's Web @ Mendolsson Performing Arts Centre    >*11/28 > ""Thanksgiving Feast Of Music""" | Rockford | IL | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys           Susan & Richard Thomas opened      2 shows 8.30 &10.30 pm | the Morning Star 1974-11-28   page   :   68 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1974 | 12 | 03+04+05+06+07+08 | P | the Castle Creek | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys |  the Austin American Statesman 1974-11-30   page  :   29  | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1974-12-03  until 07 Castle Creek-Austin-TX | 
 2      1974-12-03  until 07-Castle Creek-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1974 | 12 | 18+19+20+21 | P | the Old Quarter        9.00 pm | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys ?? | KPFT folio dec.1974    page  :    22 | JPEG available | 1 | the HRMB not mentioned in the KPFT folio !  + Possibly did Townes performances at two Houston venues at the same day |  | 
 
 1      1974-12-18  19 20 and 21 The Old Quarter-Houston-TX | 
 
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| 1974 | 12 | 19+20+21 | P | the Sweetheart Of Texas Hall & Saloon | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys ??      also Vince Bell performed | A gig poster | poster available | 1 | the HRMB not mentioned in the KPFT folio !  + Possibly did Townes performances at two Houston venues at the same day |  | 
 
 1      1974-12-19  20 21-Townes van Zandt and Vince Bell at the Sweetheart of Texas Hall-Houston-TX | 
 
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| 1974 | 12 | 27+28+29+30+31 | P | the Mangy Moose Saloon | Teton Village/Jackson Hole | WY | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys           some days with guest performances by Richard Dobson | the Jackson Hole New's(8x)  1974-12-19  page  :  7                                     +   Richard Dobson in the Gulf Coast Boys  | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1974-12-27  until 31 2 | 
 2      1974-12-27  until 31 the Mangy Moose Saloon-Jackson Hole-Teton Village-WY | 
 
 3      1974-12-27  until 31 the Mangy Moose Saloon- | 
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| 1975 | 1 | 01+02+03+04+05+06+07+08+09+10+11 | P | the Mangy Moose Saloon | Teton Village/Jackson Hole | WY | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys          some days with guest performances of Richard Dobson | the Jackson Hole New's(8x)  1975-01-09  page  :  7                                      +   Richard Dobson in the Gulf Coast Boys | PDF's available | 1 | they left monday the 14th of Januari* (source the Gulf Coast Boys page :  42) |  | 
 
 1      1975-01-01  until 11 the Mangy Moose Saloon-Teton Village-Jackson Hole-WY | 
 
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 1      1975-xx-xx -Aspen Bronco Cadenhead Skinny Dennis and unknown | 
 2      1975-xx-xx -Aspen-CO Ol Skinny Dennis | 
 
 3      1975-xx-xx -Singing on Uncle Seymours Pitch at Chito and Susies wedding party | 
 4      1975-xx-xx -at the Galveston Ferry | 
 5      1975-xx-xx -the Sweetheart Of Texas Concert Hall and Saloon | 
 
 6      1975-xx-xx -Townes and Mickey the Sweethart Of Texas Hall-Houston | 
 7      1975-xx-xx -Townes and Cindy In Colorado-date a little unsure | 
 8      1975-xx-xx -Townes and Mickey White-Rare Picture-Mickey on the piano | 
 
 9      1975-xx-xx -townes and seymour | 
 10      1975-xx-xx -Townes with unknown girl and Guy Clark-from Heartworn Highways | 
 11      1975-xx-xx -TVZ and Mickey White at the Sweetheart of Texas Hall Houston-TX | 
 
 12      1975-xx-xx -with Guy and Susanna Clark at Jim McGuires Studio-Nashville TN | 
 
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 2      1975-01-xx -Pioneer Inn-Nederland-CO | 
 
 3      1975-01-xx -the Pioneer Inn-Nederland-CO | 
 
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| 1975 | 1 | 21 + 22 | P | the Oxford Hotel | Denver | CO | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys          2 days of performances | A Deeper Blue  -To Live's To Fly  & the Gulf Coast Boys                              +  the Straight Creek Journal vol 4  1975-01-27 | JPEG available | 1 | they left wednesday the 23th for Crested Butte (source the Gulf Coast Boys page :  47) |  | 
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| 1975 | 1 | 22 | O | Mickey White tells Townes after the gig in the Oxford Hotel  that he and Wreck will leave the band after this tour | Denver | CO |  | Mickey White in an interview | Interview available | 1 | Mickey & Wrecks will go together further as the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys |  | 
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| 1975 | 1 | 23 | P | the Grubstake | Crested Butte | CO | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys          only one performance day | A Deeper Blue  -To Live's To Fly  & the Gulf Coast Boys                          |  | 1 | the concert was the evening  after leaving Denver (source the Gulf Coast Boys  page  50 & 51) |  | 
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| 1975 | 1 | 26 | P | the Pioneer Inn | Nederland | CO | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys          only one performance day | A Deeper Blue  -To Live's To Fly  & the Gulf Coast Boys                              + some recordings |  | 1 | the concert was saterday the 27 of Januari (source the Gulf Coast Boys  page  :  60 |  | 
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| 1975 | 2 | 04+05+06+07+08 | P | the Castle Creek | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys          with John Vandever (of Ewing St. Times) | the Austin American Statesman  1975-01-31  page  :  37                              +  Richard Dobson in the Gulf Coast Boys  page  :  67 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1975-02-04  until 08 Castle Creek-Austin-TX | 
 2      1975-02-04  until 08 Castle Creek Saloon-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1975 | 2 | 09+10+11+12+13+14 | P | J.Gatsby's Restaurant | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys          Wednesday night with Paula Richter  also Richard Dobson performed | the Austin American Statesman  1975-02-09    page  :  44 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1975-02-09  J Gatsbys-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1975 | 2 | 16 | P | the Sunday Folk Mass Celebration | Paris | TX | also Augie Meyers-Kenneth Treadgill-Mike Seeger-Carolyn Hester & others performed | the Paris (Texas)News 1975-01-19   page  :  27 |  | 2 |  |  | 
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| 1975 | 2 | 18+19+20+21+22 | P | the Office Club | Denton | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | The Denton Record Chronicle  1975-02-16   page  :  10 | PDF's & JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1975-02-18  22 The Office Club-Denton-TX | 
 2      1975-02-18  until-22 the Office Club-Denton-TX | 
 
 3      1975-02-18  until 22 the Office Club | 
 
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| 1975 | 2 | xx | O | Townes & Cindy moved into a trailer in Clarksville a neighborhood in Austin | Austin | TX |  | the Gulf Coast Boys  page  :  68 | the Gulf Coast Boys available | 1 or 2 | exact day unknown |  | 
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| 1975 | 2 | 27 & 28 | P | the Sweethart Of Texas Hall & Saloon | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys          also with Eric Taylor & Lucinda Williams | the Rice Tresher 1975-02-10   page  :  8                                                        +  ticket (partly) | PNG-PDF & part of a ticket available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1975-02-27  and 28 and 03 01-Sweetheart of Texas Hall | 
 2      1975-02-27  and 28 +03-01 Texas Concert Hall and Saloon-Houston-TX | 
 
 3      1975-02-27 -28 and 29-Sweetheart Of Texas Hall-Houston-TX | 
 4      1975-02-27  and 28 Sweetheart of Texas Hall-page 8 | 
 5      1975-02-27  and 28 the Rice Tresher-page 8 | 
 
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| 1975 | 3 | 1 | P | the Sweethart Of Texas Hall & Saloon | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys          also with Eric Taylor & Lucinda Williams | the Houston Daily Coughar 1975-02-20   page  :  3                                        + KPFT folio  februari 1975  page  :  3 | PNG & JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1975 | 3 | 13+14+15+16 | P | the Hop | Fort Worth | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | the Fort Worth Daily Skiff (2x) 1975-03-13   page  :  2 | PNG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1975 | 3 | 27+28+29 | P | the Ritz Theater | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | the Austin American Statesman (2x)  1975-03-28   page  :  23 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1975-03-27 -28 and 29 the Ritz Theatre-Austin-TX | 
 2      1975-03-27  until 29 the Ritz Theater-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1975 | 4 | 03+04 | P | the Ritz Theatre | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | the Austin American Statesman (4x)  1975-04-04   page  :  48 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1975-04-03  and 04 the Ritz Theater-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1975 | 5 | 08+09+10 | P | the Castle Creek | Austin | TX | also Lee Clayton & Dallas Brooks performed | the Austin American Statesman (4x)  1975-05-08   page  :  24 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1975-05-08  until 10 Castle Creek-Austin-TX | 
 2      1975-05-08  until10 Castle Creek-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1975 | 5 | 10 | P | the Sweethart Of Texas Hall & Saloon | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys -Rocky Hill  &  David Rodriquez | available poster | poster available | 1 | Richard Dobson opened |  | 
 
 1      1975-05-10 -Sweetheart Of Texas Concert Hall and Saloon | 
 2      1975-05-10 -Sweetheart Of Texas Hall-Houston-TX  | 
 
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| 1975 | 5 | 15+16+17 | P | the Sweethart Of Texas Hall & Saloon | Houston | TX | with Bill Staines | KPFT folio 1975-05   page  :  19   + the venue Poster | poster + JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1975-05-15 -16 and 17-Sweetheart Of Texas Hall-Houston-TX | 
 2      1975-05-15  16 and 17 Sweetheart Of Texas Hall | 
 
 3      1975-05-15  until 17 the Sweetheart Of Texas concert hall and saloon | 
 
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| 1975 | 5 | 24 | P | Kerrville Festival @ the Quiet Valley Ranch | Kerrville | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | the Action Magazine may 1975  page  :  6                                                     + some recordings available | PDF + recordings available | 1 | blues workshop & appearance |  | 
 
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| 1975 | 6 | 15 | P | the Exit Inn | Nashville | TN | opening for Guy Clark @ Guy's release party for his Old No 1 album | several sources |  | 1 or 2 | no exact PDF's for the release party available |  | 
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| 1975 | 9 | 25+26+27 | P | the Castle Creek | Austin | TX | with special guest  Richard Mason | the Austin American Statesman  1975-09-21  page  :  113   | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1975-09-25 -26 and 27 Castle Creek Saloon-Austin | 
 2      1975-09-25 -26 and 27 Castle Creek Saloon-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1975 | 9 | 30 | P | Austin City Limits | Austin | TX | with Clifton Chernier | several sources-recordings available | recordings available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1975 | 10 | 1 | P | Studio of KLRN-tv >recordingsession for the Austin City Limits | Austin | TX | with Clifton Chernier | the Austin Daily Texan 1975-09-24   page  :  15 | PDF & recordings available | 1 | aired on TV 1976-02-15 |  | 
 
 1      1975-10-01  Studio of KLRN-TV Video Tape Recording Session for Austin City Limits-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1975 | 10 | 02+03+04 | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX |  | the Rice Tresher 1975-10-02 page  :  10                                                      +  the Houston Daily Coughar 1975-10-02  page  :  17 | PDF - JPEG & PNG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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 2      1975-10-02  until 04 the Old Quarter gig article | 
 
 3      1975-10-02  until 04 the Old Quarter-Houston-TX | 
 4      1975-10-02  until 04 the Old Quarter-Houston-TX | 
 
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| 1975 | 10 | 09+10+11+12 | P | Liberty Hall | Houston | TX | with Jimmie Spheeris            live broadcasted @ KPFT 90 fm | the Houston Daily Coughar 1975-10-09   page  :  12 | PNG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1975 | 10 | 17 | P | PC Fair For All festival @ Lynn Eusan Park @ the University Of Houston | Houston | TX | with El Gruppo Libre-Greasy Fingers-the High Time Octet & others | the Houston Daily Coughar 1975-10-17   page  :  5 | PNG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1975-10-17  Fair For All article | 
 2      1975-10-17  Fair For All Festival-Houston-TX | 
 
 3      1975-10-17  P.C. Fair For All at Lynn Easan Park-Houston-TX | 
 
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| 1975 | 10 | 24+25 | P | Houlahans no 2 | Houston | TX | with Kent Cole | the Houston Daily Coughar 1975-10-10   page  :  6 | PNG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1975-10-24  and 25 Houlahans no Houston-TX | 
 
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| 1975 | 12 | 19+20 | P | Denver Folklore Center | Denver | CO |  | the Straight Creek Journal  1975-12-18   vol.  :  4 | JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1975 | 12 | late | O | Townes & Uncle Seymours trailers | Clarksville/Austin | TX |  | recording sessions for the film-Heartworn Highways by James Szalapski | some recordings & the film available | 1 or 2 | the well known recordings with Uncle Seymour Washington / *also possible recorded at one of the the first days of januari 1976 |  | 
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| 1975 | late | xx | O | Townes is thinking of escaping the music society >no succes > poor business | Austin | TX | Kevin Eggers have financiel problems  > plans didn't come from the ground >almost no gigs | To Live's To Fly  : chapter 17 |  | 1 or 2 | "impossible to give exact dates/ the recordings of "" Seven Comes Eleven"" are not released >No money for promotion > poor business" |  | 
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| 1976 | 1 | 08+09+10 | P | the Castle Creek | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | the Austin American Statesman  1976-01-03  page  :  11 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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 2      1976-01-08  until 10-Castle Creek-Austin-TX | 
 
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 3      1976-xx-xx -Anderson Fair 2 and many more dates | 
 4      1976-xx-xx -or 1977 at his Franklin-TN house | 
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| 1976 | 1 | 15 | P | the Castle Creek | Austin | TX | with Guy Clark & Jerry Jeff Walker > promo tour for Guy's soon to release Old No.1 album | KPFT folio of Mai 1976   page  :  9 | JPEG  available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1976-01-15  the Castle Creek with Guy Clark and JJW | 
 
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| 1976 | 1 or 2 | xx | P | Dean Scott's | Houston | TX |   | Richard Dobson in the Gulfcoast Boys | the Gulfcoast Boys available | 3 | exact date unknown + no other information |  | 
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| 1976 | 1 or 2 | xx | P | the Old Quarter | Houston | TX |  | Richard Dobson in the Gulfcoast Boys | the Gulfcoast Boys available | 3 | exact date unknown + no other information |  | 
| 1976 | 2 | 14+15+16 | P | Liberty Hall | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys    also Taj Mahal and his band performed | the Houston Daily Cougar 's 1976-02-12   page  :  3   | PNG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1976-02-14  until 16 Liberty Hall-Houston-TX | 
 2      1976-02-15  ACL with Clifton Chenier | 
 
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| 1976 | 3 | 05+06 | P  | Houlahan's #2 | Houston | TX | solo appearance | KPFT folio of March 1976   page  :  16 | PDF & JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1976-03-05  and 06 Houlahans no. 2 | 
 
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| 1976 | 4 | 01+02+03 | P | Castle Creek Saloon | Austin | TX |  | the Austin American Statesman  1976-04-02  page  :    33                         + the Texas Sun  1976-03-25  page  :  22 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1976-04-01 -02 and 03-Castle Creek Saloon | 
 
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| 1976 | 4 | 12+13 | P | the Exit/In | Nashville | TN | opening for Guy Clark   | the Billboard 1976-05-15  page :  30                                                            +  the Tennessean  1976-04-14 | PDF's available | 1 | opening @ Guy Clark's sales promotian evenings for the Texas Cookin' album |  | 
 
 1      1976-04-12  and 13 Exit In Nashville page 30 | 
 2      1976-04-12  and 13 the Exit-In-Nashville-TN | 
 
 3      1976-04-12  and 13 the Exit Inn-Nashville-TN | 
 
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| 1976 | 4 | 16 | P | the Basement Coffeehouse @ the A & M University | Bryan/College Station | TX |  | the Battalion's 1976-04-15  page  : 5 | PNG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1976-04-16  Basement Coffeehouse-College Station | 
 2      1976-04-16  Basement Coffeehouse at the A and M university-College Station-TX | 
 
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| 1976 | 5 | 04+05 | P | Texas Opry House | Houston | TX | the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys opened* | KPFT folio of May 1976  page  :  27 | JPEG  available | 1 | * promoted as TVZ & the HRMB >Mickey mailed me the HMRB always opened and played only sometimes a few songs with Townes |  | 
 
 1      1976-05-04  and 05 Texas Opry House | 
 
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| 1976 | 5 | 14+15 | P | Houlahan's #2 | Houston | TX | the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys opened* | KPFT folio of May 1976  page  :  25                                                              + a gig poster | JPEG  + gigposter available | 1 | * promoted as TVZ & the HRMB >Mickey mailed me the HMRB always opened and played only sometimes a few songs with Townes |  | 
 
 1      1976-05-14  and 15 Houlahans 2 | 
 2      1976-05-14  and 15-Houlahans no 2-Houston-TX | 
 
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| 1976 | 6 | 03+04+05 | P | "the Castle Creek    ""the Farewell To Austin Concerts""" | Austin | TX | before this period decided Townes & Cindy to leave Clarksville and to move to Nashville to get Townes songs better heard | the Austin Daily Texan 1976-06-06   page  :  11                                           + the Austin American Statesman  1976-06-03  page  :  33 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1976-06-03 -04 and 05 the Farewell To Austin cocerts at Castle Creek-Austin-TX | 
 2      1976-06-03  04 and 05 TvZ at Castle-Creek-Austin-TX Farewell To Austin Gigs  | 
 
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| 1976 | 6 | 11+12 | P | Denver Folklore Center | Denver | CO |  | the Straight Creek Journal  1976-05-27  vol.  :  5 | JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1976 | 6 | early + middle | LE | trip to the Colorado Mountains with Cindy | Aspen | CO | During one of these horsetrips felt Townes of his horse and broke his arm >Townes and Cindy decided to stay for a  longer period in Colorado | Townes first wife Frannie via John Lomax III |  | 1 or 2 | exact number of days unknown |  | 
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| 1976 | 6 | late | O | John Lomax III is Townes new personal & business manager | Nashville | TN | John Lomax III was an old friend and startet already earlier 1976 to clear Townes business affairs | John Lomax III & several other sources |  | 2 | exact date unknown |  | 
| 1976 | 9 | 03+04 | P | the Denver Folklore Centre | Denver | CO |  | the Fourt Estate 1976-09-01  page  :  8                                                       + the Venue Calendar                                      JPEG + Calendar available | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1976-09-03 +04 Denver Folklore Center-Denver-CO | 
 
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| 1976 | 9 | 23+24+25 | P | Castle Creek Saloon | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | the Austin American Statesman   1976-09-24   page :  32                          + the Texas Sun 1976-09-17  page  :  22 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1976 | 10 | 15 | P | Country Music Assocation Convention | Nashville | TN | with Guy Clark,Waylon Jennings,Jerry Jeff Walker & others | A Deeper Blue + an article by Bill Hedgepath  the Blue Sky page |  | 2 | Townes was very drunken, Guy said he wouldn't see him anymore   |  | 
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| 1976 | 11 | 1 | P | the Soap Creek Saloon  > Benefit for Uncle Seymour | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys      also with Greezy Wheels-Richard Dobson-Butch Hancock -Jubal Clark & others | the Austin American Statesman    1976-10-29  page  :  28                         + a gigposter | PDF + the gig poster available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1976-11-01  Uncle Seymore Benefit at the Soap Creek Saloon-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1976 | 11 | 02+03 | P | Anderson Fair | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | the Houston Daily Cougar 1976-10-29  page : 15                                        + an  Anderson Fair calendar | PNG + calendar available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1976-11-02  and 03 Anderson Fair-Houston-TX | 
 2      1976-11-02  and 03-Anderson Fair Houston-TX | 
 
 3      1976-11-02  and 03 Anderson Fair-Houston-TX | 
 4      1976-11-02  and 03 Anderson Fair Restaurant-Houston-TX | 
 
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| 1976 | 11 | 11 | LE | Townes & Cindy moved to Franklin /Nashville-TN | Franklin | TN |  | John Lomax III & several other sources                                                       + an article in the Houston Post 1977-05-23  :  4AA | JPEG available | 1 or 2 | exact date unknown |  | 
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| 1976 | 11 | 15+16+17 | P | the Old Time Picking Parlor | Nashville | TN | with Guy Clark -Steve Young -Michael  Murphy & the Lunsfords | the Tennessean-1976-11-14   page  :  214                                                  + the Cash Box 1976-12-11 page  :  32 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1977 | 1 | 15 | O | Pancho & Lefty released on Emmylou Harris album Luxary Liner  (Warner Bros) |  |  | "later that year is"" Snowblind Friend"" by Hoyt Axton with also with Pancho & Lefty released" | several sources |  | 1 |  |  | 
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 3      1977-xx-xx -Franklin-TN | 
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 5      1977-xx-xx -Mann Hotel with Frenchy Burrito | 
 
 6      1977-xx-xx -or 1978 Townes van Zandt writing | 
 7      1977-xx-xx -or 1978-Townes with Cindy and Bidy Taylor | 
 8      1977-xx-xx -Townes archive photo 6 | 
 
 9      1977-xx-xx -Townes in Franklin | 
 10      1977-xx-xx -Townes in Franklin-TN with Geraldine | 
 11      1977-xx-xx -Townes on Leclair street with Frenchy Burrito and Cindy | 
 
 12      1977-xx-xx -TvZ and Frenchy Burrito in Franklin-TN | 
 13      1977-xx-xx -TvZ at Unknown venue | 
 14      1977-xx-xx -unsure TVZ at his Franklin-TN house unsure  | 
 
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| 1977 | 2 | 26 | P | the Pizza Place | Nashville | TN |  | the Cash Box  1977-03-19  page  :  35 | PDF available | 1 | EmmyLou Harris surprised the audience at the venue by appearing to hear TVZ and singing 3 songs with her guitarist Rodney Crowell !! |  | 
 
 1      1977-02-26  the Pizza Place-Nashville-TN-Page-0035 | 
 
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| 1977 | 2 | 28 | P | "the Exit Inn  > the 4th in the ""Writers Nights"" series" | Nashville | TN | with Tracey Nelson-Dick Feller & others   >all performers played segments of 15 minutes | the Cash Box  1977-03-12  page  :  69 | PDF available | 1 | Townes played 3 originals including Pancho & Lefty |  | 
 
 1      1977-02-28  the Exit Inn-Nashville-TN Page-0069 | 
 
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| 1977 | 3 | 9 | P | Cafe Deja Vu | Raleigh | NC |  | the News and Observer  1977-03-09  page  :  10                                        + a poster available | PDF + poster available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-03-09  Cafe Deja Vu-Raleigh-NC | 
 
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| 1977 | 3 | 11 | P | the Cat's Cradle | Chapel Hill | NC |  | recordings available | recordings available | 1 | 7 songs official released on Rear View Mirror # 1 |  | 
 
 1      1977-03-11  the Cats Cradle-Carrboro-NC | 
 2      1977-03-11  TvZ at the Cats Cradle-Chapel Hill-NC 1 | 
 
 3      1977-03-11  TvZ at the Cats Cradle-Chapel Hill-NC 2 | 
 
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| 1977 | 3 | 15+16 | P | the Old Time Pickin' Parlor | Nashville | TN | opening for Panama Red | the Tennessean 1977-03-13   page  :  139 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-03-15  and 16 Old Time Picking Parlor-Nashville-TN | 
 
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| 1977 | 3 | 18 | P | the Gryphon | Pittsboro | NC |  | Len's old list |  | 2 | I have no other imformation |  | 
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| 1977 | 3 | 26 | P | the Down Home | Johnson City | TN |  | the Kingsport Times of 1977-07-23 page  :  12 | PDF + PNG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-03-26  the Down Home Johnson City-TN | 
 2      1977-03-26  the Down Home-Johnson City-TN | 
 
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| 1977 | 3 | 31 | P | Country Comfort | Murfreesboro | TN |  | Murfreesboro's Sidelines 1977-03-29  page   :  4 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1977 | 4 | xx | P | "Promotional instore appearance @ ""Dirty""Jack's Record Rack" | Milwaukee | WI |  | an email  by Martin A.Miller > he worked @ that recordstore that time | Martin said:  the gigs @ the Blue River Cafe were solo performances | 3 | Townes tried to promote the two gigs @ the Blue River Cafe-He signed records and talked with the few customers of the recordstore |  | 
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| 1977 | 4 | xx | P | the Blue River Cafe | Milwaukee | WI | solo appearances | an email  by Martin A.Miller |  | 3 | exact date unknown- Martin is not sure 1976 or 1977 |  | 
| 1977 | 4 | 28+29+30 | P | the Jefferson Davis Inn | Lexington | KY |  | the Lexington Herald 1977-04-24  page : 148                                                + an available poster | PDF & poster available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-04-28 -29 and 30 TvZ at the Jefferson Davis Inn-Lexington-KY | 
 2      1977-04-28  until 30 Jefferson Davis Inn 2 | 
 
 3      1977-04-28  until 30 Jefferson Davis Inn-Lexington-KY | 
 
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| 1977 | 5 | 04+05+06+07 | P | Mississippi Whiskers | Nashville | TN | opening for Jim Rushing & Band | the Tennessean 1977-05-01    page   :  225  | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-05-04  until 07 Mississippi Whiskers-Nashville-TN | 
 
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| 1977 | 5 | 23 | O | First time back in Texas after more then 6 months | Houston | TX |  | the Houston Post  1977-05-23 | JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1977 | 5 | 23 | P? | unknown venue | Houston | TX |  | known from a photo | photo available | 2 or 3 | unsure !! |  | 
| 1977 | 5 | 25 | O | """live @ the Old Quarter-Houston-TX""  released on Tomato records" | New York City | NY |  | the Billboard 1977-05-21 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1977 | 5 | 25+26 | P | the Bull Creek Inn | Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys     | the Austin American Statesman  1977-05-20  page  :  22                           + the Texas Sun  1977-06-02  page  :  17 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
| 1977 | 5 | 28 | P | Kerrville Folk Festival @ the Quiet Valley Ranch | Kerrville | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | the San Antonio Express 1977-05-28                                                           +  some recordings  | PDF & some recordings available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-05-28  Kerrville Festival | 
 2      1977-05-28  Kerrville Folk Festival-Kerrville-TX | 
 
 3      1977-05-28  Kerrville | 
 
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| 1977 | 5 | 29 | P | arts fair @ the Shreiner College campus  / judging the New Folk Concert | Kerrville | TX | the other judges were Bobby Bridger & Steve Young | the Austin American Statesman  1977-05-28  page  :  49 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-05-29  the Bull Creek Inn-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1977 | 5 | 29 | P | the Bull Creek Inn presents : the Bull Creek Inn Sunday picnic | Austin | TX | also with Alex Harvey & the Michael James Band(Rusty Weir's Band) | the Austin American Statesman  1977-05-29  page  :  159 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
| 1977 | 5 | 30 | P | Cheatam Street Warehouse | San Marcos/Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys ?? | the Austin American Statesman  1977-05-30  page  :  28                           + the Texas Sun  1977-06-02  page  :  17 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-05-30  Cheatham Street Warehouse-Guadeloupe County-Austin | 
 
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| 1977 | 6 | 02+03+04 | P | Liberty Hall | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys     | "available poster >""The Return Of The Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys""" | poster available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-06-02  03 and 04Houston-Liberty Hall | 
 2      1977-06-02  03 and 04-townes-van-zandt-liberty-hall-poster | 
 
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| 1977 | 7 | 08+09 | P | Denver Folklore Center  | Denver | CO | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys ?? | the Straight Creek Journal  1977-07-07  vol .  :  6 | JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1977 | 7 | 15+16 | P | Global Village | Denver | CO | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys ?? | the Straight Creek Journal  1977-07-07  vol .  :  6 | JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1977 | 8 | 05+06 | P | Oxford Hotel | Denver | CO | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | the Straight Creek Journal  1977-08-04  vol .  :  6 | JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-08-05 -the Great American Music Hall-San Francisco-CA | 
 
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| 1977 | 8 | 08+09+10 | P | the Starwood Club | Hollywood/Los Angeles | CA | with Dianne Davidson & Tracey Nelson + friends | Valley News-Van Nuys 1977-08-05  page  : 58                                            +  the Omaha Rainbow issue # 15 | PDF & some articles available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-08-08  09 and 10 the Starwood Hollywood Los Angeles-CA | 
 2      1977-08-08  until 10 the Starwood-Los Angeles-CA | 
 
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| 1977 | 8 | middle | P | unknown venue    | Seattle | WA | with Dianne Davidson & Tracey Nelson + friends | the Cash Box  1977-08-20    page  :  43 | PDF available | 2 or 3 | exact date  & venue unknown/ the source give only the city as location |  | 
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| 1977 | 8 | middle | P | unknown venue  | Eugene | OR | with Dianne Davidson & Tracey Nelson + friends | A comment on Len's  Blue Sky page by Tony Gilliam |  | 2 or 3 | exact date  & venue unknown/ the source give only the city as location |  | 
| 1977 | 8 | middle | P | unknown venue | Portland | OR | with Dianne Davidson & Tracey Nelson + friends | the Cash Box  1977-08-20    page  :  43 | PDF available | 2 or 3 | exact date  & venue unknown/ the source give only the city as location |  | 
| 1977 | 8 | 23+24+25+26+27 | P | Aunt  Charley's | Buckhead/Atlanta | GA |  | the Georgia State University Signal 1977-08-08  :  page 14                        + Bill Hedgepeth's article : Messages From The Outside | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-08-23  until 27 Aunt Charleys-Atlanta-GA page 14 | 
 
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| 1977 | 9 | 1/1/1900 | P | Interview @ radio WSIM 93.7 fm | Chattanooga | TN | with Mac Gaydon & Silver Hammer | Radio & Records  1977-09-02  page  :  30 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1977 | 9 | 1/4/1900 | P | Mayor Rizza's Labourday In The Park Concert | Philadelphia | PA | with Dianne Davidson & Tracey Nelson + friends | the Cash Box  1977-08-20    page  :  43 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1977 | 9 | 1/5/1900 | P | the Lonestar Cafe | New York City | NY | with Dianne Davidson & Tracey Nelson + friends | the Cash Box  1977-08-20    page  :  43 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1977 | 9 | 10+11 | P | Antonino's Showcase                                                    2 shows a day  8.00 &  11.00 pm  | Pittsburg | PA | with Dianne Davidson & Tracey Nelson + friends | the Pittsburgh Press  1977-09-11  page  :  125                                           +   Frenchy Burrito in the Mosquito Diaries  | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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 2      1977-09-10  and 11 Antoninos-Pittsburgh-PA | 
 
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| 1977 | 9 | 11 | P | the Lightnin' Bar @ Mann's Hotel  (after the Antinino's Gig) | McKees Rocks | PA | 1 song (Who Do You Love)with Rodd Willings & Band /also one duet(Mind Your Own Business) with Frenchy Burrito | Frenchy Burrito in the Mosquito Diaries                                                      + a post with photo and music magazine by Chuck Owston | PDF + photos available | 1 | only two songs/1 with Frenchy Burrito |  | 
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| 1977 | 9 | 13 | P | John & Peter's Place | New Hope | PA |  | Frenchy Burrito in the Mosquito Diaries  | PDF available | 2 | source have no certain date !! |  | 
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| 1977 | 9 | 16+17 | P | the Main Point | Bryn Mawr | PA | with Paula Lockheart  & Band | the Mercury-Pottstown 1977-09-03  page  :  53                                          +  the Mainpoint performers list  +  Chris Friedrich's old list  | PDF & Main Point performers list  & Chris Friedrich's list | 1 | second day 2 gigs 8.00 & 10.00 |  | 
 
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| 1977 | 9 | 18+19 | P | Woodstock Mountain Folk Music Reunion at Jonathan Swifts | Cambridge | MA | with Alvin Crow | the Boston Globe 1977-09-22  page   :  41 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-09-18  Woodstock Mountain Folk Music Reunion at Jonathan Swifts-Cambridge-MA | 
 
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| 1977 | 9 | 20+21 | P | the Lonestar Cafe | New York City | NY | solo appearances | the Village Voice 1977-10-03  page   :  7   +  ad poster | JPEG available   | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-09-20  and 21-the Lonestar Cafe-New York City-NY | 
 2      1977-09-20  and 21-the LoneStar Cafe-New York | 
 
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| 1977 | 9 | 22 | P | Rockland Community College | Suffern | NY |  | the New York Times 1977-09-22   page  :  25 |  | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-09-22 -23 and 24 the Childe Harold-Washington-DC | 
 2      1977-09-22  until 24 the Childe Harold-Washington-DC | 
 
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| 1977 | 9 | 22+23+24 | P | the Childe Harold                                                 2 shows a day  8.30 & 11.00 pm | Washington | DC | George Gritzbach opened       | the Evening Star 1977-09-18   page  :  84                                                  + the Washington Star  1977-09-18  page :  H 12 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
| 1977 | 9 | 25 | P | Rock Creek Park | Washington | DC |  | the Washington Post 1977-09-18   page  :  H 12 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1977 | 9 | xx | O | John Lomax III is working on Townes lyrics /sheet music /photo book | Nashville | TN | "the songbook ""For The Sake Of The Song "" is now a collectors item." | several sources & the Omaha Rainbow of decembre 1977 |  | 2 | exact dates unknown |  | 
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| 1977 | 10 | 15 | O | TVZ is signing as exclusive artist for Tomato Records (Kevin Eggers new label) | New York City | NY |  | the Billboard 1977-10-15   page   :  94 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-10-15  Signing for Tomato Records | 
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| 1977 | 10 | late | O | Harold Eggers becomes Townes new caretaker/roadmanager | Franklin | TN | Harold lived the first weeks at Townes and Cindy´s country house   | several sources  |  | 2 | exact date unknown >Harold started compagnying Townes at the last couple of month´s of 1977 |  | 
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| 1977 | 11 | 3 | P | the Great SouthEast Music Hall >  Writers Night | Atlanta | GA | with Tracey Nelson-Lee Clayton & Linda Hardgrove | the Atlanta Constitution 1977-10-30  page  : 154 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-11-03  the Great South East Music Hall-Atlanta-GA | 
 
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| 1977 | 11 | 25+26 | P | the Village Inn | (North of) San Pedro/San Antonio | TX |  | the Action Magazine nov. 1977   page  :  8 | PDF availsable | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1977 | 12 | 01+02+03 | P | the Rome Inn | Guadaloupe County/Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys >    Guy Clark played a guest set at saterday1977-12-03 | Austin American Statesman  1977-12-01  page  :  29 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1977-12-01  and 02 +03 the Rome Inn-Austin-TX | 
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 3      1977-12-01  +02 and 03 the Rome Inn | 
 4      1977-12-01  until 03 the Rome Inn-Guadeloupe County-Austin | 
 
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| 1977 | 12 | 2 | O | the Rome Inn > first autograph party  for live at the Old Quarter-Houston LP + the new songbook     3-5 pm | Guadaloupe County/Austin | TX | "the songbook ""For The Sake Of The Song "" is now a collectors item." | Austin American Statesman  1977-12-02  page  :  08 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1977 | 12 | 5 | P | Cheatam Street Warehouse | San Marcos/Austin | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys ?? | the Austin Sun 1977-12-02  page  :  22 |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1977 | 12 | 09 +10 | P | the Village Inn | (North of) San Pedro/San Antonio | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys | the Action Magazine dec. 1977   page  :  23 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1977 | 12 | 17 | O | Libran Book Shop > second  autograph session of 250 limited editions of For The Sake Of The Song | Houston | TX | "the songbook ""For The Sake Of The Song "" is now a collectors item." | ad poster  | JPEG available | 1 | this session was arranged by the publiser of the songbook : Joseph Lomax |  | 
 
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| 1977 | 12 | 15+16+17 | P | Steamboat Springs 1874 | Houston | TX | with the Hemmer Ridge Mountain Boys               also Richard Dobson performed | ad poster  | JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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 2      1977-12-15  until 17 Steamboat Springs- | 
 
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| 1978 | 1 | 06+07 | P | Old Time Picking Parlor | Nashville | TN | with  Panama Red | the Tennessean 1978-01-06   page  :  38 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-01-06  and 07 Old Time Picking Parlor-Nashville-TN | 
 
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 1      1978-xx-xx -1982 Blaze Foley unknown venue | 
 2      1978-xx-xx -1982 Ray Holland TVZ and Max Myers at Hobo Joes-Madill-OK | 
 
 3      1978-xx-xx -1982 Ray Holland-TVZ-Max Myers at Hobo Joe | 
 4      1978-xx-xx -hfe-tvz-etc-pa | 
 5      1978-xx-xx -Nashville Townes with John Nova Lomax | 
 
 6      1978-xx-xx -Townes at his country place-Franklin-TN | 
 7      1978-xx-xx -Townes at Franklin-TN | 
 8      1978-xx-xx -TVZ with Danny Rowland-Owen Cody and Jimmie Gray | 
 
 9      1978-xx-xx -with Cindy and Biddy Lomax | 
 10      1978-xx-xx -xx-xx-University Of Pennsylvania TvZ with Harold Eggers | 
 
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| 1978 | 1 | 17+18+19+20+21 | P | Aunt Charley's | Buckhead/Atlanta | GA | with Gamble Rodgers | the Atlanta Constitution  1978-01-14  page  :  72 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1978 | 2 & 3 | several days | P | "American Studios : recording sessions for ""Flying Shoes""" | Nashville | TN | produced by Chips Moman & Kevin Eggers | To Live's To Fly &  A Deeper Blue |  | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1978 | 3 | 21 | O | message by John Lomax III in a newspaper : the basic tracks for 14 songs are cutted | Nashville | TN | recorded with a crew of top-shelf musicians by Chips Moman | To Live's To Fly page  : 198     > the release is planned for 1978-05-xx |  | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1978 | 4 | 07+08 | P | Denver Folklore Center | Colorado | CO |  | the Straight Creek Journal 1978-03-30  vol .  5 | JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1978 | 4 | 12+13 | P | Old Time Picking Parlor | Nashville | TN | with Owen Cody                                                       with Ladysmith & Pam Rose | the Tennessean 1978-04-09  page  :  162 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-04-12  and 13 Old Time Picking Parlor-Nashville-TN | 
 
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| 1978 | 4 | 18 | P | Maintenance Shop @ the Iowa State University | Ames | IA | with Owen Cody  | "Maintenance Shop performers & ""other venues"" performer lists " | both available | 1 | opening for John Lee Hooker @ the first gig of this tour |  | 
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| 1978 | 4 | 19 | P | Full Compass Soundstudio for WIBA fm | Madison | WI | with Owen Cody  | A Deeper Blue |   | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1978 | 4 | 21+22 | P | the Quiet Knight | Chicago | IL | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland         Luke Baldwin opened" | the Chicago Tribune 1978-04-16   page  :  148 | PDF & JPEG available | 1 | possible with John Lee Hooker |  | 
 
 1      1978-04-21  and 22 the Quiet Knight-Chicago-IL 1 | 
 2      1978-04-21  and 22 the Quiet Knight-Chicago-IL 2 | 
 
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| 1978 | 4 | 23+24 | P | Bunky's | Madison | WI | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland         opening for John Lee Hooker" | the Madison Wisconsin State Journal 1978-04-23  page  :  82 | PNG available | 1 | possible with John Lee Hooker |  | 
 
 1      1978-04-23  and 24 Bunkys-Madison-WI | 
 2      1978-04-23  +24 Bunkys-Madison-WI | 
 
 3      1978-04-23  and 24 Bunkys | 
 
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| 1978 | 4 | 26+27 | P | the Blue River Cafe | Milwaukee | WI | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland         Bill Camplin opened" | the Milwaukee Journal 1978-04-29  page  :  6 |  | 1 | possible with John Lee Hooker |  | 
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| 1978 | 4 | 29+30 | P | Larry Joe's  | Augusta  | GA | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland" | A Deeper Blue |  | 3 | dates unsure > no other information available |  | 
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| 1978 | 5 | 1 | P | Gilly's  | Dayton | OH | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland" | the Journal Herald/Dayton-OH(3x)  1978-04-20   page  :  22 | PDF's available | 1 | with John Lee Hooker |  | 
 
 1      1978-05-01  Gillys Dayton-OH | 
 2      1978-05-01  Gillys-Dayton-OH | 
 
 3      1978-05-01  Gillys | 
 
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| 1978 | 5 | 03 (+ 04 ?) | P | Great Midwestern Music Hall | Louisville | KY | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland" | photos & a Deeper Blue | photos available | 1 | possible with John Lee Hooker |  | 
 
 1      1978-05-03 -townes-van-zandt-and-owen-cody-horizontal-4-townes-van-zandt-the-great-midwestern-louisville-ky-5-3-78 | 
 2      1978-05-03  TvZ and Owen Cody at the Great Midwestern Music Hall-Louisville-KY | 
 
 3      1978-05-03  TvZ at the Great Midwestern Music Hall-Louisville-KY | 
 4      1978-05-03  TvZ at the Great Western Music Hall with Danny Ruester Rowland and Owen Cody  | 
 
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| 1978 | 5 | 05+06 | P | McDonel Kiva Hall@ the Mariah Folk & Blues Coffee House at the Michigan State University Campus | East Lansing | MI | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland         with John Lee Hooker" | the Michigan State News  1978-05-08   page  :  6 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-05-05  and 06-Mariah Folk and Blues Coffeehouse at Mc Donel Kiva | 
 2      1978-05-05  and 06 Mc Donell Hall Kiva-East Lansing-MI page 6 | 
 
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| 1978 | 5 | 12+13 | P | My Father's Place | Roslyn /Long Island | NY | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland         with John Lee Hooker" | the Village Voice  1978-05-15  page : 80                                                     + Newsday(Suffolk edition) 1978-05-12  page  :  159 | PDF  available | 1 | opening for John Lee Hooker |  | 
 
 1      1978-05-12  and 13 My Fathers Place | 
 2      1978-05-12  and 13-MyFathersPlace | 
 
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 4      1978-05-12  My Fathers Place 2 | 
 5      1978-05-12  My Fathers Place | 
 
 6      1978-05-12  and 13 My Fathers Place-New York City-NY | 
 
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| 1978 | 5 | 14 | P | Jonathan Swift's | Boston | MA | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland        with Peter Rowan" | the Boston Globe 1978-05-11  page  :  89 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-05-14  Jonathan Swifts-Cambridge-MA | 
 
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| 1978 | 5 | 14 | P | WNEW fm studios  > Sunday Morning Show  hosted by Vin Scelsa | New York | NY | interviews by Vin Scelsa | article available | recordings available | 1 |  |  | 
| 1978 | 5 | 15+16 | P | the Lonestar Cafe | New York City | NY | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland" | the Daily Record  1978-05-19  page  :  49                                                   + an  available ad poster | PDF & poster available | 1 | (Albino) Johnny Winter played one song @ the first day |  | 
 
 1      1978-05-15  and 16 the Lonastar Cafe-New York-NY | 
 2      1978-05-15  and 16-the Lonestar Cafe-New York | 
 
 3      1978-05-15  and 16 TvZ at the Lonestar Cafe-New York | 
 
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| 1978 | 5 | 17+18 | P | the Cellar Door | Wash DC /Georgetown | DC | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland        Dirk Hamilton  opened" | the Evening Star  1978-05-18  page  :  24 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-05-17  and 18 the Cellar Door-Washington DC 1 | 
 2      1978-05-17  and 18 the Cellar Door-Washington-DC 2 | 
 
 3      1978-05-17  and 18 the Cellar Door-Washington-DC | 
 4      1978-05-17  the Cellar Door-Washington-DC | 
 
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| 1978 | 5 | 20 | P | Cambridge River festival @ the Hyatt Regency on the Charles river | Cambridge | MA | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland        other performers :Kate Taylor-Jan Mallah & the Robin Layne Band" | the Boston Herald 1978-05-20  page   : 11 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-05-20  Cambridge River Festival-Cambridge-MA | 
 
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| 1978 | 5 | 23+24 | P | Fourth & Pine                                   9.00 pm | St Louis | MO | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland        opening for John Lee Hooker" | the St Louis Post-Dispath(4x)  1978-05-21  :  158 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-05-23  and 24 Fourth and Pine-St Louis-MO | 
 2      1978-05-23  and 24 | 
 
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| 1978 | 5 | 26 | P | Kerrville Folkfestival @ the Quiet Valley Ranch | Kerrville | TX | solo performance  | the Kerrville Mountain Sun 1978-05-21   page  :  78 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-05-26  Kerrville Folk Festival-Kerrville-TX | 
 2      1978-05-26  Kerrville | 
 
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| 1978 | 5 | xx | O | """Flying Shoes"" released on Tomato Records" | New York City | NY |  | To Live's To Fly & several other sources |  | 2 | exact date unknown |  | 
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| 1978 | 6 | 02+03 | P | the Inn Of The Beginning | Cotati | CA | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland       also the Peter Rowan Band  opened/performed" | the Petaluma Argus-Courier 1978-06-02  page  :  29                                 + the  Press Democrat (Santa Rosa) 1978-05-28  page  :  23 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-06-02  and 03 | 
 2      1978-06-02  and 03 the Inn Of The Beginning-Cotati-CA 2 | 
 
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 4      1978-06-02  and 03 the Inn Of the Beginning-Cotati-CA | 
 
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| 1978 | 6 | 5 | P | the Great American Music Hall | San Francisco | CA | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland       also John Lee Hooker & his band performed" | the Stanford Daily  1978-06-01 page  :  7                                                   +  the Berkeley Barb's(2x)  1978-05 & 06 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-06-05  Great American Music Hall 2 | 
 2      1978-06-05  the Great American Music Hall-San Francisco-CA | 
 
 3      1978-06-05  the Great American Music Hall-San Francisco-TX | 
 
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| 1978 | 6 | 7 | P | Interviewed live @ KZAM-radio | Seattle | WA |  | the Cash Box 1978-06-24  page  :  21 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-06-07  and 08 the Rainbow Tavern-Seattle-WA | 
 2      1978-06-07 -live Interview at KZAM fm-Seattle-WA-Page-0021 | 
 
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| 1978 | 6 | 07+08 | P | the Rainbow Tavern | Seattle | WA | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland       the Skyboys opened" | the Seattle Daily Times   1978-06-09    page  :  2 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
| 1978 | 6 | 09+10 | P | the Euphoria Tavern | Portland | OR | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland " | A Deeper Blue                                                                                             + a comment on Blue Sky by Tony Gilliam |  | 2 or 3 | date a little unsure /no other information |  | 
 
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| 1978 | 6 | 11+ 12 | P | the Place | Eugene | OR | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland " | A Deeper Blue                                                                                             + a comment on Blue Sky by Tony Gilliam |  | 2 or 3 | date a little unsure /no other information   |  | 
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| 1978 | 6 | 19 | P | the Abbey Road | Salt Lake City | UT | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland      also John Prine performed" | the Salt Lake City Tribune  1978-06-18   page  :  80 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1978 | 6 | 30 | P | the Pan American Ballroom | Odessa | TX | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland      also the Sugar Cane Assocation feat. Eddie Zachery performed" | the Odessa American  1978-06-28   page  :  23    | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-06-30  Article A Rumor in his own time | 
 2      1978-06-30  Pan American Ballroom-Odessa-TX | 
 
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| 1978 | 7 | 1 | O | message in the Billboard > TVZ is now represented by Lamar Fike's managment office in Nashville-TN | Nashville | TN | this was the end of the line for John Lomax III 's  businessmanagement  work for Townes | the Billboard 1978-07-01 page :  54                                                            +    Harold Eggers book |  | 1 | Lamar Fike promissed to arrange Townes´s first European Tour |  | 
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| 1978 | 7 | 06+07+08 | P | the Blue Onion | Norman | OK | "with Owen Cody & Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland" | "recordings/ partly official released as ""Rear View Mirror"" (1989)" | recordings  available  | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-07-06  until 08 the Blue Onion-Norman 2 | 
 2      1978-07-06  until 08 the Blue Onion-Norman-OK | 
 
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| 1978 | 8 | 5 | P | """Night Ride"" @ radio KLAK" | Denver | CO | host Bill Ashford | the Billboard 1978-08-05 | PDF available | 1 or 2 | date is a little unsure-  possible pre recorded ?? |  | 
 
 1      1978-08-05 -Night Ride at radio KLAK | 
 2      1978-08-05  Radio KLAK | 
 
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| 1978 | 9 | 15 | LE | Williamson County Courthouse-Townes married Cindy Morgan | Franklin | TN | Rex Bell came over from Houston-TX to witness sth the simple civil ceremony | several sources |  | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1978 | 9 | 25 ? | P | Lamar Fike arranged a short set @ the annual Memphis Mid-South Fair | Memphis | TN | "with Owen Cody, Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray" | "Harold Eggers Book   ""My Years with Townes van Zandt""" | Harold's book is available | 1 or 2 | exact date unknown |  | 
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| 1978 | 9 | 27 ? | LE | Townes broke his arm/Townes & Mike Ewah had a car accident in Franklin-TN the day before going on tour | Franklin | TN |  | Harold Eggers's book | Harold's book is available | 1 | Mike Ewah was driving /They were both very drunken |  | 
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| 1978 | 9 | 29+30 | P | the Lonestar Cafe | New York City | NY | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray          also Josh White jr. performed" | the Daily Record  1978-09-22  page  :  48                                                  + the Daily Record 1978-09-29  page  :  54 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-09-29  and 30 the Lone Star Cafe-New York NY | 
 2      1978-09-29  and 30 the Lonestar Cafe-New York | 
 
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| 1978 | 10 | 02+03 | P | the Cellar Door | Wash DC /Georgetown | DC | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray" | the Evening Star 1978-10-01  page  :  71 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-10-02  and 03 the Cellar Door-Washington-DC | 
 
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| 1978 | 10 | 04+05 | P | the Lonestar Cafe | New York City | NY | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray          also Josh White jr. performed" | available ad poster | poster available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-10-04  and 05 the Lone Star Cafe-New York-NY | 
 2      1978-10-04  and 05the Lonestar New York | 
 
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| 1978 | 10 | 8 | P | the Paradise Theater | Boston | MA | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray" | the Lowell Sun/Metroguide  1978-10-05  page  :  14 | PNG available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-10-08  Paradise Theater-Boston-MA | 
 2      1978-10-08  the Paradise-Boston-MA | 
 
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| 1978 | 10 | 15 | P | Ufo Benefit concert @ the Princess Theater | Rushville | IN | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray         also Bill Wilson,Dr.J. Allen Hynes and others performed" | the Times-Mail(Bedford-Indiana) 1978-10-15  page  :  45 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1978 | 10 | 16+17 | P | Black Sheep Repertory Theater | Manchester | MI | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray" | the Lansing State Journal 1978-09-23  page :  55                                       + the Lansing Star 1978-10-11  page  :  07 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-10-16  and 17 Black Sheep Repertory Theater-Manchester-MI | 
 2      1978-10-16  and 17 the Black Sheep Repertory Theater-Manchester-MI | 
 
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| 1978 | 10 | 18+19 | P | the Quiet Knight | Chicago | IL | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray          David MacKenzie opened" | the Chicago Tribune 1978-10-15 page  : 167                                              + an available photo | PDF & photo available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-10-18  and 19 the Quiet Knight-Chicago-IL | 
 2      1978-10-18  and 19 the Quiet Knight | 
 
 3      1978-10-18  the Quiet Knight-Chicago-IL | 
 4      1978-10-18  TvZ at the Quiet Knight-Chicago-IL | 
 
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| 1978 | 10 | 22 | P | Gilly's  | Dayton | OH | "with Owen Cody,Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray" | the Journal Herald/Dayton-OH   1978-10-21   page  :  26 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-10-22  Gillys Dayton-OH 2 | 
 2      1978-10-22  Gillys-Dayton-OH | 
 
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| 1978 | 10 | xx     (27??) | P | interview & live @ radio WIQB fm | Ann Arbor | MI |  | Radio and Records 1978-10-27  page  :  40 | PDF available | 2 | recording day a little unsure |  | 
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| 1978 | 12 | 7 | P | interview & live @ thirsty ear concert fm @ the Boston College | Boston | MA | with John Lee Hooker | Boston College/the Heights 1978-12-04  page   :  2 | PDF's available | 1 | WZBC 90.3 fm   Hosted By Peter Gordon    |  | 
 
 1      1978-12-07  Thirsty Ear Concert | 
 2      1978-12-07  Thirsty Ears | 
 
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| 1978 | 12 | 7 | O | Kevin Eggers tells Townes that he (Tomato Records) don't wanna record new albums with him anymore | Boston | MA |  | My Years With TVZ by Harold Eggers | PDF available + Harolds book available | 1 | also the planned European tour was cancelled by Lamar Fike's office |  | 
| 1978 | 12 | 08+09 | P | Armadillo's Headquarters | Austin | TX | opening for Talking Heads | the Austin American Statesman  1978-11-11   page  :  72 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-12-08  and 09 Armadillos Headquarters-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1978 | 12 | 13 | P | Soap Creek Saloon | Austin | TX |  | a gigposter | gigposter available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1978-12-13  Soap Creek Saloon-Austin-TX | 
 2      1978-12-13  Soap Creek Saloon-by Austin Chronicle songwriter series | 
 
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| 1978 | 12 | middle /late | O | Harold Eggers & John Lomax III brought Townes to Vanderbilt hospital  | Nashville | TN |  | My Years With TVZ by Harold Eggers | Harold Eggers Book is available | 1 or 2 | exact date unknown/Townes was brought there after beeing extrememely drunk and crazy |  | 
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| 1978 | 12 | middle /late | O | Townes is brought to the Tennessee Mental Healt Institute | Nashville | TN |  | My Years With TVZ by Harold Eggers | Harold Eggers Book is available | 1 or 2 | exact date unknown/Townes was brought there after telling the doctor at Vanderbillt hospital that he wanna cut off his hands. |  | 
| 1978 | 12 | 23 | O | Townes is allowed to return to his Franklin farm after a court hearing | Nashville | TN |  | My Years With TVZ by Harold Eggers | Harold Eggers Book is available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1979 | 1 | 13 | O | strange message in the Billboard 1979-01-13  page  :  37 | Franklin | TN | the Message  :  Townes van Zandt have rescheduled all his dates after 1979-02-01 to work on his new album for Tomatoe Records  ?!?! | the Billboard 1979-01-13  page  :  37  | PDF available | 1 | Townes  should work on a new album @ his Franklin farm  > SEE december 1978 > impossible story  !! |  | 
 
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| 1979 | 1 | 24 | P | the Exit Inn   > benefit for Phillip Donnelly | Nashville | TN | with Guy Clark-Owen Cody-Sammy Miller-Billy Burnett & Lee Clayton | Cash Box-1979-02-10  page  :  35 | PDF available | 1 | awaiting for a new work visa decision,the US immigration department sended Phillip to Ireland |  | 
 
 1      1979-01-24  The Exit Inn-Nashville-TN-Benefit for Phillip Donnelly-Page-0035 | 
 
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| 1979 | 2  or 3 | xx | O | Townes checked in in  a Tennessee State hospital for a 15 days detoxification program | Nashville | TN |  | the Austin American Statesman   1979-05-26   page  :  85 | PDF's available | 2 | exact date unknown /the detoxification program was follwed by a 10 days psychiatric treatment at one of these places were everybody is pumped full of valium |  | 
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| 1979 | 5 | 23+24 | P | Steamboat Springs 1874 | Austin | TX | "with Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland ,Owen Cody & Jimmie Gray         /Richard Mason opened" | the Austin American Statesman   1979-05-23   page  :  32            | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1979-05-23  and 24-Steamboat 1874 | 
 2      1979-05-23  and 24 Steamboat-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1979 | 5 | 26 | P | Fitzgerald's | Houston | TX |  | 2 tickets | tickets available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1979-05-26  Fitzgeralds-Houston-TX | 
 
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| 1979 | 5 | 28 | P | Kerrville Folkfestival @ the Quiet Valley Ranch | Kerrville | TX |  | the Lariat 1979-04-27   page  :  2E | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1979 | 8 | 25 | P | unknown venue possibly the Good Woman Coffeehouse @ VanderBilt university | Nashville | TN | "with Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray" |  |  | 2 or 3 | unsure |  | 
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| 1979 | 9 | 14 | P | Mississippi Whiskers | Nashville | TN | "with Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray        Mouda Gold Opened    " | the Tennessean  1979-09-14   page  :  51 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1979-09-14  and 15 Mississippi Whiskers-Nashville-TN | 
 
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| 1979 | 9 | 15 | P | Mississippi Whiskers | Nashville | TN | "with Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & Jimmie Gray       also with Guy Clark & Irv Kane" | the Tennessean  1979-09-14   page  :  51 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1979 | 10 | 02+03 | P | Cheatham Street Warehouse | San Marcos/Austin | TX |  | the Austin American Statesman  1979-09-30  page  :  180 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1979-10-02  and 03 Cheatham Street Warehouse-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1979 | 10 | 05+06 | P | Swallow Hill Music Hall    | Denver | CO |  | the Straight Creek Journal   1979-09-19   vol .  :  8 | JPEG available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1979 | 10 | 11+12+13 | P | Steamboat Springs 1874 | Austin | TX |  | the Austin American Statesman  1979-10-07  page  :  196                          +  the Austin Daily Texan 1979-10-08  page  :  45 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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 2      1979-10-11  until 13 Steamboat 1874-Austin-TX | 
 
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| 1979 | 10 | 16 +17 | P | Flamingo Club | Wichita Falls | TX |  | the Wichita Falls Record (TX) 1979-10-12  page  :  19 | PDF's available | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1979 | 11 | 10+11 | P | the Last Resort | Athens | GA | "with Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland" | the Red and Black 1979-11-13  page :  6 | DjVu document & recordings  available  | 1 |  |  | 
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| 1979 | 12 | 12 | P | Cheatham Street Warehouse | San Marcos/Austin | TX |  | the Austin American Statesman  1979-12-12  page  :  38 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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| 1979 | 12 | 20+21+22 | P | Steamboat Springs 1874 | Austin | TX |  | the Austin American Statesman  1979-12-16  page  :  230 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
 1      1979-12-20 -21 and 22 Steamboat 1874-Austin-TX | 
 2      1979-12-20  until 22 Steamboat 1874-Austin-TX 2 | 
 
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| 1979 | 12 | 28+29 | P | Poor David's Pub | Dallas | TX | "with Danny ""Ruester"" Rowland & possible Jimmie Gray ??        The Draw String Band Opened  " | the Dallas Morning News   1979-12-31  page  : 31 | PDF available | 1 |  |  | 
 
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 2      1979-12-28  and 29 Poor Davids Pub | 
 
 3      1979-12-28  Poor Davids Pub-Dallas-TX | 
 
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