The writer of such influential songs as Pancho and Lefty, To Live s to Fly, If I Needed You, and For the Sake of the Song, Townes Van Zandt exerted an influence on at least two generations of Texas musicians that belies his relatively brief, deeply troubled life. Indeed, Van Zandt has influenced millions worldwide in the years since his death, and his impact is growing rapidly. Respected singer/songwriter John Gorka speaks for many when he says, Pancho and Lefty changed it unchained my idea of what a song could be. In this tightly woven, intelligently written book, Brian T. Atkinson...