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John Townes Van Zandt (7 March 1944 - 1 January 1997)
Vocal Range: C♯2 - B4
Years Active: 1965 - 1996
{Album Ranges}
For The Sake of the Song (1968): A2 - D4
Our Mother The Mountain (1969): A2 - C♯4 - B4
Townes Van Zandt (1969): G♯2 - E4
Delta Momma Blues (1970): G2 - D4
High, Low and In Between (1971): F♯2 - E♭4 - G4
The Late Great Townes Van Zandt (1972): C♯2 - D4 - G4
Flyin’ Shoes (1978): A2 - E4
At My Window (1987): F♯2 - D4
No Deeper Blue (1994): F♯2 - C♯4 - B4
Sky Blue: G2 - B3
Live Albums:
Live at The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas: E2 - E♭4 - B4
For The Sake of the Song (1968): A2 - D4
Our Mother The Mountain (1969): A2 - C♯4 - B4
Townes Van Zandt (1969): G♯2 - E4
Delta Momma Blues (1970): G2 - D4
High, Low and In Between (1971): F♯2 - E♭4 - G4
The Late Great Townes Van Zandt (1972): C♯2 - D4 - G4
Flyin’ Shoes (1978): A2 - E4
At My Window (1987): F♯2 - D4
No Deeper Blue (1994): F♯2 - C♯4 - B4
Sky Blue: G2 - B3
Live Albums:
Live at The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas: E2 - E♭4 - B4
Significant High Notes:
B4 (“Blaze’s Blues”, “She Came and She Touched Me” Live at The Old Quarter 1973, “Snake Mountain Blues”)
G4 (“Blue Ridge Mountains”, “Dead Flowers”, “German Mustard”, “White Freight Liner Blues” Live at The Old Quarter 1973)
E4 (“Brother Flower”, “Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel”)
E♭4 (“Pancho & Lefty” Live at The Old Quarter 1973, “Standin’”)
D4 (“Brother Flower”, “Blue Ridge Mountains”, “Come Tomorrow”, "Dead Flowers", “F.F.V.”, “For The Sake of the Song”, “Fraulein”, “German Mustard”, “Gone, Gone Blues”, “Honky Tonkin’”, “Pueblo Waltz”, “(Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria”, “Snake Song”, “White Freight Liner Blues” Live at The Old Quarter 1973, “Who Do You Love”)
C♯4 (“A Song For”, “Buckskin Stallion Blues”, “Colorado Girl”, “Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel”, “For the Sake of The Song” Self-titled version & At My Window version, “Fraulein”, “Little Sundance #2”, “Nine Pound Hammer” Live at The Old Quarter 1973, “No Place to Fall”, “Pancho & Lefty”, “(Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria”, “She Came and She Touched Me”, “Standin’”, “Tower Song”, “Two Hands”)
C4 (“Ain’t Leavin’ Your Love”, “All Your Young Servants”, “Blue Wind Blew”, “Come Tomorrow”, “Dead Flowers”, “Dollar Bill Blues”, “Don’t Take it Too Bad”, “For The Sake of the Song”, “Honky Tonkin’”, “Like a Summer Thursday”, “Loretta”, “Pueblo Waltz”, “Rake”, “Sad Cinderella”, “Second Lover’s Song”, “Snake Song”, “Still Lookin’ For You”, “Two Girls” Live at The Old Quarter 1973, “Where I Lead Me”, “White Freight Liner Blues” Live at The Old Quarter 1973)
B3 (“All I Need”, “A Song For”, “Ain’t Leavin’ Your Love”, “At My Window”, “Be Here to Love Me”, “Blaze’s Blues”, “Blue Ridge Mountains”, “Brand New Companion”, “Brother Flower”, “Buckskin Stallion Blues”, “The Catfish Song”, “Chauffeur's Blues” Live at The Old Quarter 1973, “Cocaine Blues” Live at The Old Quarter 1973, “Colorado Girl”, “Columbine”, “Delta Mama Blues”, “F.F.V.”, “Fraulein”, “Greensboro Woman”, “Little Sundance #2”, “Loretta”, “Lungs”, “Many a Fine Lady”, “Marie”, “Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold” Live at The Old Quarter 1973, “My Proud Mountains”, “No Deal”, “No Place to Fall”, “(Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria”, “Rake”, “Rex’s Blues”, “Sad Cinderella”, “Saint John The Gambler”, “Second Lover’s Song”, “She Came and She Touched Me”, “Silver Ships of Andilar”, “Snake Mountain Blues”, “Standin’”, “Tecumseh Valley”, “To Live Is To Fly”, “Tower Song”, “Two Hands”, “The Velvet Voices”, “When She Don’t Need Me”, “You Are Not Needed Now”)
Significant Low Notes:
C3 (“All Your Young Servants”, “Blue Wind Blew”, “Come Tomorrow”, “Dead Flowers”, “Dollar Bill Blues”, “Don’t Take it Too Bad”, “Hey Willy Boy”, “The Hills of Roane County”, “Highway Kind”, “Honky Tonkin’”, “Like a Summer Thursday”, “None but the Rain”, “Nothin’”, “Our Mother the Mountain”, “Pueblo Waltz”, “(Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria” Self-titled version, “Sad Cinderella”, “Second Lover’s Song”, “Sixteen Summers, Fifteen Falls”, “Snake Song”, “Snow Don’t Fall”, “Still Lookin’ For You”, “Talkin’ Karate Blues”, “Tecumseh Valley” Our Mother the Mountain version, “Waitin’ Around to Die”, “When He Offers His Hand”, “Where I Lead Me”, “White Freight Liner Blues” Live at The Old Quarter 1973)
B2 (“All I Need”, “A Song For”, “Be Here to Love Me”, “Blaze’s Blues”, “Brand New Companion”, “Buckskin Stallion Blues”, “Chauffeur's Blues” Live at The Old Quarter 1973, “Colorado Girl”, “Columbine”, “Delta Mama Blues”, “Don’t Let The Sunshine Fool Ya”, “Don’t Take it Too Bad”, “Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel”, “F.F.V.”, “Flyin’ Shoes”, “For The Sake of the Song” Self-titled version & At My Window version, “Greensboro Woman”, “Goin’ Down to Memphis”, “If I Needed You”, “I’ll Be Here in The Morning”, “Kathleen”, “Loretta”, “Many a Fine Lady”, “Marie”, “My Proud Mountains”, “Nine Pound Hammer” Live at The Old Quarter 1973, “No Lonesome Tune”, “None but The Rain”, “No Place to Fall”, “Only Him or Me”, “(Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria” Self-titled version, “Sad Cinderella”, “Saint John The Gambler”, “She Came and She Touched Me”, “Silver Ships of Andilar”, “Standin’”, “Snowin’ On Raton”, “To Live Is To Fly”, “Tower Song”, “Two Hands”, “The Velvet Voices”, “Waitin’ Around to Die” Self-titled version)
B♭2 (“Buckskin Stallion Blues”, “German Mustard”, “Gone, Gone Blues”, “Heavenly Houseboat Blues”, “If I Needed You”, “Like a Summer Thursday”, “Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold”, “Pancho & Lefty”, “Talkin’ Karate Blues”, “When He Offers His Hand”, “Why She’s Acting This Way”, “Two Girls” Live at The Old Quarter 1973)
A2 (“A Song For”, “All Your Young Servants”, “At My Window”, “Blue Wind Blew”, “Come Tomorrow”, “Dead Flowers”, “Delta Mama Blues”, “Dollar Bill Blues” Live Ljubljana 1994, “Don’t Let The Sunshine Fool Ya”, “Don’t Take it Too Bad”, “Flyin’ Shoes”, “For The Sake of the Song”, “Fraulein”, “Greensboro Woman”, “Hey Willy Boy”, “The Hills of Roane County”, “Honky Tonkin’”, “Little Sundance #2”, “Marie”, “Nine Pound Hammer” Live at The Old Quarter 1973, “No Deal”, “No Lonesome Tune”, “None but the Rain”, “No Place to Fall”, “Our Mother the Mountain”, “(Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria” Self-titled version, “Rex’s Blues”, “Second Lover’s Song”, “Snow Don’t Fall”, “Snowin’ On Raton”, “Still Lookin’ For You”, “Talking Thunderbird Blues” Live at The Old Quarter 1973, “To Live Is To Fly”, “When She Don’t Need Me”, “You Are Not Needed Now”)
G♯2 (“Blaze’s Blues”, “Brand New Companion” Live at The Old Quarter 1973, “Buckskin Stallion Blues”, “Chauffeur's Blues” Live at The Old Quarter 1973, “Cocaine Blues” Live at The Old Quarter 1973, “Colorado Girl”, “For The Sake of The Song” At My Window version, “Goin’ Down to Memphis”, “Heavenly Houseboat Blues”, “The Hole”, “Pancho & Lefty”, “Silver Ships of Andilar”, “Snowin’ On Raton”)
G2 (“At My Window”, “Blue Wind Blew”, “The Catfish Song”, “Come Tomorrow”, “Dead Flowers”, “German Mustard”, “Gone, Gone Blues”, “The Hills of Roane County”, “No Deal”, “Still Lookin’ For You”)
F♯2 (“At My Window”, “Buckskin Stallion Blues”, “Heavenly Houseboat Blues”, “Marie”, “Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold”, “Waitin’ Around to Die” Live Ljubljana 1994)
F2 (“If I Needed You” Live Ljubljana 1994)
E2 (“Chauffeur's Blues” Live at The Old Quarter 1973)
C♯2 ("Heavenly Houseboat Blues")
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Blue marks falsetto/head voice notes
Bold marks notes that would be considered impressive (click on the bold to see the note displayed)
Underline marks obscured notes
Italics mark non-melodic notes
{Questionable Notes}
D5 (“Blaze’s Blues”[1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
D5 (“Blaze’s Blues”[1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
