Half-Empty and Half-Full: Van Zandt and George Jones.(Arts&Entertainment)

The New York Observer (New York, NY) | July 12, 1999 | Copyright

Byline: David Bowman

A Far Cry From Dead. Townes Van Zandt. Arista. Cold Hard Truth. George Jones. Asylum.

Townes Van Zandt cringed when Steve Earle called him the best songwriter in America, adding that he would shout it standing on "Bob Dylan's coffee table."

"I don't think Steve could get past Dylan's bodyguards," Van Zandt replied.

He knew of what he spoke. His widow, Jeanene Van Zandt, says her husband met Mr. Dylan once-at a toy store in Austin, Tex.; Mr. Dylan was surrounded by Snoopy dolls and bodyguards. At the time, Van Zandt ...

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