Justin Townes Earle would often quote his father’s mentor — the singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt — for whom he was named…
“There’s only two kinds of songs. There’s the blues and Zip-A-Dee-Doo Dah.”
Justin passed away on August 20 at the age of 38. A gifted songwriter who led a troubled life… and he was well aware of the two types of songs.