Hear John Lomax III tell Townes Van Zandt stories

Here's an interview Otis Gibbs conducted with John Lomax III about his time managing Townes Van Zandt. 

Here's the scoop...

The short version: John Lomax has done a ton of cool things in his life. This is an interview about the time he spent managing Townes Van Zandt.

The long version: When I first moved to Nashville, I got an email from John Lomax wanting to buy some CDs. I figured it was some other John Lomax, it couldn't be THE John Lomax. Low and behold, a few hours later, there was John Lomax standing in my living room. It was one of many great "welcome to Nashville" moments.

I can't imagine what American music would sound like without his family's influence. I don't want to get too far in the weeds right now, so scroll down and we'll talk about his family's storied history in the comments.

I later became friends with John and he's about the coolest cat you'll ever meet. This is an interview from back in 2014. It originally aired on my podcast and this is my attempt to adapt it to YouTube. John was Townes Van Zandt's manager back in the day, so I asked him to share whatever stories he'd feel comfortable sharing.

He talks about starting Townes' fan club, Heartworn Highways, Townes partying with Gram Parsons, Townes jamming with The Allman Brothers, Townes' love of Lightnin' Hopkins and a lot of other great stories. – Otis Gibbs