I had never heard this of this guy before, but looks like I’ll be digging into his catalog. Some really incredible stuff. I read Townes Van Zandt (a great song

I had never heard this of this guy before, but looks like I’ll be digging into his catalog. Some really incredible stuff. I read Townes Van Zandt (a great songwriter, himself) considered Mr. Olney among the greatest music writers who’ve ever lived [0]. On the level of Bob Dylan. Some high praise, indeed. His passing reminds me of Dick Shawn [1] who, similarly, died on stage. Because he was a comedian known for outrageous irony and meta jokes, people actually thought it was part of his act. You may remember him as Lorenzo Saint DuBois (aka LSD, or Hitler) in Mel Brook’s original The Producers. [0] https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/legendary-songwriter-david-olney-dies-while-performing-onstage/ https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/legendary-songwriter-davi... [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Shawn https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Shawn