Although he listened to some country music, especially that of George Jones, Brooks was most fond of rock music, citing James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg, and Townes Van Zandt as major influences.

* 1950 – Steven Van Zandt, American musician

The album, originally titled To Nancy, with Love, featured rock performers such as Calexico, Sonic Youth, U2, Pulp's Jarvis Cocker, Steven Van Zandt, Jon Spencer, and Pete Yorn, who all cited Sinatra as an influence.

Category: Geography of Van Zandt County, Texas

Actor / writers Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore staged their Off-Broadway slapstick comedy Silent Laughter as a live action tribute to the silent screen era.

::* John Van Zandt

* January 1 – Townes Van Zandt, American folk singer ( b. 1944 )

* Liberty Van Zandt, a character from Degrassi: The Next Generation

The next year Khleber M. Van Zandt established Tidball, Van Zandt, and Company, which became Fort Worth National Bank in 1884.

The show stars Steven Van Zandt who plays Giovanni " Johnny " Henriksen, a New York mobster who moves to Lillehammer after being inspired by the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Van Zandt also describes a " lifeless plain " as only immortal beings are allowed to live in Valinor.

* Van Zandt County ( southwest )

Van Zandt County is a county located in the U. S. state of Texas.

The county is named for Isaac Van Zandt, a member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas.

Until May 2009, Van Zandt County was a completely dry county.

Van Zandt County is part of the Dallas / Fort Worth DMA.

Other nearby stations that provide coverage for Van Zandt County come from the Tyler / Longview / Jacksonville market and they include: KLTV-TV, KYTX-TV, KFXK-TV, KCEB-TV, and KETK-TV.

The only Van Zandt County radio station is KRDH 1510 AM.

Pat Burnett is the Sheriff ( as of December 2007 ) of Van Zandt County.

* Van Zandt County ( southwest )

* Van Zandt County ( east )

* Van Zandt County ( south )

Van Buren did not originate the system, but gained the nickname of " Little Magician " for the skill with which he exploited it.

Dupuy's attorney gained an order from the court for her to remain in DC until the case was settled, and she worked for wages for 18 months for Martin Van Buren, the successor to Secretary of State and the Decatur House.

The Floyd Rose gained popularity in the 1980s through guitarists like Eddie Van Halen, Neal Schon, Brad Gillis, Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai, who used its ability to stay in tune even with extreme changes in pitch.

While in High School, Van Flandern helped create the Cleveland Moonwatchers organization to track satellites that gained national attention during the Sputnik launch of 1957.

However, Van De Putte's legislation which gained momentum throughout the 2011 Texas Legislative session, ended up as HB3726.

Over the previous few days, Colonel Van Rensselaer had been able to cross over to the British side under the escort of Brock's aide, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonell, and had gained a fairly good idea of the lay of the land.

His brother, Willard Huntington Wright, was a writer and critic who gained greater fame by writing the Philo Vance detective novels under the pseudonym S. S. Van Dine.

Performing both original songs and established tunes, Van Halen eventually gained local success, becoming a regular feature at the Starwood Club, the West Coast's portal to fame.

Van Dam gained attention following a series of matches with long-time rival Sabu, which began with a match at Hostile City Showdown, won by Sabu.

Although the Dutch never fully gained control of the territory, they continued to claim sovereignty over Acadia on paper for the duration of the war, even appointing Cornelius Van Steenwyk as its nominal governor.

According to Van Voorst the forging of the Annals by Poggio Bracciolini was an extreme hypothesis which never gained a following among modern scholars.

Miss Van is just one facet of the thriving graffiti scene in Toulouse, but she has probably gained the most worldwide acclaim for her work.

It's possible that McKenzie based his appointment of Van Egmond as military leader for a planned open rebellion to begin at Montgomery's Tavern near Toronto in December 1837, on Van Egmond's possibly exaggerated past claims of having gained actual combat experience in the Napoleonic wars in Europe.

It was during Arthur's time in office that Van Diemen's Land gained much of its notorious reputation as a harsh penal colony.

In 2008, Van Helden gained more commercial success by remixing " Inspire ", a No. 1 hit by the Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki.

In mid-1920s the successful Van Sweringen brothers gained control of the Erie, improving operations ( such as standardizing the railroad's locomotives and rolling stock ) and bottom-line earnings.

* Tam Van Ok ( Ghost )-Professional assassin who gained Complete Invisibility from sight and sound even from advanced electronic sensory equipment.

By way of contrast, Status Quo became one of the most successful British rock acts by presenting an apparently unsophisticated style of boogie-based rock music ; and Van Morrison gained international critical acclaim through a blend of rock, jazz and blues styles.

The 4th district seat was also won by a Republican, Van Hilleary, as the GOP gained a majority of the state's congressional delegation for only the second time since Reconstruction.

Dick Van Patten ( who later gained fame as the father on Eight Is Enough ) played the sycophantic desk Segeant Higgenbottem.

In 1964, General Nguyen Khanh gained control of the South Vietnamese government after General Duong Van Minh was overthrown in a military coup.

When the Belgian War of Independence broke out Van Speijk gained an appointment as commander of a gunboat.

In October 2001, The Government of Free Vietnam gained greater attention when a member, Vo Duc Van, was arrested at John Wayne Airport ( Orange County Airport ) for the attempted bombing of the Vietnamese embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.