Daniel Johnston, 58, died Tuesday night of a heart attack. According to the Austin Chronicle, Johnston's health had worsened in recent years, and he was often in the hospital. While Johnston was a ...

Daniel Johnston is your favorite songwriter’s favorite songwriter. The legend was a standout figure in the outsider and lo-fi music scenes of the 1990s. His music still touches the hearts of listeners ...

The singer and songwriter, who was acclaimed as one of America’s most gifted outsider voices, died at 58. By David Peisner In his home in rural Texas, on the eve of his final tour in 2017, the ...

Following a tour together in 2017, Doug Martsch & co. tackle an album’s worth of the Texas singer-songwriter’s work, but they fail to capture the strange and messy spirit that animates his music. In ...

In his home in rural Texas, on the eve of his final tour in 2017, singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston told me that he wanted to have a big song someday, what he called “a real hit.” That smash eluded ...