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Willie Nelson & Family :: Alliance Wagon Yard, Austin, TX (January 28, 1975)

There's live Willie Nelson, and then there's 1975 Willie Nelson. Captured for the Texas TV series "Lone Star Cross Country Music Hour" just months before Red Headed Stranger, this...

On This Day in 1975, Willie Nelson Released the Career-Defining Album His Label Didn’t Want To Release

“Shotgun Willie”: The Wild True Story of Willie Nelson’s Shootout With His Son-in-Law

In a world where politics are hyper divisive and there is no room for middle ground or nuance, even your average conservative (like me) is still a fan of Willie Nelson… he’s the de...

The 5 Best Songs Willie Nelson Wrote for Other Artists (That He Should Have Kept for Himself)

LOS ANGELES, CA - Singer Willie Nelson sings during funeral services at the Ray Charles Funeral service held at the First AME Church Los Angeles on June 18, 2004 in Los Angeles, Ca...

On This Day in 1978, Willie Nelson Was at No. 1 With a Song Inducted Into the Grammy Hall of Fame Not Once, But Twice

Forty-eight years ago today, Willie Nelson was a...

8 Songs You Didn't Know Were Written By Willie Nelson

The country legend penned hits for everyone from Elvis Presley to Aretha Franklin. Here are eight songs you might not know Willie Nelson wrote.

37 Years Ago Today, Willie Nelson Released the Album That Gave Us His Final No. 1 Hit

Willie Nelson 1989 during 16th American Music Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage) Willie Nelson's album 'A Horse Called Music'...

Willie’s New Album Is Worth Listening To, and Not Only Because of Bob Dylan

A song cowritten by Dylan is among the songwriting triumphs on 'Dream Chaser,' Willie Nelson's latest record.

Revisit a Nearly Unrecognizable Willie Nelson Performance From His Crooner Days

Revisit this unrec...

Revisit a Nearly Unrecognizable Willie Nelson Performance From His Crooner Days

Revisit this unrec...

Premiered 46 Years Ago in Texas, the Willie Nelson Western Film Nominated for Both an Academy Award and a Razzie

Willie Nelson attends an event at Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, on July 21, 1980. (Photo by Robert Ware/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images) 'Honeysuckle Rose', th...

Willie Nelson Releases Another Classic Country Heartbreaker “Fly Away,” From His Upcoming 156th-Career Album, ‘Dream Cha...

He doesn’t miss. Today, Willie Nelson released the next song from his forthcoming album Dream Chaser called “Fly Away,” which is included on Dream Chaser is his 79th solo studio al...

Remember the Unusual Way Willie Nelson Settled With the IRS?

It was one of the most high-profile tax cases in music history. Continue reading…

65 Years Ago Today, Faron Young Was on a Long Run at No. 1 With the Song That Established Willie Nelson as a Hit Songwri...

Faron Young, who put Willie Nelson on the map Sixty-five years ago today, Faron Young was at No. 1 with the first Willie Nelson-penned song to reach the top of the chart. The pos...

Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, and Inara George Unite on a Previously Unissued Cover of Lowell George’s “Willin'”

A previously unissued recording of Lowell George’s signature song “Willin’,” performed by Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris and featuring Inara George, is out now as part of ‘Rock A...

On the Charts 49 Years Ago Today, Waylon Jennings Entered His Sixth Week at No. 1 With This Willie Nelson Feature

Waylon Jennings performs onstage at Oakbrook Terrace in Oakbrook, Illinois, November 27, 1977. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) Waylon Jennings' biggest crossover hit entered it...

The Essential Trinity of 1970s Outlaw Country Albums

ATLANTA – OCTOBER 27: Willie Nelson Performs at the Great Southeast Music Hall on October 27, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage) These three albums were the fo...

Willie Nelson: Dream Chaser

Everything about Willie Nelson’s Dream Chaser – from its traditional-country-music ethos to its taut, 30-minute runtime – is old school.  At 93 and on his 79th solo, studio album,...

4 Country Songs From 1982 That Every Elder Millennial Can Still Sing Word for Word

Willie Nelson, who was connected to two of the most memorable country songs of 1982 Elder millennials were in diapers when these songs topped the country charts in 1982. That doesn...

Willie Nelson Wasn’t Able To Help This Backing Band From Getting Cheated, but He Taught Them How To React Correctly

Sometimes, the second step is the most important. The post Willie Nelson Wasn’t Able To Help This Backing Band From Gett...

21 Years Ago Today, Willie Nelson and Glen Campbell Led a Stunning (And Heartbreaking) Farewell to the “Genius of Soul”

Willie Nelson and Glen Campbell were among the performers who honored the late Ray Charles on June 18, 2004. Willie Nelson and Glen Campbell were among the performers who honored t...

11 Years Ago Today, These Two Legendary Outlaws Were at No. 1 With a Tribute to Their Heroes—and Each Other

3 Country Songs From 1978 That Every Small-Town Kid Still Knows by Heart

New York, N.Y.: Musicians Willie Nelson, left, and Waylon Jennings, right, at a party at the Rainbow Room in Manhattan on January 16, 1978. (Photo by Karen Wiles/Newsday RM via Get...

Music Reviews: Willie Nelson’s ‘Dream Chaser,’ Gene Parsons’s ‘Kindling and Beyond,’ and More

Willie Nelson Is Still Going Strong It’s remarkable that Willie Nelson is still making records nearly three decades after the age when the average American retires. But it’s even m...