WAYLON JENNINGS HATED THIS SONG — BUT IT BECAME ONE OF HIS BIGGEST HITS
“I knew it was a hit when I recorded it — and I hated it then. I hate it now.”…
Waylon Jennings’ Son To Release Album of His Dad’s Stashed-Away Songs: “What I Found Was Beyond My Wildest Fantasies”
Though Waylon Jennings passed away in 2002, his influence on country music has never faded. As one of the founding…
The Controversy Behind “One of the Most Classic American Songs Ever Written”—and Why Some Claim Hank Williams Didn’t Write It
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The Story Behind the First Two Duets by Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton in 1982
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The Song Willie Nelson Wrote the Same Week as “Crazy,” That Was Eventually Recorded by Elvis Presley
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Daughter Of Man Who Inspired Willie Nelson’s Christmas Classic “Pretty Paper” Says He Never Knew The Song Was About Him: “He Crawled Around On His Hands And Knees, But We Never Did Without”
DAUGHTER OF THE MAN WHO INSPIRED WILLIE NELSON’S CHRISTMAS CLASSIC “PRETTY PAPER” SAYS HE NEVER KNEW THE SONG WAS ABOUT…
Willie Nelson – Heart Of America (From The Gray House Original Soundtrack)
About the Song “Heart of America” feels like Willie Nelson doing what only Willie can do at this stage of…
Willie Nelson is Still Wildly On the Road Again: Tour, Hits, and the Story Behind the Legend
At an age when most legends are long retired, Willie Nelson is still doing what he has always done best:…
The Life and Times of Hank Williams (Documentary)
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HANK WILLIAMS — A COUNTRY MUSIC DOCUMENTARY STORY Few lives in American music burned as…
Willie Nelson on where America is headed
WILLIE NELSON ON POLITICS, DIVISION, AND WHY AMERICA NEEDS MUSIC MORE THAN EVER For more than half a century, Willie…