While performing at the Esquire Ballroom in the 1950s, Willie Nelson would perform the fitting song to close the nights.

These songs were country hits in the 1970s and later became cultural standards that continue to endure decades later.

Nelson moved to Washington in 1956 and recorded a version of the Leon Payne song ... In 1965, Willie Nelson signed a contract with RCA Victor Records, home of Elvis Presley and joined the ...