Then, Phases and Stages, a concept album for which Willie abandoned Nashville altogether and recorded down in Muscle Shoals.

When Willie Nelson was 12, he played in a local polka band in Abbott, Texas, and wrote what would become one of his first two singles, “The Storm Has Just Begun.” His woeful ballad was a story ...

It’s fun to hear Willie Nelson sing such words as “ninja,” “fishmonger” and “absinthe,” which are among the many pleasures ...

1970 – Moves back to Texas. 1973 – Holds the first annual Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic in Texas. 1975 – Wins a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male, for “Blue Eyes Cr ...

One of the busiest weeks of the year is led by not one but two Willie Nelson-related projects, plus new titles from Billy Idol, Ghost, Smokey Robinson and others, offerings from actors (Jeff ...

It’s fun to hear Willie Nelson sing such words as “ninja,” “fishmonger” and “absinthe,” which are among the many pleasures found in the songbook of influential country songwriter ...

It’s fun to hear Willie Nelson sing such words as “ninja,” “fishmonger” and “absinthe,” which are among the many pleasures found in the songbook of influential country songwriter ...