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

NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson ... And that’s just not funny.” The album, too, considers love and death ...

Willie Nelson is a country music icon ... scoring with enormous hits like “Crazy” (Patsy Cline), “Funny How Time Slips Away” (Billy Walker), and “Hello Walls” (Faron Young).