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North Texas city where Willie Nelson recorded iconic 'Red Headed Stranger' album will celebrate its 50th anniversary
Willie Nelson recorded his iconic album "Red Headed Stranger" in Garland at Autumn Sound Studio, now called Audio Dallas.
Music Review: Willie Nelson is ageless singing Rodney Crowell songs on 'Oh What A Beautiful World'
“Oh What A Beautiful World” is Nelson’s latest album devoted to the songs of a specific songwriter, and in Crowell, he’s ...
Willie Nelson releases 77th solo studio album, 'Oh What A Beautiful World'
AUSTIN, Texas — Willie Nelson is releasing his 77th solo studio album this week. "Oh What A Beautiful World" showcases the ...
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Exploring the Friendship and Creative Relationship Between Booker T. Jones and Willie Nelson
A massive coincidence on a Malibu beach led Booker T. Jones to becoming the producer on Willie Nelson's 1977 album 'Stardust' ...
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Beloved Willie Nelson art gets encore with new mural in downtown Austin
One of Austin's most iconic murals depicting a Texas country music legend is back and better than ever. A Willie Nelson mural has returned to downtown Austin after its original version was ...
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On the Wall Again: Torn-down Willie Nelson mural finds new home in Austin
An iconic Willie Nelson mural ... By Southwest's "Heart of Texas Rockfest," became one of downtown Austin's most famous art installations and a destination for Nelson fans and tourists visiting ...
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Kiwi Kate Wilson on making art at Willie Nelson’s Texas Ranch and navigating Nashville
Kiwi creative Kate Wilson had the opportunity to paint in a live setting at Willie Nelson's Texas Ranch. Photo / Kate Wilson Spicewood, Texas, is a long way from Mackenzie Country. So how did Kiwi ...
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Local artist enlists unhoused neighbors to finish new downtown Willie Nelson mural
AUSTIN, Texas — A new Willie Nelson mural on an East Seventh Street building in Downtown Austin is almost complete thanks to the help of unhoused neighbors. Back in February, local artist Wiley ...
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The Evolution of Willie Nelson’s “Yesterday’s Wine,” When Merle Haggard and George Jones Took it to No. 1, and its Rebirth in 2009
Leaving Tennessee after the fire and returning to Texas, Nelson wrote the album at his Happy Valley Dude Ranch in Bandera. Yesterday’s Wine explored themes of faith (“In God’s Eyes ...
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‘Can’t make that s*** up': Kiwi artist invited to paint at Willie Nelson’s Ranch
Spicewood, Texas, is a long way from Mackenzie Country. So how did Kiwi creative Kate Wilson end up creating art backstage at Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion festival? She talks to the Herald’s ...
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Why Tariffs Could Make Your Willie Nelson and Beyoncé Records More Expensive
When Caren Kelleher was looking for a place to start Gold Rush Vinyl, the record manufacturing plant she founded in 2018, she picked Austin in hopes that being centrally located in the U.S. would ...
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Band Arcade Fire shouts out Houston rodeo, Astrodome, Willie Nelson in new music video
Arcade Fire, a Canadian indie band with Houston-area connections, gives a shout out to Houston icons and a Texas legend in ... shown playing cards with Willie Nelson in a wood-paneled room.