The song was inspired by Nelson's grandmother who read from the Bible and would often sing the Christian hymn "Rock of Ages" after dinner.

"It's a great song and I just loved it. It's just always been one of my favorite songs," said Stapleton of the 1982 Willie ...

"It's hard to believe it was 60 years ago I wrote ... He then hit it big again with his album Stardust in 1978, which Rothbaum says earned him "serious money." Willie Nelson Recounts Past Suicide ...

Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and if you’re lucky enough to have a statue built in your honor in your city, ...

Willie Nelson once told PEOPLE that Bobbie was "the ... We didn't have to talk about it. We knew," Bobbie wrote in their book. "I knew what Willie was going through. He knew how I was suffering.

1960 – Moves to Nashville. 1962 – Releases his first album, “And Then I Wrote.” 1970 – Moves back to Texas. 1973 – Holds the first annual Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic in Texas.

Willie Nelson is a ... It was a huge hit, thanks in part to Nelson’s spare cover of Fred Rose’s “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain.” His brand of country – by then known as “Outlaw ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson ... every now and then.” On Friday, Nelson, who is 91, released “Last ...