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 ...

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 ...

Willie Nelson wrote the song when he was struggling to launch his career and legend has it that he nearly sold it at a knockdown price as he was so short of money. In his autobiography ...

Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 30 ... In 1962, he recorded his first album, And Then I Wrote. Due to this success, Nelson signed in 1965 with RCA Victor and joined the Grand Ole Opry.