He is Willie Nelson. And these are his 50 essential songs. Much of the fun in this rollicking, honky-tonk favorite is in its musical variation on “puff puff pass,” as Nelson intros the song then steps ...

To Lefty From Willie (1977) is Nelson's heartfelt hat-tip to primary influence Lefty Frizzell, one of the first to incorporate jazzy phrasing into country music. Willie & Family Live captures a ...

A Willie Nelson mural is returning to East Seventh Street in downtown Austin after the original version was torn down following a building fire. The original artist, musician Wiley Ross, says he was ...

Sunflowers, a Texas flag and horses accompany Willie Nelson in the mural, along with an owl — the artist's nod to Night Owl Therapy, which provides mental health support for nightlife industry workers ...

Waylon, Cash, Kristofferson, and Willie — the Highwaymen. They weren’t just a supergroup; they were the last stand of something real, something untamed. They sang about restless spirits ...

The song title “Half A Man” was strangely appropriate for Willie Nelson in 1963. As he approached his 30th birthday, the Texan troubadour had already paid endless dues in his attempts to have ...

And that’s exactly what he did with this soaring rendition of Willie Nelson’s “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground.” Airing on Friday, April 4 at 8 p.m. Eastern on PBS, Austin City Limits ...

Broadway shows, world-class art and concerts that crisscross the ... C.M. Outlaw Music Festival at the Hollywood Bowl As usual, Willie Nelson is atop the bill for this annual traveling roots ...

Broadway shows, world-class art and concerts that crisscross the ... the likes of 21 Savage and Lil Durk. — M.W. Musician Willie Nelson, pictured performing last year, headlines the Outlaw ...

Following a string of personal and professional strains, Nelson started working on his 13th album, Yesterday’s Wine, his first of three concept albums, including Phases and Stages (1974 ...

Chris Stapleton recently appeared on the special 50th Anniversary season of ACL, where he played some of his own music, in addition to tipping his cowboy hat to the legendary Willie Nelson ... truly ...