On his latest album, Last Leaf on the Tree, country music legend Willie Nelson reflects on mortality and love as he interprets songs by Tom Waits, Neil Young, Sunny War, Keith Richards, and Beck, among others. Produced by his […]
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Willie Nelson is on the road again. But this time the road goes backwards to the roots music that influenced him. He’s labeled it simply Bluegrass, but with Willie, nothing is that simple. You can stick banjos and dobros and […]
Harlan Howard’s definition of country music as three chords and the truth is almost as famous as the songs he wrote to back up that quote he made in the 1950s. The prolific country songwriter turned out more than […]
Intimations of mortality figure largely, but dance lightly through the songs of A Beautiful Time, Willie Nelson’s 97th studio album, released to coincide with the singer’s 89th birthday this Friday. With song titles like “Live Every Day” and “I Don’t […]
Willie Nelson’s latest reveals the venerable troubadour as a stoned Sinatra, laid back and groovy, a ripped philosopher pontificating on the mysteries of life. It’s a world-class performance, not bound by any cabaret conventions or corralled by any industry cowboys […]
First Rose of Spring, Willie Nelson’s 70th studio album, was finished and set to release on April 29 to coincide with the singer’s 87th birthday. Since then, of course, the world has changed in ways that we’re just beginning to […]
Willie Nelson has spent his 80s so far doing what he’s always done — just being Willie Nelson, which is more than any of the rest of us can muster. Since 2012, he’s released 13 albums, an average of two […]
There are 84 Grammy categories, eight of which (numbers 45 to 52) are dedicated to “American Roots” music. That number does not include the four categories devoted to country music. Not an altogether bad thing, especially given that the marketplace […]
Oh, MAN! I finally got to see Willie Nelson live and in person! At The Hollywood Bowl! For the final stop of The Outlaw Music Festival 2018! Deadheads and Willie fans unite! And it was awesome. The only […]
It’s a busy week in Americanaland! AmericanaFest is happening now in Nashville (check out our coverage of the Awards & Honors show, including big winners and big moments, here), and our own FreshGrass Festival starts today in North Adams, Massachusetts. […]
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