Named after Roy Rogers’ horse, “Trigger” became central to Willie Nelson’s music, and these songs wouldn’t be the same without it.

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 ...

This song just happens to be the bigger hit. 3. “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” by Willie Nelson (1975) Penned by the legendary Fred Rose, Willie Nelson found his first No. 1 single with ...

A country music legend has released his 154th album amid rumors about needing a caretaker. Willie Nelson released “Oh What a ...

The Red Headed Stranger 50th anniversary events will be May 16-17 in downtown Garland. The tribute concert will be May 17 at ...

“Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” didn’t just become a hit ... It was the first of 13 number-one country albums Willie Nelson would release in the ensuing decades, along with a dozen more ...

Top Songs: “On the Road Again,” “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain,” “Always on My Mind” Did You Know? Despite his “outlaw” image, Nelson played football in school and later served in ...

Willie Nelson is a country music icon ... 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 ...