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 ...

Willie Nelson was born 92 years ago in Abbott, Texas. His storied country music career has made him an American icon.

It’s fun to hear Willie Nelson sing such words as “ninja ... “Oh What A Beautiful World” is Nelson’s latest album devoted to the songs of a specific songwriter, and in Crowell ...

There are few country artists more prolific or impactful than Willie Nelson. First breaking into country music in the late ’50s, the Red-Headed Stranger’s career has spanned most of the latter ...

most recently at his annual Luck Reunion on his ranch outside of Austin. Nelson is again set to host his annual Fourth of July picnic concert this summer. Willie Nelson performs live on the ...

Nelson's new album, Oh What a Beautiful World, his 77th solo album and 154th overall, doesn't break from convention, but that ...

Willie Nelson, conversely, represents an ideal of country music and America that is less exclusionary or obstinate and more welcoming, curious and compassionate, where sometimes the most radical ...