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 ...

The first time I saw Willie Nelson in concert was July 4, 1976, at the Sterling Kelly Ranch near Gonzales. It was his fourth ...

The country singer-songwriter on what she learned working with Mike Campbell and how playing drums influences her guitar style ...

An iconic Willie Nelson mural in Austin has found new life after being demolished alongside the 100-year-old building it was painted on in February. The massive mural, first commissioned in 2016 ...

No cause of death was cited but Billboard reports that he died “peacefully at home, with his wife Rikki by his side ... ranging from James Brown and Willie Nelson to Michael Jackson and ...

Then, Phases and Stages, a concept album for which Willie abandoned Nashville altogether and recorded down in Muscle Shoals.

1970 – Moves back to Texas. 1973 – Holds the first annual Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic in Texas. 1975 – Wins a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male, for “Blue Eyes Cr ...

Also among the streaming offerings worth your time, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Willie Nelson releases ... on the Tree,” his first produced entirely by ...