query: who wrote willie nelson always on my mind

pos: Always on My Mind Always on My Mind "Always on My Mind" is a song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James, and Wayne Carson, recorded first by B.J. Thomas in 1969, then Gwen McCrae (as "You Were Always on My Mind") and Brenda Lee in 1972. The song has been a crossover hit, charting in both the country and western and pop categories. AllMusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers. While Brenda Lee's version had stalled at number 45 on the country charts in 1972, other performers reached the top 20 in the United States and elsewhere

pos: Always on My Mind (Willie Nelson album) Johnny Christopher's "Always on My Mind". Haggard had no interest in recording a version of the song for the album, so instead Nelson recorded his own version—the first for the album entitled "Always on My Mind". In his autobiography, Nelson stated: "We'll never know what would have happened if Merle had really heard the song right. 'Always on My Mind' bowled me over the moment I first heard it, which is one way I pick songs to record". The rest of the album was constituted by adult-contemporary and pop standards, such as "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" and Paul

pos: Mark James (songwriter) songs, "Raised On Rock", "It's Only Love", and "Moody Blue" (the title track to Presley's last studio album). But James' greatest success came with "Always On My Mind," a collaboration with Johnny Christopher and Wayne Carson and issued as a b-side by Presley in 1972. Mark James Trio Released the album "She's Gone Away" 1978 Crazy Cajun Records with fellow band members Joey Longoria and Bobby Winder. A decade after "Always on My Mind" was released, Willie Nelson covered it and it became a huge hit for him. James won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year and Grammy

pos: Willie Nelson In 1982, "Pancho & Lefty", a duet album with Merle Haggard produced by Chips Moman was released. During the recording sessions of "Pancho and Lefty", session guitarist Johnny Christopher and co-writer of "Always on My Mind", tried to pitch the song to an uninterested Haggard. Nelson, who was unaware of Elvis Presley's version of the song asked him to record it. Produced by Moman, the single of the song was released, as well as the album of the same name. The single topped "Billboard's" Hot Country Singles, while it reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100. The release won

pos: Chips Moman albums by Willie Nelson, Gary Stewart, Tammy Wynette, Ronnie Milsap, and Petula Clark. After a brief return to Memphis in the mid-1980s, during which time his attempt to open a new studio floundered, he settled in LaGrange, Georgia, where he operated another recording studio. Moman recorded the first demo cut on the song "Always on My Mind". Mark James was working for him as a session musician and Wayne Carson was in the studio recording songs, Carson asking the co-writers to add a bridge to the song that Moman insisted it needed. The musicians felt the song was complete, but

pos: Always on My Mind Always on My Mind "Always on My Mind" is a song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James, and Wayne Carson, recorded first by B.J. Thomas in 1969, then Gwen McCrae (as "You Were Always on My Mind") and Brenda Lee in 1972. The song has been a crossover hit, charting in both the country and western and pop categories. AllMusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers. While Brenda Lee's version had stalled at number 45 on the country charts in 1972, other performers reached the top 20 in the United States and elsewhere

pos: Always on My Mind the song for "Dance Dance Revolution X" which was released for both arcades and the Sony PlayStation 2 console. In 2010, the song was re-used for "Dance Dance Revolution X2" which was released for arcades. In 2017, Burberry released its Holiday campaign, as directed by Alasdair McLellan, which features Cara Delevingne and actor Matt Smith. It opens with Delevingne singing "Always on My Mind" before segueing into the Pet Shop Boys cover of the song. Always on My Mind "Always on My Mind" is a song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James, and Wayne Carson, recorded first by B.J. Thomas in

neg: Always on My Mind (Willie Nelson album) Simon's "Bridge Over Troubled Water", as well as re-recordings of his own songs including "Permanently Lonely" (originally recorded for 1969's "Good Times" LP) and "The Party's Over" (originally recorded for "The Party's Over" released in 1967). A 2003 re-release of the album included two bonus tracks: "The Man Who Owes Everyone" and "I'm a Memory" (another re-recording of an earlier release). Always on My Mind (Willie Nelson album) Always on My Mind is the twenty-seventh studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. It was the Billboard number one country album of the year for 1982, and stayed 253 weeks on

neg: Always on My Mind (Willie Nelson album) Always on My Mind (Willie Nelson album) Always on My Mind is the twenty-seventh studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. It was the Billboard number one country album of the year for 1982, and stayed 253 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts, peaking at number one for a total of 22 weeks, as well as spending 99 weeks on the "Billboard" 200 for all albums, peaking at number two for 3 weeks. During the recording sessions for Nelson's collaboration album with Merle Haggard, "Pancho & Lefty", the producer Chips Moman and Bobby Emmons suggested that they record

neg: Always on My Mind 25th Grammy Awards in February 1983: songwriters Christopher, James and Carson won Song of the Year and Best Country Song; in addition, Nelson won for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. This version also won Country Music Association awards in two consecutive years: 1982 Song of the Year and 1983 Song of the Year for songwriters Christopher, James and Carson; 1982 Single of the Year for Nelson, and; contributed to Nelson winning 1982 Album of the Year for the album "Always on My Mind". Willie Nelson performed the number with Johnny Cash on the 1998 release of "". The song was

neg: The Party's Over (Willie Nelson song) ABC's "Monday Night Football". After a key play that ended the possibilities of other team to win the game, Meredith would sing part of the song: "Turn out the lights, the party's over". Nelson later re-recorded the song for his 1982 album "Always on My Mind". It was released as a single, on the B-side of the title track. The Party's Over (Willie Nelson song) "The Party's Over" is a song written by country music singer Willie Nelson during the mid-1950s. After arriving in Houston, Texas, Nelson was hired to play for the Esquire Ballroom band, where he would be

neg: Keith Jack Elton John Show Four- "Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet Show Five- "Always on My Mind" by Willie Nelson Show Six – "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison as well as "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra (group number; performed with Ben Ellis and Lewis Bradley) Show Seven- "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams Semi-final- "Could It Be Magic" by Barry Manilow and "Only You" from the musical Starlight Express (duet; performed with Ben Ellis) Final- "For Once in My Life" by Stevie Wonder, "Moondance" by Van Morrison and "Always on My Mind" (encore). Keith Jack Keith Jack

neg: WWII (album) WWII (album) WWII is a duet album by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, released on RCA Victor in 1982. By 1982, the outlaw country movement was past its peak but Jennings and Nelson, the movement's primary artists, remained two of country music's biggest superstars. Jennings had scored nine Top 5 solo albums in a row, with five going to #1, between 1974 and 1982. Nelson was also enjoying his commercial prime, with his 1982 album "Always on My Mind" not only topping the "Billboard" country albums chart but also peaking at #2 on the pop albums chart. By the early

neg: American Classic American Classic American Classic is the fifty-seventh studio album by American country music artist Willie Nelson, released on August 25, 2009. It focuses on the American popular songbook and standard jazz classics, and includes guest appearances by Norah Jones and Diana Krall. In 2008, Nelson met at his ranch in Austin, Texas with his producer Tommy Lipuma, and jazzmen Joe Sample to select the songs for the album. The twelve songs selected were a collection of classics, that included a re-recording by Nelson of Always on My Mind. A duet with Barbra Streisand was planned for the recording of the

neg: Willie Nelson the release entering at number nine. His following release was "Band of Brothers", in 2014, the first Nelson album to feature the most newly self-penned songs since 1996's "Spirit". Upon its release, it topped "Billboard's" Top Country albums chart, the first time since 1986's "The Promiseland", the last Nelson album to top it. The release reached number five on the "Billboard" 200, Nelson's highest position on the chart since 1982's "Always on My Mind". In December 2014, a duet with Rhonda Vincent, "Only Me", topped "Bluegrass Unlimited's" National Airplay chart. In June 2015, his collaboration with Haggard "Django and Jimmie"

neg: Country music form of popular music in America." During the early 1980s, country artists continued to see their records perform well on the pop charts. Willie Nelson and Juice Newton each had two songs in the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the early eighties: Nelson charted "Always on My Mind" (No. 5, 1982) and "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" (No. 5, 1984, a duet with Julio Iglesias), and Newton achieved success with "Queen of Hearts" (No. 2, 1981) and "Angel of the Morning" (No. 4, 1981). Four country songs topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the 1980s:

neg: Shotgun Willie to be named after it. Nelson later recalled, "Kris Kristofferson told me later the song 'Shotgun Willie' was 'mind farts.' Maybe so, but I thought of it more as clearing my throat." Most of the tracks were produced by Arif Mardin, with the exception of the two Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys covers, "Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)" and "Bubbles in My Beer," which were produced by Mardin and Jerry Wexler. In his book "Willie Nelson", Joe Nick Patoski notes the recording of the album "was sloppy and chaotic, technically and artistically uneven, with horns and strings

neg: Teatro (Willie Nelson album) Teatro (Willie Nelson album) Teatro is the forty-fifth studio album by Willie Nelson, released in September 1998 via Island Records. The recording sessions for the album were held in an old movie theater in Oxnard, California and were produced by Daniel Lanois. The album features backing vocals by Emmylou Harris, as well as backing by regular Nelson harmonicist Mickey Raphael and Nelson's sister, Bobbie Nelson, on piano. The majority of the songs are composed by Nelson, and most are re-recordings of some songs he wrote and first recorded in the 1960s: "Darkness on the Face of the Earth" (1961), "My

neg: My Way (Willie Nelson album) with its music video premiering the same day. The third single from the album, "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)", was released on September 10, 2018, along with its music video. My Way (Willie Nelson album) My Way is the sixty-eighth studio album by Willie Nelson. It was released on September 14, 2018, by Legacy Recordings. The album is a tribute to Frank Sinatra, who was a close friend of Nelson's. Nelson first teased the album on April 27, 2018, while promoting his album "Last Man Standing" in an article published by "Variety", saying that the

neg: Shirley Collie Nelson and she is credited with writing his singles "I Hope So" (1969) and "Once More With Feeling" (1970). After she discovered Nelson had fathered a daughter with Connie Koepke, who would become his third wife, their marriage fell apart and they divorced in 1971. In the years following, however, she would perform and yodel with Nelson when he toured in Missouri until she retired; and the two collaborated on her 2009 book, "Memoir: Scrapbooks in My Mind: Featuring Shirley and Willie Nelson and Many Others". From 1987–89, Nelson worked for the state of Missouri with the mentally disabled. She continued

neg: Stardust (Willie Nelson album) produce an entire standards album for him. Nelson selected his ten favorite pop songs from his childhood, starting with "Stardust". Nelson and his sister Bobbie had sheet music for the song that he had tried to perform with his guitar, but did not like that arrangement. Jones adapted the song for Nelson, who also picked for the album "Georgia on My Mind", "Blue Skies", "All of Me", "Unchained Melody", "September Song", "On the Sunny Side of the Street", "Moonlight in Vermont", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" and "Someone to Watch Over Me". The executives of Columbia Records were not convinced

neg: Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano () are a famous Brazilian sertanejo/country duo. The two brothers were born in Pirenópolis, Goiás. Zezé is the artistic name for Mirosmar José de Camargo and Luciano the artistic name for Welson David de Camargo. In 1991, their first LP exploded thanks to the hit single "É o Amor", which was the year's most popular song and one of the most famous sertanejo songs ever. Their 1994 album featured a guest appearance from Willie Nelson on their version of "Always on My Mind", "Eu só Penso Em Você". Until 2001,

neg: My Way (Willie Nelson album) My Way (Willie Nelson album) My Way is the sixty-eighth studio album by Willie Nelson. It was released on September 14, 2018, by Legacy Recordings. The album is a tribute to Frank Sinatra, who was a close friend of Nelson's. Nelson first teased the album on April 27, 2018, while promoting his album "Last Man Standing" in an article published by "Variety", saying that the Great American Songbook "is a deep well, because good songs never die. If it was good a hundred years ago, it's still good today." The album was formally announced on July 19, 2018. It is

neg: Always on My Mind "powerful production". Willie Nelson recorded and released the song in early 1982. It raced to number one on "Billboard" magazine's Hot Country Singles chart that May, spending two weeks on top and total of 21 weeks on the chart. The song also did very well on Top 40 radio, reaching number five on the "Billboard" Hot 100 for three weeks and staying on this chart for 23 weeks. In the year end charts, it was Billboard's biggest Country hit for 1982. This version also charted in a number of other countries. Nelson's version would result in three wins at the

neg: Jamai Loman the producers of the show claiming he had auditioned, but was never promised the role. In 2008 Loman played the role of Marius in the Dutch revival version of "Les Misérables", for which he received a John Kraaijkamp Musical Award for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ in a large musical production. In 2009 Loman is set to play the part of Bobby Strong in the M-Lab production of "Urinetown". Since 2016 he is one of the jury members of Idols 2016. The other jury members are Eva Simons, Martijn Krabbe and Jeroen Nieuwenhuis. Top 30: Always On My Mind by Willie Nelson

neg: Black on Black Moman had previously collaborated on one of the singers biggest LPs, 1977's "Ol' Waylon", and the producer had co-written what turned out to be the biggest single of Jennings' career, "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)." Moman had also just produced the phenomenally successful Willie Nelson album "Always on My Mind". On "Ol' Waylon", Moman had introduced a slicker sound without sacrificing the grit that was at the heart of Jennings' music, but "Black on Black" features a different sound than most Jennings albums of the period, prominently including electric pianos and backing vocals, the latter performed primarily

neg: Band of Brothers (Willie Nelson album) Music. The full album was released on June 17, 2014 by Legacy Recordings. Upon its release, "Band of Brothers" sold 37,000 copies. The album topped "Billboard's" Top Country albums chart, becoming Nelson's first country chart-topper since 1986's "The Promiseland". The release reached number five on the "Billboard" 200, Nelson's highest position on the chart since 1982's "Always on My Mind". According to review aggregator website Metacritic, the album has a Metascore of 79, which is based on the ratings and reviews of fifteen selected independent mainstream critics, and this means the release garnered "generally favorable reviews". At AllMusic, Thom Jurke

neg: Miss Willie Brown That Matters to Me", was made into a music video and charted in August 2012. Miss Willie Brown performed "You're All That Matters to Me" and "Sick of Me" on The CW's "Hart of Dixie" on April 9, 2012 in the episode "Always on My Mind". On April 16, 2013, the duo announced on their Facebook page that they were dissolving the group with Watkins pursuing a solo career and Buckley taking a break from music. Miss Willie Brown Miss Willie Brown was an American country music duo consisting of Amanda Watkins and Kasey Buckley, who are respectively natives of

neg: Gwen McCrae she recorded "Always on My Mind", a song which was covered by many artists, including Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson. After TK Records collapsed, McCrae moved to New Jersey and signed with Atlantic Records, recording two albums and having another hit with "Funky Sensation" in 1981 (#22 R&B). She continued to record and the success of some of her earlier recordings on the UK's Northern Soul scene maintained her popularity as a live act in Europe. McCrae moved back to Florida, recorded a one-off single for the small Black Jack label in 1984 called "Do You Know What I Mean",

neg: Eye of the Tiger That hook is so strong, and "rival" doesn't have to be a perfect rhyme with the word "tiger". We made the right choice and went with "Eye of the Tiger". The song was nominated for the 1982 Academy Award for Best Original Song, the only Oscar nomination for "Rocky III". It lost to "Up Where We Belong" from "An Officer and a Gentleman". The song was also nominated for the 1983 Grammy Award for Song of the Year, but lost to the Willie Nelson hit "Always on My Mind". In 2012, Survivor sued Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich in Illinois

neg: My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (song) My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (song) "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" was recorded by Waylon Jennings on the 1976 album "Wanted! The Outlaws", and further popularized in 1980 by Willie Nelson as a single on the soundtrack to "The Electric Horseman". "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" was written by Sharon Vaughn and Nelson's version was his fifth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top

neg: My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (song) 100 Western songs of all time. The narrator compares his childhood dream to become a cowboy and the reality he faces when he actually became a cowboy, and finds a strong contrast between the two. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (song) "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" was recorded by Waylon Jennings on the 1976 album "Wanted! The Outlaws", and further popularized in 1980 by Willie Nelson as a single on the soundtrack to "The Electric Horseman". "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" was written by Sharon Vaughn and Nelson's version was his fifth number one on the country

neg: The Party's Over and Other Great Willie Nelson Songs somewhere playing my guitar...It hurt Willie a lot to have a guy with my attitude about sales as the one who was suppose to push his product." Nelson’s inability to create his live sound on record would remain a source of frustration for him in the years ahead. Chet Atkins, who delegated responsibilities to Felton Jarvis for Nelson’s previous LP, returned as producer for "The Party’s Over and Other Great Willie Nelson Songs". Nelson managed to have two members from his band, steel guitarist Jimmy Day and drummer Johnny Bush, participate in the recording sessions, although Atkins said no to

neg: Vern Gosdin It" and "Is It Raining at Your House." "Raining" has been covered by Brad Paisley and Lorrie Morgan, and "That Just About Does It" by Willie Nelson. Gosdin continued writing and singing up until April 28, 2009, despite his battle and recovery from his first stroke in 1998. The final four songs he wrote and recorded were with a co-writer Joe Sins in 2009 of the country music duo The Sins. His final songs "There's a Fire in Our Bedroom", "Let's Get Down to Business", "Santa's Driving a Chevrolet This Year" and "Dixie on My Mind" were a testament of

neg: William Locker (Royal Navy officer) then barely nineteen, served with Locker for fifteen months. His experiences with Locker, and Locker's teachings had a lasting effect on Nelson. Twenty years later, on 9 February 1799, Nelson wrote to his old captain: "I have been your scholar; it is you who taught me to board a Frenchman by your conduct when in the Experiment; it is you who always told me ‘Lay a Frenchman close and you will beat him;’ and my only merit in my profession is being a good scholar. Our friendship will never end but with my life, but you have always been too

neg: Toni Wine her voice is quite prevalent in the chorus; the lead was sung by Ron Dante using his falsetto voice. In addition, Wine was a backing vocalist on Gene Pitney's "It Hurts to Be in Love" and on Willie Nelson's "Always on My Mind." In 1963, Toni Wine had a nationally charted single with "My Boyfriend's Coming Home For Christmas". It reached #22 on Billboard's "Best Bets For Christmas" survey. She co-wrote The Shirelles' early 1964 mid-chart hit "Tonight You're Gonna Fall in Love With Me". Wine attended the Juilliard School of Music, where she studied piano. She worked as a

neg: Knight of the Phoenix and nights of July 26 - August 18, 1982; and the detective scenes were filmed in Silicon Valley, California through the days and night of August 19–26, 1982. The pilot's soundtrack includes covers songs of Quarterflash's "Harden My Heart", The Eagles' "Take It Easy" and "Peaceful Easy Feeling"; Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop"; James Taylor's "Carolina In My Mind"; Pat Benatar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", and also features Deborah Ludwig Davis who performed "Proud Mary" in a cameo for the casino scene. There is also an extra scene featuring Willie Nelson's rendition of Elvis Presley's "Always On My Mind"

neg: Past, Present, Future (Tiki Taane album) on vocals. 5. Faded Sean Deans wrote the dancehall beat, while P Diggs performed a duet with Taane, as well as co-writing the song. The song is about friendship, respect, love and admiration. 6. Saviour Dub Motive from Melbourne produced most of the beat for this track, which features a "reggae jungle crossover sound". 7. Always on My Mind This track features Taane on acoustic guitar and vocals. Taane wrote "Always on My Mind" for his ex-girlfriend. A triumph of song writing and performing, "Always on my Mind" held the number one spot in the New Zealand top 40 chart

neg: On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song) song on his 2014 album "A Letter Home". "Forever Country", a promotional single released in 2016, features the song as a medley with "I Will Always Love You" and "Take Me Home, Country Roads". Jerry Reed sang part of "On the Road Again" in his hit "The Bird": "The life I love is makin' money with my friend...". Phish performed the song during the encore of their show on August 6, 2017, closing out their record-setting 13-night "Baker's Dozen" residency and 52nd show played at Madison Square Garden. On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song) "On the Road Again" is

neg: Always on My Mind with their own versions: Elvis Presley in 1972; John Wesley Ryles in 1979; Willie Nelson's Grammy Award-winning version in 1982; Pet Shop Boys in 1987. Elvis Presley recorded his version of "Always on My Mind" on March 29, 1972, a few weeks after his February separation from wife Priscilla. The song received immense fame and critical appreciation and is considered one of the standout songs of the '70s for Elvis. The song was released as the B-side of the "Separate Ways" single, which reached Gold status in the U.S for sales of over a million copies. It was listed as

neg: Liza Minnelli collaborated with the Pet Shop Boys on "Results", an electronic dance-style album. The release hit the top 10 in the UK and also charted in the US, spawning four singles: "Losing My Mind"; "Don't Drop Bombs"; "So Sorry, I Said'"; and "Love Pains". Later that year she performed "Losing My Mind" live at the Grammys ceremony before receiving a Grammy Legend Award (the first Grammy Legend Awards were issued in 1990 to Minnelli, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Smokey Robinson, and Willie Nelson). With this award, she became one of only 16 people – in a list that includes composer Richard Rodgers,

neg: Willie Got Me Stoned night with Nelson. Johnson refers to the night which he played poker with Nelson, and he lost consciousness, lost pride, and all hope when he got stoned with Nelson. During that night the two men also went out and smoked pot together. Johnson originally composed the song before "Farm Aid 2015" in Saratoga Springs when he performed the song off of a sheet of paper he wrote on. Then the title of the song was ""Willie Got Me Stoned and Stole All of my Money."" The song was recorded in the summer of 2017 at the 11th show of his

neg: The Wall (Willie Nelson song) on digital stores on the same day, while it was given for free to those who preordered the album. In June 2014, Nelson released through his website an acoustic version of the song. The Wall (Willie Nelson song) "The Wall" is a song written by country music singer Willie Nelson and producer Buddy Cannon. The track became the first single of Nelson's "Band of Brothers". In 2014, Nelson released the album "Band of Brothers", his first release composed of all songs written by him since the 1996 release of "Spirit". Nelson co-wrote the song with Buddy Cannon based on his

neg: The Party's Over (Willie Nelson song) The Party's Over (Willie Nelson song) "The Party's Over" is a song written by country music singer Willie Nelson during the mid-1950s. After arriving in Houston, Texas, Nelson was hired to play for the Esquire Ballroom band, where he would be allowed to close the shows singing the song. Guitar instructor and Nelson's friend Paul Buskirk forwarded the song to singer Claude Gray, who recorded the original version of the song, released as "My Party's Over" in 1959. Nelson recorded the song himself in 1966, which was released as a single in February 1967. It reached number twenty-four on "Billboard's"

neg: Stardust (Willie Nelson album) year for 1978. The album charted at number one in Canadian "RPM's" Country Albums, while charted at number 28 in "RPM"s Top Albums. Nelson became the highest-grossing concert act in the United States. In 1979, Nelson won a Grammy Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "Georgia on My Mind". In 1979, "September Song" peaked at number fifteen in "Billboard"s Hot Country Singles. "Stardust" spent two years on the "Billboard" 200, and the album charted 540 weeks (ten years) on top country albums. In 1980 the album ranked at number one in New Zealand top albums, while it ranked at number

neg: ...And Then I Wrote By the time Cochran had returned from his phone call Nelson had written "Hello Walls" and sang it for him. "It's worth a fuckin' fortune," Cochran responded, adding, "Willie, my friend, you just wrote a hit." The recording sessions for his first album release, "...And Then I Wrote", began in the Nashville studios of Liberty Records. Nelson recorded on August 22–23, starting during the night and lasting until the morning of the following day. Dissatisfied with the results, Allison moved the sessions to the studios of the label in Los Angeles, California, where Nelson was joined by three other stellar

neg: Willie Got Me Stoned Willie Got Me Stoned Willie Got Me Stoned (also sometimes referred as Willie Got Me Stoned and Stole All of my Money) is a song by American musician Jack Johnson from the Deluxe Edition of the 2017 album All the Light Above It Too. The song was released on April 20, 2018, and was the fifth single from the album. Jack Johnson wrote the song as a tribute to the country singer Willie Nelson. Johnson said that "a great song is just three chords and the truth. He also said that it was a "real honor" to just spend a

neg: Merriweather Post Pavilion against Ronald Reagan, President Jimmy Carter joined Willie Nelson on stage to sing a duet of "Georgia on My Mind". SFX bought the entertainment lease in 1999. In 2003, development by General Growth Properties threatened to shutter the pavilion, drawing the ire of local Columbia teens, along with former bandmates Ian Kennedy and Justin Carlson, who launched and sustained a grassroots "Save Merriweather" campaign to keep the concert venue open. As part of the fight, Kennedy vowed not to shave his beard until the future of Merriweather was secure. As "Save Merriweather" began to pick up steam, General Growth Properties

neg: George Jones my mind to quit. I don't crave it." After the accident, Jones went on to release "The Gospel Collection" in 2003, which Billy Sherrill came out of retirement to produce. He appeared at a televised Johnny Cash Memorial Concert in Jonesboro, Arkansas in 2003, singing "Big River" with Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. In 2008, Jones received the Kennedy Center Honor along with Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who, Barbra Streisand, Morgan Freeman and Twyla Tharp. President George W. Bush disclosed that he had many of Jones' songs on his iPod. Jones also served as judge in 2008

neg: Georgia on My Mind Hawkins and The Hawks where it was sung by pianist Richard Manuel after 1964. When The Hawks broke up and formed The Band, they kept the song in their repertoire. They recorded a studio version of the song for Jimmy Carter's presidential bid in 1976. It was released as a single that year as well as on their 1977 album "Islands". Willie Nelson recorded the song on "Stardust", his 1978 album of standards. It was released as single, peaked at No. 1 for a single week, and ranked for sixteen weeks on a country chart. A year later, Nelson won

neg: Stardust (Willie Nelson album) album took only ten days. Released in April, "Stardust" was met with high sales and near-universal positive reviews. It peaked at number one in "Billboard"s Top Country Albums and number thirty in the "Billboard" 200. Meanwhile, it charted at number one in Canadian "RPM"s Country Albums and number twenty-eight in "RPM"s Top Albums. The singles "Blue Skies" and "All of Me" peaked respectively at numbers one and three in "Billboard"s Hot Country Singles. In 1979, Nelson won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for the song "Georgia on My Mind". Stardust was on the "Billboard"s Country Album

neg: Wake Me When It's Over (Willie Nelson song) My House" spent two weeks on "Cashbox's" Country singles, peaking at 47. Nelson re-recorded the song for his 1972 album "The Willie Way". Wake Me When It's Over (Willie Nelson song) "Wake Me When It's Over" is a song written by country music singer Willie Nelson. After being signed as a recording artist to Liberty Records in 1961, the song was recorded during his second session with the label in September 1961 at Radio Recorders. Selected as the A-side of one of the promotional singles, the song failed to chart. While he lived in Houston, Texas Nelson sold his original

neg: So Much Like My Dad his mom for assistance. He wants to know what his dad always said to make his mom stay because his lover is going to leave him. Deborah Evans Price, of "Billboard" magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it an "elaborate and emotional production during which Strait's vocal is remarkably effective." "So Much Like My Dad" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 11, 1992. So Much Like My Dad "So Much Like My Dad" is a song written first recorded by Willie Nelson on his 1986 album "Partners". American

neg: I've Always Been Crazy life of Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper, forever immortalizing himself in rock and roll trivia. Jennings, who was years getting over the tragedy, alludes to the flight on "A Long Time Ago," singing "Don't ask me who I gave my seat to on that plane, I think you already know, I told you that a long time ago" (he also name-drops fellow outlaw Willie Nelson in the song). In the liner notes to "The Essential Waylon Jennings", Wade Jessen quotes the singer: "Buddy was the first guy to ever have faith in me as a singer. He was

neg: Crazy (Willie Nelson song) Crazy (Willie Nelson song) "Crazy" is a ballad composed by Willie Nelson. It has been recorded by several artists, most notably by Patsy Cline, whose version was a No. 2 country hit in 1962. Partly due to the genre-blending nature of the song, it has been covered by dozens of artists in several genres over the years; nevertheless, the song remains inextricably linked with Cline. Nelson's own version appears on his 1962 debut album "...And Then I Wrote". With some help from a friend named Oliver English, Nelson wrote the song in early 1961; at the time he was a

neg: Shotgun Willie "Billboard" Hot 100 respectively. "Rolling Stone" wrote: "With this flawless album, Willie Nelson finally demonstrates why he has for so long been regarded as a Country & Western singer-songwriter's singer-songwriter ... At the age of 39, Nelson finally seems destined for the stardom he deserves". Robert Christgau wrote: "This attempt to turn Nelson into a star runs into trouble when it induces him to outshout Memphis horns or Western swing." "Billboard" wrote: "This is Willie Nelson at his narrative best. He writes and sings with the love and the hurt and the down-to-earth things he feels, and he has a

neg: Kelly Clarkson is into Willie Nelson and Elvis and all that kind of stuff. And my real father is into Mariah and Whitney and Aretha all those soulful singers. My mom is into more, like, adult contemporary—Celine Dion, Barbra [Streisand], Bette [Midler], all those types of things. And then my brother is a big influence on me. He's like 10 years older than me, so you always wanna be around your cool brother and hang out, so I grew up loving Guns N' Roses. I was all about Metallica. I was all about all those bands, and I still am. I love

neg: I'm Alive (Willie Nelson song) I'm Alive (Willie Nelson song) "I'm Alive" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. He wrote the song with Dean Dillon and Mark Tamburino. The song was originally recorded by Willie Nelson on his album "Moment of Forever", which Chesney also produced. Chesney himself later recorded it (as a duet with Dave Matthews) on his 2008 album "Lucky Old Sun". This version later appeared on his 2009 compilation album "Greatest Hits II", from which it was released to radio as the album's second single in August 2009. Willie Nelson first recorded the song on

neg: Horatia Nelson our dearest good Lady Hamilton. Be a good girl, mind what Miss Connor says to you. Receive, my dearest Horatia, the affectionate parental blessing of your Father, NELSON AND BRONTE. In his letter to Emma the same day, he wrote "I will take care that my name shall ever be most dear to you and Horatia, both of whom I love as much as my own life." One of Nelson's last wishes was that Horatia should take the name Nelson, leaving her £200 a year in his will and adding : Though Horatia soon learnt of her real father, she

neg: Ringo Rama said "I was trippin' on my own tears, I was so down" and Starr replied "That's just a great line". The country-influenced "Write One for Me" was a duet with Willie Nelson, who sang on it at Starr's suggestion. Starr had a phone call with his lawyer, who was also Hudson's lawyer, to "tell them to write one for me, so they did—but they wrote a song with that as the title!" At that point the song was unfinished, but was later finished when they got together. The song is about a boy who gets nervous to tell a girl

neg: Rich and Famous (1981 film) "On The Sunny Side of the Street" sung by Willie Nelson. Critics were mixed about the film. Vincent Canby of "The New York Times" wrote "The movie can't make up its mind whether it's about a tumultuously difficult but rewarding friendship or whether it's a sendup of the contemporary literary scene. It fails as both...The culprit is Gerald Ayres...[who] has spread his talents very thin...Though he has written two big roles, he doesn't seem capable of writing either a romantic drama, like "The Turning Point", or an informed satire...Mr. Ayres can occasionally write good wisecracks...But he has no particular insight

neg: The Wall (Willie Nelson song) The Wall (Willie Nelson song) "The Wall" is a song written by country music singer Willie Nelson and producer Buddy Cannon. The track became the first single of Nelson's "Band of Brothers". In 2014, Nelson released the album "Band of Brothers", his first release composed of all songs written by him since the 1996 release of "Spirit". Nelson co-wrote the song with Buddy Cannon based on his life and experiences on the road. "The Wall" became the first single of the album. The official video was released through "Rolling Stone" on May 6, 2014. It was made available for download

neg: Willie Nelson and Family Cry,” and original compositions, including the prophetic “What Can You Do to Me Now?,” a forlorn ballad Nelson wrote with Hank Cochran in December 1970 just days before his house burned down on December 23. The Texan later quipped, “Even though the title – “What Can You Do to Me Now?” – seemed to invite trouble, the story was really about getting strong in the face of adversity.” Nelson also wrote “I’m a Memory,” which would be released as a single and reach number 28 on the country singles chart. "Willie Nelson and Family" also contains Nelson’s first cover of

neg: Songbird (Willie Nelson album) the album are cover tunes with new interpretations. The credit for covering these songs goes to Adams, who "...felt confident with all the selections." In the same interview, Nelson points out that he was tentative about recording songs that had already been recorded as good as these were. He summed up the album by stating, 'It'll always be the Ryan Adams project, as far as I'm concerned.' Regarding his role of producer for the album, Ryan Adams states that he: learned a lot of life lessons mostly. I mean, [Willie Nelson] works very quickly and it was very spare. We

neg: Texas in My Soul the songs here are real clunkers (the opening track, 'Dallas,' is especially dire), Nelson seems to be having fun with 'Who Put All My Ex's in Texas' and 'Texas in My Soul,' while delivering 'Waltz Across Texas' with commendable feeling, and though the musicians here aren't as simpatico as the core of players Nelson would tour and record with through the '70s and '80s, these sessions seem to suit Nelson's musical personality better than most of his recordings for RCA Victor." According to his book "Willie Nelson", biographer Joe Nick Patoski cites the "Texas in My Soul" sessions as when

neg: Three Days (Willie Nelson song) Three Days (Willie Nelson song) "Three Days" is a song written by Willie Nelson. It was originally recorded by American country music artist Faron Young on his 1961 album "The Young Approach". Young's version was released as a single in January 1962 and peaked at number 7 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart. Nelson recorded his own version of the song on his 1962 debut album, "...And Then I Wrote". He later re-recorded the song for his 1998 album "Teatro" with backing vocals by Emmylou Harris. "Three Days" was also recorded by Canadian country music artist k.d. lang on

neg: Willie Louis to the case until 1984. His wife recalled, "he didn't talk about it much." In 2003, Louis was located and interviewed by Stanley Nelson, who later wrote a book and produced a documentary on the case. Nelson's documentary, "The Murder of Emmett Till", was broadcast on PBS television in the United States and included an interview with Louis. Nelson later said: Willie Reed stood up, and with incredible bravery pointed out the people who had taken and murdered Emmett Till. He was from Mississippi, and somewhere in his heart of hearts he had to know that these people would not

neg: Shotgun Willie Atlantic Records, who was interested in his music. Reshen solved the problems with RCA and signed Nelson with Atlantic Records as their first country music artist. The album was recorded in the Atlantic Records studio in New York City in February 1973. Nelson and his backup musicians, the Family, were joined by Doug Sahm and his band. After recording several tracks, Nelson was still not inspired. Following a recording session, he wrote "Shotgun Willie"—the song that would become the title track of the album—on the empty packaging of a sanitary napkin while in the bathroom of his hotel room. The

neg: KQWB (AM) was a non-issue, however, as other plans were in store for KQWB. On April 21, 2014, KQWB changed to a Classic Country format under the moniker "Willie 1660". The first song on "Willie" was "Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys" by Willie Nelson. The station was jukebox style, with core artists including George Strait, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings, Garth Brooks, and Kenny Rogers. On July 23, 2015, at 9 pm, after playing "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" by Hank Williams, Jr., KQWB switched back to sports, this time affiliating with Fox Sports

neg: Turn Back the Hands of Time Turn Back the Hands of Time "Turn Back the Hands of Time" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Tyrone Davis. The song was co-written by Jack Daniels and Bonnie Thompson and produced by Willie Henderson. Daniels and Thompson wrote "Turn Back the Hands of Time" based on the relationship problems that Daniels was having at the time. Daniels had co-written Davis's 1968 hit "Can I Change My Mind" and the recording session for "Turn Back the Hands of Time" included some of the same musicians from "Can I Change My Mind". "Turn Back the Hands of Time" was

neg: WWII (album) 1980s, Nelson's appeal had transcended country music; his affable personae, as well as his increasing presence in films, had made him a crossover star. Jennings, who was struggling to rebuild his finances and in the throes of a crippling cocaine addiction, had seen his most recent album "Black on Black" receive lukewarm reviews, even though it had been produced by Chips Moman, who had also produced Nelson's "Always on My Mind". Jennings and Nelson had enjoyed some of their greatest success together. The 1976 compilation "Wanted! The Outlaws" became the first million selling country album and their 1978 album "Waylon

neg: Yo Zushi amongst others (full band list on record sleeve). The album has been favorably compared with the music of Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Tom Waits In March 2009, Zushi will release "Jangadeiros", a collection of home demos and songs recorded at studio sessions on the Italian label Best Kept Secret, which releases albums on audio cassette only. He is currently working on "Video Days", the follow-up to "Notes for "Holy Larceny"". In january 2015, Eidola Records released the third album of Yo Zushi : It Never Entered My Mind, with nine new songs. Yo Zushi Yo

neg: Here's Willie Nelson out several songs on his second album while touring with his wife Shirley Collie and steel guitarist Jimmy Day while playing shows as the trio The Offenders. Nelson later expressed dissatisfaction with the recorded version of “Home Motel,” a song he described as “another study in despair,” and it was typical of the frustration that he would feel regarding the tepid sound of his albums in the decade ahead: In his 2015 memoir, Willie admitted that “Half a Man” was “one of my stranger songs. It’s about a guy who considers what it would be like, in the name of

neg: George Jones drinking. On the final vocal take used on the recording Jones slurs the word "slug", something he would mimic in live performances of the song along with using his southern drawl. One aspect of Jones' early career that is often overlooked is his success as a songwriter; he wrote or co-wrote many of his biggest hits during this period, several of which have become standards, like "Window Up Above" (later a smash for Mickey Gilley in 1975) and "Seasons of My Heart" (a hit for Johnny Cash and also recorded by Willie Nelson and Jerry Lee Lewis). Jones wrote "Just

neg: Johnny Bush like Dale Watson and Cornell Hurd sought him out to play on their albums. In 2003, he was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame with his lifelong friend Willie Nelson on hand to induct him. In 2007 he released his autobiography, with the aide of Rick Mitchell: "Whiskey River (Take My Mind): The True Story of Texas Honky-Tonk", published by University of Texas Press. A new album, "Kashmere Garden Mud: A Tribute to Houston’s Country Soul" was released on the Icehouse label at the same time. With the success of his recent Botox treatments for his vocal

neg: Country Willie: His Own Songs one exception being Texas, where the album solidified Willie’s standing as a genuine Nashville star, one sure way to sell tickets to a show.” All tracks composed by Willie Nelson; except where noted. Country Willie: His Own Songs Country Willie: His Own Songs is the third studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. This was Nelson's third album, his first for RCA Victor. Liberty released Nelson’s first two albums, "...And Then I Wrote" and "Here’s Willie Nelson", in 1962 and 1963 respectively, after country stars like Faron Young, Billy Walker, and Patsy Cline had scored huge hits with his songs.

neg: Across the Borderline Nicholson. "Don't Give Up" was performed by Nelson with Sinéad O'Connor singing the part sung by Kate Bush on the original Peter Gabriel recording. Bonnie Raitt duets with Nelson on "Getting Over You". Nelson and Bob Dylan wrote and performed a new composition, "Heartland", for this album. Paul Simon duets with Nelson on his composition "American Tune". All tracks composed by Willie Nelson; except where indicated Across the Borderline Across the Borderline is the fortieth studio album by Willie Nelson. It was produced by Don Was, Paul Simon, and Roy Halee. It includes songs written by Paul Simon, Ry Cooder,

neg: My Own Peculiar Way of playing with the sounds and rhythm of words to get everything possible from a song. Nearly every song on this record is like that, whether it's one he penned or a cover like John Hartford's ‘Natural to Be Gone.’” All tracks composed by Willie Nelson, except where noted. My Own Peculiar Way My Own Peculiar Way is the ninth studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. It was his last release in the 1960s. Bergen White was the conductor and arranger. This became Willie's first studio album in which he used his new classical acoustic guitar called Martin N-20

neg: Laying My Burdens Down Laying My Burdens Down Laying My Burdens Down is the eleventh studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. "Laying My Burdens Down" was Nelson’s second RCA release of 1970 and fourth in two years, but the formula remained unchanged as producers Chet Atkins and Felton Jarvis continued applying the Nashville formula to Nelson’s recordings, much against the singer’s better judgement. As Patoski states, “His next two albums, "Laying My Burdens Down" and "Willie Nelson and Family", were familiar stories: a new cast of studio players...good cover songs...interesting concepts...and lousy sales. AllMusic's Jim Worbois agrees, contending, “There are some nice things

neg: Toby Keith which included four singles. First was "Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue (The Angry American)", which Keith wrote in 20 minutes as a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. The song references Keith's father, a United States Army veteran who died that March in a car accident. Both this song and "Who's Your Daddy?" were number 1 hits, with "Rock You Baby" reaching number 13. The last single was "Beer for My Horses", a duet with Willie Nelson which six weeks at the top of the country charts. At the time, it was also Keith's highest entry on

neg: The Great Divide (Willie Nelson album) The Great Divide (Willie Nelson album) The Great Divide is the fiftieth studio album released in 2002 by American country music singer Willie Nelson. It contains several duets and musical collaborations with artists such as Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty, Lee Ann Womack, Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Brian McKnight, and Bonnie Raitt. The album produced two chart singles in "Mendocino County Line" and "Maria (Shut Up and Kiss Me)", which respectively reached #22 and #41 on the Hot Country Songs charts. Also included is a cover of "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)", previously a

neg: The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories? The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories? The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories? is the thirty-ninth studio album by American country and western singer Willie Nelson. The album, featuring only Nelson and his guitar, was released by Sony in 1992 to pay Nelson's tax debt with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Initially, the album was only distributed by phone order in November 1991, but later negotiations with Sony Music saw it being distributed in stores. The album generated US$3.6 million for the IRS, who requested a further US$9 million from Nelson to satisfy his debts. It was well received

neg: Make Way for Willie Nelson "Have I Stayed Away Too Long" and "What Now My Love", which also appeared on the album." In his book "Willie Nelson", biographer Joe Nick Patoski notes, “Felton had a lighter touch, and Willie was nowhere near as intimidated by Felton as he was by Chet. When it came to picking guitar, no one was as good as Chet, so Willie often deferred to Chet’s judgement at his own expense.” The album showcases Nelson’s versatility, as Streissguth observes: The single "One in a Row" was released with the non-album flipside "San Antonio Rose", on October 1, 1966. "One in a

neg: Children of Paradise (Willie Nile album) Children of Paradise (Willie Nile album) Children of Paradise is the twelfth studio album by American singer and songwriter Willie Nile. It was released on 27 July 2018 by River House Records. Nile says of the album, “The music always lifts my spirits, and that’s what these songs do for me and it’s why I wrote them. Hopefully they can lift others’ spirits as well.” "I believe in the basic goodness of most people, and that's where these songs come from." On 24 February 2018, Nile posted a video on PledgeMusic announcing his upcoming album. Nile said that he had

neg: Michael Hayes (wrestler) Freebirds and The Von Erichs and ended a good respectful friendship between both groups. The Freebird-Von Erich feud ended for good in 1993 during a memorial card in tribute to Kerry Von Erich. Hayes was always the leader of the group with his exceptional mic skills and he recorded the team's new theme song, "Badstreet USA", in 1983. The video to the song features all three of The Fabulous Freebirds as well as Jimmy Garvin, who was often considered the fourth Freebird. They had used the Lynyrd Skynyrd song "Free Bird" and Willie Nelson's version of "Georgia on My Mind"

neg: Kimmie Rhodes Gardner. 2002 - "Love Me Like A Song" (Sunbird), produced by Gabriel Rhodes, features duets with Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Benmont Tench (keyboardist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers). The CD artwork comes from a series of Rhode's original oil paintings. 2003 - "Picture In A Frame" (Sunbird), recorded at Willie Nelson's "World Headquarters" in Luck, Texas, is a compilation of duets with Willie Nelson, composed of the Tom Waits-penned title track, Nelson songs ("Valentine" and "It Always Will Be"), five original Rhodes songs, as well as songs penned by Rodney Crowell, Joe Gracey and Bobby Earl

neg: The Willie Way edition of "Wanted! The Outlaws" At the time of the album’s release "Rolling Stone"’s Chet Flippo wrote that Nelson “sang with a freshness drawn from his own blues-tinged country style.” Jim Worbois of AllMusic states, “’You Left Me a Long, Long Time Ago’ is worth the price of this record alone. Also, Willie's version of ‘Undo the Right’ is easily as good as Johnny Bush's 1968 hit." All tracks composed by Willie Nelson, except where indicated. The Willie Way The Willie Way is the fifteenth studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. This was also the last album of new

neg: Night Life (Willie Nelson song) my life." Nelson sold the song for $150 to Paul Buskirk in 1960, while working at his school as a guitar instructor. Produced by Bill Quinn, Nelson recorded the song at Gold Star Studios. The session band was composed of guitarist Buskirk, bassist Dean Reynolds, drummer Al Hagy, pianist Bob Whitford, steel guitarist Herb Remington, and Dick Shannon on saxophone and vibraphone. The song was rejected by Pappy Daily, who did not consider it country. Nelson, who owed Daily the recording of other songs, had sold "Night Life" for enough money to master the record at another studio. Daily threatened

neg: The Storm Has Just Begun the A-side "Man With the Blues". The single was credited to "Willie Nelson and the Reil Sisters". The single was released in 1959 Billy Walker cut the song as "The Storm Within My Heart", the flip side of his 1959 single "A Woman Like You". "Billboard" described the track on its July 1959 review as a "traditional approach on a weeper ballad [...] (an) attractive side". The song was recorded by Nelson again in 1976, included in his album "". The Storm Has Just Begun "The Storm Has Just Begun" is a song by country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson. Nelson

neg: Mama, You Been on My Mind Joan Baez from 1964 and 1975. Many artists have covered the song, including Baez, Jeff Buckley, Judy Collins, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Cash, George Harrison, Dion and the Belmonts, Linda Ronstadt, and Rod Stewart on his 1972 album "Never a Dull Moment". Dylan himself has performed the song more than 200 times. Dylan completed a concert tour of England in mid-May and afterwards vacationed in France, Germany and Greece. During his visit to Greece he wrote several songs for his upcoming album, "Another Side of Bob Dylan", including "Mama, You Been on My Mind". After returning to the USA, Dylan went

neg: Willie Nelson (boxer) Vanes who is a World-title contender, and a loss in the 12th round by TKO to Andrade. Willie has not yet challenged for a world-title. Lou DiBella Entertainment Promotes as of December, 2018. human_id=356205&cat=boxer<nowiki></ref></nowiki> Nelson as an amateur won a gold medal at the 2005 Tammer Tournament. Willie is a 2x National Amatuer Gold Medalist. Willie had over 200 Amateur Victories, and many other awards through his amatuer career. On June 19, 2010 Willie knocked out title contender Jesse Feliciano. On June 11,2016, Willie lost to Demetrius Andrade, getting stopped in the 12th round. http://ringnews24.com/index.php/boxing-news/73969-willie-nelson-predicts-a-big-2013-as-he-prepares-to-challenge-mexicos-medina.html#axzz2LFOywqEo Boxrec.com Willie Nelson (boxer) Willie

neg: Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other the song wrote itself". The song was written during the "Urban Cowboy" fad while living with his wife in Manhattan next to a gay country bar on Christopher Street called Boots and Saddles. He explains, "Gay life in 1981 was very vibrant in those days. It was part of the culture of the city and cowboy imagery is a part of gay iconography." He wrote the song with Nelson's voice in mind: "I was at the beginning of my songwriting career … and used to like writing songs for my favorite voices. I've been a Willie fan since the '60s."

neg: Paradox (soundtrack) ‘’Hey’’ contains a guitar riff from the song ‘’Love And Only Love’’ from Neil’s album with Crazy Horse Ragged Glory. Band member Lukas Nelson performs a cover of "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" by his father, Willie Nelson. Regarding capturing this performance for the film, director Daryl Hannah noted, "It's effortless magic that always happens between them. It's a real gift to witness the creative freedom they have around each other.” In a mostly positive review for Pitchfork, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "Drifting between spooky guitar solos, sweet strums, and half-remembered choruses, this soundtrack occasionally stops for a

neg: Shotgun Willie few peers." "Texas Monthly" praised Nelson and Wexler regarding the change in musical style:"They've switched his arrangements from Ray Price to Ray Charles—the result: a revitalized music. He's the same old Willie, but veteran producer Jerry Wexler finally captured on wax the energy Nelson projects in person". "School Library Journal" wrote: "Willie Nelson differs (from) rock artists framing their music with a country & western facade — in that he appears a honky-tonk stardust cowboy to the core. This album abounds in unabashed sentimentalism, nasal singing, lyrics preoccupied with booze, religion, and love gone bad, and stereotyped Nashville instrumentation (twangy

neg: Both Sides Now (Willie Nelson album) producer, RCA head Chet Atkins, had tried various approaches, from a live LP to a Texas-themed concept album, but success remained elusive. After the underwhelming performance of the album "My Own Peculiar Way", a year passed before the November 1969 sessions began for "Both Sides Now". As he had in the past, Atkins turned production duties on Nelson over to Felton Jarvis, who had started producing Elvis Presley. Unlike Atkins, Jarvis let Nelson record on his own terms and bring along Billy English, Paul English’s nineteen-year-old brother, on drums, David Zettner on guitar and bass, Shirley Nelson on vocals (her

neg: Pernikoff Brothers their self-produced debut "On My Way" at Ocean Way Studios Nashville with engineer Ben Fowler, who also mixed the album. "On My Way" was officially released May 2011. Since the release, the Pernikoff Brothers have played with acts such as Willie Nelson, G. Love, Tim Reynolds (of the Dave Matthews Band), Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Railroad Earth and Toots & the Maytals. They were invited to perform at the BMI stage at the 2011 Austin City Limits Music Festival, the BMI showcase at the 2011 CMJ Music Marathon, and the Key West Songwriter's Festival. Pernikoff Brothers Pernikoff

neg: Paul Craft Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Grascals and Willie Nelson. His song "Midnight Flyer" was recorded by the Eagles. His song "Dropkick Me, Jesus" was a No. 17 country hit for Bobby Bare in 1976. He also wrote Moe Bandy's "Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life" and T. Graham Brown's "Come as You Were" among others. Craft was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on October 5, 2014. Craft died at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee on October 18, 2014 at the age of 76. Paul Craft Paul Craft (August 12, 1938 – October 18, 2014) was an American

neg: The Late Great Townes Van Zandt ago. It really blew my mind when he recorded 'Pancho and Lefty.'" "No Lonesome Tune" has been recorded by David Bavas, Saul Broudy, Guy Clark, Mark Dvorak and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. A duet of the song featuring Van Zandt and Willie Nelson can also be found on the 2001 release "Texas Rain: The Texas Hill Country Recordings". All lyrics and music by Townes Van Zandt unless noted otherwise: Arranged by Chuck Cochran The Late Great Townes Van Zandt The Late Great Townes Van Zandt is a 1972 studio album by Texas singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt. It was the second album

neg: Willie Nelson amount and Nelson cleared his debts by 1993. During the 1990s and 2000s, Nelson toured continuously, recording several albums including 1998's critically acclaimed "Teatro", and performed and recorded with other acts including Phish, Johnny Cash, and Toby Keith. His duet with Keith, "Beer for My Horses", was released as a single and topped the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs charts for six consecutive weeks in 2003, while the accompanying video won an award for "Best Video" at the 2004 Academy of Country Music Awards. A USA Network television special celebrated Nelson's 70th birthday, and Nelson released "The Essential Willie Nelson" as

neg: Here's Willie Nelson Here's Willie Nelson Here's Willie Nelson is the second studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. After working as a disc jockey in Texas and Oregon, Nelson moved to Nashville in 1960 in hopes of making a living as a songwriter and recording artist. He found work writing compositions for Pamper Music and scored his first hit when Faron Young recorded “Hello Walls.” More hits followed, including Patsy Cline’s classic rendition of “Crazy,” but Nelson, who played bass on tour with Ray Price during this period, wanted to be a recording artist in his own right, and recorded his debut