How he did was by writing exquisitely beautiful songs and gifting them to other famous country musicians. This tactic benefited Nelson in two ways. First off, it let him practice his craft ...

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It’s upbeat—as much as a sub-two-minute song can be—but what’s wonderful about “Hinoki Wood” is that you can hear the creaks of Margaret’s ivories as she presses them. This song ...

and Beck’s “Lost Cause.” “He’s a real artist,” Nelson says of his son. “He picked all the songs.” Asked how he broke the news ...

Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and if ...

Nelson and Mattie Shaw Nelson. In the late Eighties, Nelson followed her brother into music, releasing her first album, Royal Blue, in 1988. That album featured her two most successful songs ...

Tyka Nelson, sister of the late music icon Prince, has died. She was 64. Nelson's son, President Nelson, announced her death Monday in a statement obtained by USA TODAY on Tuesday. "Multi ...

Because he was a particularly tall kid, Joseph Henry “T Bone” Burnett slipped through Fort Worth’s Skyline club doors without issue in 1964, even though he was underage, and the club featured topless ...

“He was a great songwriter,” Nelson told the Associated Press in an interview published on Friday. “He left a lot of fantastic songs around for the rest of us to sing, for as long as we’re her ...

It’s all part of yet another busy year for the 91-year-old country music legend: Nelson continues to tour, he appeared on Beyoncé’s country album, and he shared a stage with her and Vice ...

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