Nine Essential Albums From Willie Nelson’s 90 Years

Wishing the Texas outlaw icon a Willie nice birthday

"...Born Willie Hugh Nelson on April 29, 1933, the singer’s late-night birth wasn’t..."

April 28, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Cult of Ray

Ray Benson steps out from behind the Wheel.

"...Everybody knows Ray Benson: the big guy with the big hat, booming..."

July 18, 2003 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Ray Price, 1926-2013

‘Now blue ain’t the word for the way that I feel’

"...music: Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel” and “Crazy Arms” by Ray Price, who died yesterday at his home in Northwest..."

Dec. 17, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

SXSW Music Review: Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion

Outside the Downtown fray the Americana fest didn't disappoint

"...Willie Nelson drops a new album on April 27, titled Last..."

March 16, 2018 SXSW Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Music Live: Willie Nelson and Avett Brothers Fête Ray Benson

GSD&M b-day bash for Asleep at the Wheel leader runs three hours

"...After the peak moment of Ray Benson’s 66th birthday party at GSD&M on Tuesday night,..."

March 15, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Willie Nelson’s 69 Minutes

First of three sold-out nights proves the still is still moving

"...at a stageside tech outpost read “70 minutes.” Willie Nelson left exactly one minute on the table when he..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

An Excerpt From Willie Nelson and Sister Bobbie's New Book

A new family bible Me and Sister Bobbie finds the Nelson siblings moving to Austin and making Shotgun Willie.

"...On a visit to Mama Nelson in Fort Worth, Willie mentioned this plan for us..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Feature

ACL Review: Lukas Nelson

Willie’s kid proves his own Americana rockist

"...man now seems quaint and out of place. Lukas Nelson is firmly his own man...."

Oct. 7, 2017 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic Goes Virtual

Pay-per-view concert feat. Willie, Kurt Vile, John Doe, Margo Price

"...the last 47 years, myriad locales have hosted Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic: Southpark Meadows, Carl’s Corner in..."

June 26, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Day Fest: Willie Nelson's Luck Reunion

Shelter from the storm in Luck, Texas

"...take immediate shelter, everything moved incredibly quickly in Willie Nelson’s fake movie-set town of Luck. The imminent storm, however,..."

March 19, 2016 SXSW Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Music: Willie Nelson's Luck Reunion & Welcome Dinner

"...Kevin Smith with Willie Nelson and Family..."

March 16, 2018 Photo Gallery

Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic

"...(left), daughter of Arlo Guthrie, and Folk Uke’s Amy Nelson, daughter of Willie Nelson..."

July 6, 2015 Photo Gallery

Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic 2016

"...Kris Kristofferson at the 43rd Annual Willie Nelson Fourth of July Picnic at the Circuit of the..."

July 5, 2016 Photo Gallery

Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving

"..."This ain't no picnic," warn the promoters of Willie Nelson's 10K race, mosey, and concert this Sunday. Sure nuff,..."

Aug. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Willie Nelson Unites America

A guitar-strumming Beto O’Rourke tries too

"...Although Willie Nelson, 85, remains an outspoken troubadour of the socially progressive..."

July 5, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Lukas Nelson

"...Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real5:15pm, Miller Lite stage..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Music Feature

Review: Willie Nelson, I Don't Know a Thing About Love

Waylon & Willie ride again on the Hawaiian Austinite's 157th release

"...a century later, his Wanted! The Outlaws album-mate Willie Nelson, 90, circles back to Howard's hard, heartbroke songbook. At..."

May 5, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Blazing Saddles: Willie Nelson campaigns for the Teapot Party

"...Last Friday morning, Willie Nelson was arrested at a border patrol checkpoint on I-10..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Snake Charmer

Ray Wylie Hubbard survived the crash, recovered the black box, and continues to fly high and get lowdown with 'Snake Farm.'

"...miles. It's hokey Texana, sure, and a ways from Ray Wylie Hubbard's Hill Country home outside Wimberley, but it's..."

June 23, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Imaginary Crimes

"...one. Such are Sonya Weiler's sentiments about her father Ray, a widower raising his two young daughters in the..."

Dec. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fiddles, Not Violins

The Secret to Ray Price and San Antonio Rose

"...you don't print it like I'm sayin' it!" Seventy-year-old Ray Price ("going on 71 with a bullet") of Perryville,..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Willie's Reserve

Lukas Nelson parlays his DNA into Something Real

"...something I had experienced in another lifetime." – Willie Nelson..."

June 26, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

On the Bus Again

On the eve of turning 80, Willie Nelson's still calling the tune

"...will be raised here this evening. Everyone knows Willie Nelson and Coach Royal were close friends...."

April 12, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

From the Music Desk

On Willie, Billy, Stevie Ray, Blaze, and more highlights from four decades of covering Austin music

"...it's page one.– Music Editor Kevin Curtin Losing Stevie Ray Vaughan..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Michael Hall

Austin City Limits’ Hall of Fame Fireworks

Willie Nelson & SRV among the inaugural inductees

"...Fame class. That the choices were obvious – Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, UT football coach..."

April 28, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Never Mind the Bollocks

Ray Benson decides to cut a solo album

"...to open up for them at Randy's Rodeo," remembers Ray Benson, iconic mastermind behind Austin dancehall denizens Asleep at..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Playback: Willie's Picnic Comes Home

Willie Nelson Fourth of July Picnic lands back in Austin

"...On Saturday, Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic returns to Austin for the..."

July 3, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Willie’s Picnic Reboots Virtually, Glitches and All

Star-studded, 7.5-hour livestream proves a real feat

"...2020 meant to reset Willie Nelson’s annual July 4 Picnic. The daylong fest scheduled a..."

July 6, 2020 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Weedaholic

The unofficial Teapot Party anthem and other half-baked ideas

"...roof of the White House with Jimmy Carter,” pauses Ray Benson, “that’s all true.” In light of Nelson's recent..."

Dec. 2, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Mom and Dad Save the World

"...by Chris Matheson (son of Fifties sci-fi icon and Ray Bradbury cohort, Richard Matheson), Mom and Dad... boasts a..."

July 31, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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