And Willie Nelson, a son of rural North Texas who knew ... Others got more media attention: in 2004, when Texas Monthly staffer Michael Hall sought to raise money for victims of the Indian Ocean ...

On October 17, 1974, Willie Nelson walked into a TV studio on the University of Texas at Austin campus, strapped on his guitar, and created a new city. The musician, 41 and without a gray hair on ...

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On this special birthday episode, Lukas Nelson talks about truly timeless songwriting—and the song that first made Leon Russell a Willie fan.

This story was first published in 2023 when Willie Nelson turned 90. We're bringing it back to celebrate the Texas singer's 92nd birthday. The first time I saw Willie Nelson, he looked a lot like ...

It’s hard to fathom on multiple levels, but Willie Nelson is releasing his 153rd album this week. In fact, “Last Leaf on the Tree” is his second studio recording this year, following “The ...

Beyoncé remembers what it was like when she first encountered Willie Nelson more than two decades ... with a picture of her April 2024 Texas Monthly cover, in which she wears a white t-shirt ...

Willie and Bobbie Nelson made magic as a musical duo for ... “Willie and I were practically born in that church,” Bobbie told Texas Monthly in 2008. The duo would perform gospel songs together ...

Willie Nelson turns 92. A look at the Texas singer ... Willie sometime in the late 1980s or early 1990s, according to Texas Monthly, that he was actually born on April 29. It turns out that ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson ... according to Texas Monthly’s herculean ranking his prolific discography.

Tuesday is Willie Nelson's birthday — one of them ... Nelson's daughter Lana, one of his eight children, told Texas Monthly he celebrated his birthday on April 29 until the age of 18.