Willie Nelson carried "Always On My Mind" to a Grammy win for Song of the Year. Thanks to Willie and 300 covers later, the song lives on.

These country songs from the 1970s are classics today. However, none of them reached the top of the charts upon their initial release.

Nelson acquired Trigger, an old Martin guitar, in 1969. Nelson was playing a show at the John T. Floore’s Country Store in Helotes, Texas, and needed a replacement after a drunk fan destroyed his ...