The collaboration would have probably done even better if Nelson's label had not released a solo single -- "On the Road Again" -- just a few weeks after "Faded Love" first charted. The Honeysuckles of yore the ones he rode in the 80s and 90s were gaudy, brown and silver behemoths with western scenes painted on their flanks; this sleek, bullet-grey vehicle has all the character of a special ops van. Willie Nelson: Ive bought a lot of pot, and now Im selling some As well as being a superb songwriter, Gillian Welch has popularised tunes from a bygone age, including the 1929 hymn I'll Fly Away. Her scintillating version with Alison Krauss, for the Coen Brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, was produced by the talented T-Bone Burnett. If you start listening to him while hes playing, youre going to break time., Nelson claims he never doubted his own abilities as a singer. People had a lot of creative energy., She admits that going toe-to-toe with artists like Nelson and Robinson was intimidating. When Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks had a hit with In Anothers Eyes in 1997 they were married to other spouses. 2002: Brian McKnight (Dont Fade Away) The narrative itself is clear enough: Two weary bandits are on the run in Mexico when one of them sells the other out for a reward. You mean, youre interpreting them better? Laugh with us. The melody is incredibly moving, the lyrics bring out a variety of emotions, and together, they create a song you just cant get enough of.. The whole music business is built around the idea of releasing one gigantic album every couple of years, he writes in The Tao Of Willie, while my idea is to play as much music with as many great musicians while I can. With music, as with golf, he says, If you care too much, youll screw it up. Nelson used to celebrate his birthday on April 30, until one year his mother mentioned that he arrived in the world just before midnight -- a few minutes before the doctor looked at the clock. After failing to land a spot on the Ozark Jubilee, he started to wor A pair of drifters he met in Texas? She noticed two men in their twenties behind her singing every word. Not all Nelsons forays into non-country territory have had such satisfactory results, however. 1 country hit. Six years later they were divorced. After 26 years, June Jam returns June 3 and will be held at VFW Fairgrounds in Fort Payne, Alabama. I can remember them sitting round the table at night beneath a kerosene lamp, studying their music, so I grew up with that, with people who took music seriously. Nelsons cover of Kurt Weills September Song. Chet Atkins song Hows the World Treating You has been covered by stars such as Elvis Presley and Sarah Vaughan. For more on the connections between Nelson and Sinatra, read Mikal Gilmores excellent liner notes for the albumhere. And it goes without saying how much it means to me to hear him say how proud of me he is. WILLIE NELSON Elton Johns magnificent songwriting partner Bernie Taupin co-wrote the lyrics for Mendocino County Line, which was a 2002 duet for Willie Nelson and Lee Ann Womack.