Willie Nelson

Reviews

Ride Me Back Home

Doug Freeman, August 8, 2019

My Way

Doug Freeman, November 8, 2018

Last Man Standing

Tim Stegall, May 10, 2018

God's Problem Child

Raoul Hernandez, April 27, 2017

Lukas Nelson, Willie Nelson

Something Real, Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin

Tim Stegall, April 7, 2016

Band of Brothers

Tim Stegall, July 10, 2014

To All the Girls

Tim Stegall, October 31, 2013

Let's Face the Music and Dance

Doug Freeman, April 11, 2013

Heroes

Dan Oko, September 6, 2012

Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings

Live at the US Festival

Jim Caligiuri, January 26, 2012

Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel and Leon Rausch, Darren Hoff

Setlist: The Very Best of Willie Nelson Live, It's a Good Day, Darren Hoff & the Hard Times

Doug Freeman, August 12, 2010

Country Music

Audra Schroeder, April 29, 2010

American Classic

Doug Freeman, August 13, 2009

Naked Willie

Doug Freeman, April 16, 2009

Steve Earle, Willie Nelson

Copperhead Road Deluxe Edition, Stardust

Doug Freeman, August 7, 2008

One Hell of a Ride

Doug Freeman, April 3, 2008

Moment of Forever

Dan Oko, January 17, 2008

Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Ray Price

Last of the Breed: Live in Concert

Doug Freeman, December 20, 2007

Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Ray Price

Last of the Breed

Christopher Gray, April 5, 2007

Tori Amos, Beatles, Björk, Billy Bragg, Byrds, Miles Davis, Goth box, Bruce Hornsby, Impulse Records, Waylon Jennings, Motown Vol. 4, Motown Vol. 5, Willie Nelson, Pretenders

December 7, 2006

Songbird

Jim Caligiuri, November 2, 2006

The Complete Atlantic Sessions

Christopher Gray, June 22, 2006

Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Sir Douglas Quintet

Live From Austin TX

Jim Caligiuri, June 22, 2006

You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker

Jim Caligiuri, April 6, 2006

Willie Nelson, George Strait, Rodney Crowell

Countryman, Somewhere Down in Texas, The Outsider

Christopher Gray, July 28, 2005

Willie Nelson, Willie Nelson

It Always Will Be, Outlaws and Angels

Christopher Gray, November 18, 2004

DB and His Men of Action, 1100 Springs, Jesse Dayton, WT Special, Junior Brown, Dear Johnny…, Willie Nelson

Contagious Heartache, Bandwagon, Country Soul Brother, From Stone, Down Home Chrome, Dear Johnny…, The Troublemaker

Christopher Gray, September 2, 2004

Willie Nelson, Willie Nelson, Willie Nelson, Willie Nelson

Pancho & Lefty, Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be), Tougher Than Leather, Always on My Mind

Jerry Renshaw, October 16, 2003

Willie Nelson, Ray Price

Run That by Me One More Time

Christopher Gray, September 11, 2003

To Lefty from Willie, Willie & Family Live, San Antonio Rose, Honeysuckle Rose

Christopher Gray, August 14, 2003

Willie Nelson

Christopher Gray, May 15, 2003

The Essential Willie Nelson

Jim Caligiuri, April 10, 2003

The Great Divide

Jim Caligiuri, January 17, 2002

Willie Nelson, Jackie King

Rainbow Connection, The Gypsy

Raoul Hernandez, June 28, 2001

Milk Cow Blues

Christopher Gray, September 28, 2000

Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette, Marty Robbins

Stardust, Big City, Live at Folsom Prison, Stand by Your Main, Gunfighter Ballads

Jerry Renshaw, December 9, 1999

From the Archives

Review: Willie Nelson, Bluegrass

Late-career genre exercise disappoints

Kevin Curtin, September 28, 2023

Review: One Night in Texas: The Next Waltz's Tribute to The Red Headed Stranger

Star-studded live interpretations achieve heartfelt Willie magic

Doug Freeman, May 4, 2023

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

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

Raoul Hernandez, May 4, 2023

Leon Russell & the Bob Dylan Rumor

Outlaw era deejay Woody Roberts helped produce Willie Nelson's first Fourth of July picnic in this excerpt from his new memoir Horse Racing & Rock 'N' Roll

Woody Roberts, December 23, 2020

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.

November 12, 2020

Playback: Willie's Picnic Comes Home

Willie Nelson Fourth of July Picnic lands back in Austin

Kevin Curtin, July 2, 2015

On the Bus Again

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

Tim Stegall, April 11, 2013

Playback: Headhunters Decapitated

Headhunters and Hotel Vegas get face-lifts, and maybe Whiskey Shivers gives one

Kevin Curtin, November 21, 2012

Playback

Austin Psych Fest and Old Settler's Music Fest headliners Psychograss have more in common than you might think

Kevin Curtin, April 26, 2012

Off the Record

OTR goes country with Mike & the Moonpies and Fire Relief: The Concert for Central Texas

Austin Powell, October 20, 2011

Off the Record

Sifting through the Austin sound ordinance, paying final respects to Pinetop Perkins, and catching up with Explosions in the Sky

Austin Powell, March 31, 2011

Off the Record

Prime real estate: Patricia Vonne and the historic opening week for Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater

Austin Powell, February 17, 2011

Off the Record

Blazing Saddles: Willie Nelson campaigns for the Teapot Party

Austin Powell, December 2, 2010

Off the Record

Celebrating Independence Day with Wild America and Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic

Austin Powell, July 8, 2010

Off the Record

Mining the vaults of Austin City Limits, navigating the SXSW grid, and hanging with Jenny Wolfe After School

Austin Powell, February 26, 2009

Off the Record

Diving into Club 1808, the Real Heroes' Chinese democracy, and Ray Benson on Willie, Wexler, and the Wheel

Austin Powell, February 5, 2009

Off the Record

Ben Kweller saddles up in Austin, Willie Nelson and company share one last night in the Backyard, and Bavu Blakes and others gear up for election night

Austin Powell, October 30, 2008

Off the Record

The Last Waltz: Looking back on the legacy of the Backyard and a tribute to Danny Roy Young

Austin Powell, October 23, 2008

Off the Record

Commemorating the 95th birthday of Pinetop Perkins one year at a time, exploring Willie's Place at Carl's Corner, and a pregame pep talk with Paul Wall

Austin Powell, July 3, 2008

Off the Record

An all-star tribute for a Red Headed Stranger, Girl in a Coma awakens with help from Joan Jett, and Tia Carrera constructs its Electric Ladyland

Austin Powell, May 8, 2008

Off the Record

The battle for Townes Van Zandt's legacy wages on, Willie and the Doggfather get Half Baked in Amsterdam, and Pinetop Perkins gets his mojo working

Austin Powell, April 24, 2008

Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir

'Austin, 1972,' an excerpt from Joe Nick Patoski's new tome, Willie Nelson: An Epic Life

Joe Nick Patoski, April 24, 2008

'Willie Nelson: An Epic Life' Book Review

567 pages might not be enough to cover Willie Nelson's Epic Life

Doug Freeman, April 24, 2008

A Beat Apart

Ken Lieck, February 21, 2002

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