Willie Nelson

Music Journalism 

Handicapping the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 Tim Sommer 36 Comments 2023, A Tribe Called Quest, Bongripper, Iron Maiden, Lizzie Mercer Descloux, Missy Elliott, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Sheryl Crow, The White Stripes, Warren Zevon, Willie Nelson

With minimal snark and maximum intuition, we see the odds on this year’s class

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Rock 

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announces 2023 Nominees

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 Ron Hart 2 Comments 2023, A Tribe Called Quest, Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, Iron Maiden, Joy Division, Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, New Order, Nominations, Rage Against the Machine, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Sheryl Crow, Soundgarden, The Spinners, The White Stripes, Warren Zevon, Willie Nelson

Kate Bush, Iron Maiden, Soundgarden, Warren Zevon and The White Stripes among this year’s list of hopefuls

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Music Journalism Rock 

25 Great Songs About Rock & Roll Life

January 31, 2023February 1, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments AC/DC, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bad Company, Beastie Boys, Bonnie Raitt, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Frank Zappa, Grand Funk Railroad, Horse Girl, Jeff Beck, Joni Mitchell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Motörhead, Mott the Hoople, Patti Smith, The Guess Who, The Kinks, The Minutemen, The Old 97's, The Ramones, The Tubes, The Who, Willie Nelson

Ranking some of our favorite tunes that brought you behind the curtain

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Country and/or Western 

When Willie Nelson Played Budokan

January 2, 2023 Henry Carrigan 0 Comments 1984, ABBA, Bob Dylan, Bobbie Nelson, Budokan, Frank Sinatra, Hoagy Carmichael, Japan, Kris Kristofferson, Legacy Recordings, Mickey Raphael, Willie Nelson

A new archival release chronicles a fascinating 1984 show at the famed Tokyo arena

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Country and/or Western Remembrance 

“Little Sister” Bobbie Nelson: Pianist, Writer, Mother (1931-2022)

March 19, 2022March 19, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments 2022, Bobbie Nelson, Country Music, Hammond B3, Luck, piano, RIP, Texas, Willie Nelson

Honoring the quiet, loving force behind the genius of Willie Nelson

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Country and/or Western Folk Remembrance 

Remembering Nanci Griffith: A Love Light Lost

August 16, 2021March 29, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments Bob Dylan, Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, Pete Seeger, Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny, Townes Van Zandt, Willie Nelson

Reflections on the loss of an American country-folk poet

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Post-Punk Rock 

Cat Popper Breathes New Life Into A Pere Ubu Classic

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Cat Popper, Catherine Popper, Jack White, Jesse Malin, Levon Helm, Norah Jones, Pere Ubu, Puss N Boots, Ryan Adams, Sasha Dobson, Willie Nelson

Hanging out in the salt marshes of New York City with the bassist extraordinaire

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Heavy Metal 

Rob Halford’s ‘Confess’ Is What a Rock Memoir Should Be – Brutally Honest and Funny as Hell

December 28, 2020August 18, 2022 Ken Kurson 2 Comments David Bowie, Judas Priest, Memoir, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Rob Halford, The Clash, The Scorpions, Van Halen, Willie Nelson

Judas Priest singer details a career-long struggle with his sexuality

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Rock 

The Killer at 85!

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Bill Clinton, Billy F Gibbons, Bonnie Raitt, Chris Janson, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Great Balls of Fire, Jacob Tolliver, James Burton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Phillips, Jimmy Swaggart, Joe Walsh, Johnny Cash, Lee Ann Womack, Linda Gail Lewis, Lindsay Ell, Marty Stuart, Mickey Gilley, Mike Love, Priscilla Presley, Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, Tom Jones, Willie Nelson, Wink Martindale

No one thought Jerry Lee Lewis would be the last man standing, least of all Jerry Lee Lewis

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Country and/or Western Soundtracks and Film Scores 

“The Lure of Irresponsibility”: Willie Nelson’s Honeysuckle Rose Turns 40

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 2 Comments 1980, 40th Anniversary, Amy Irving, Dyan Cannon, Emmylou Harris, Hank Cochran, Honeysuckle Rose, Johnny Gimble, On The Road Again, One Trick Pony, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson

Loosely based on the 1939 film Intermezzo, the Red Headed Stranger’s hit Hollywood turn introduced him to a new generation of music fans

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North Americana 

ALBUMS: Agriculture and Morality

July 9, 2020July 11, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments AC/DC, Agricultural Tragic, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Corb Lund, Don Edwards, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, Ian Tyson, Marty Robbins, Michael Martin Murphy, Nancy Sinatra, New West, Ray Charles, Red Steagall, The Eagles, Tom Russell, Willie Nelson

On his new album, Corb Lund surveys Heartland happenstance with honesty and integrity 

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Country and/or Western New Wave Remembrance Soul 

Rest In Peace, Sweet Pea Atkinson

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment Andrew Gold, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Brick By Brick, Circus Money, Countryman, David Was, Don Was, Dot Com Blues, Elvis Costello, George Jones, I Just Wasn't Made For These Times, I'm Alive, Iggy Pop, Ivan Neville, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Smith, Michael McDonald, Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers, Paula Abdul, Phantom Blues, Richie Sambora, RIP, Sir Harry Bownes, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Taj Mahal, The Hard Stuff, Under The Red Sky, Walter Becker, Was (Not Was), Wayne Kramer, Willie Nelson

Reflecting on the Detroit soul singer’s career beyond Was (Not Was)

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Country and/or Western 

LISTEN: Willie Nelson @ 87 Mixtape

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Happy Birthday, Legacy Recordings, Lost Highway, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Spotify, Trigger, Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis

Wishing a Happy Birthday to the King of Texas by honoring his last 20 years in music

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Music Journalism 

The Ghost of SXSW 2020: Lost In Austin

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Jason Gross 7 Comments 2020, Austin, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dirty Dog, SXSW, Texas, The Alamo, Willie Nelson

The city struggles with/without live music as clubs and musicians pick up the pieces of a cancelled SXSW

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Radio Records 

Music In A Time Of Coronavirus

March 18, 2020March 19, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “Achoo, “Another World, “Don’t Stand So Close to Me, “Isolation, “No Sex, “Sick Again, “Sick as a Dog, “Sick Things, “So Alone, “State of Confusion, “The Lonesome DJ, “Too Sick To Pray, “Touch Me, “Ventilator Blues, “You Got to Take Sick and Die Some of These Days, “You Sound Like You’re Sick, ” “Le Freak (Freak Out), ” Antony and the Johnsons, ” Buzzcocks, ” Chic, ” Gilbert O’Sullivan, ” Golden Earring, ” Ramones, Aerosmith, Alex Chilton, Alice Cooper, Corona, Coronavirus, I’m Sick, Johnny Thunders, Joy Division, Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Muddy Waters, MUDHONEY, Naturally, R.E.M., Rolling Stones, Sparks, The Kinks, The Police, The Specials, Too Much Joy, Warren Zevon, Willie Nelson

10 songs that speak to the uniqueness of a once-every-hundred-years situation

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