These songs were country hits in the 1970s and later became cultural standards that continue to endure decades later.

1973 – Holds the first annual Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic in Texas. 1975 – Wins a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male, for “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain.” ...

Then, Phases and Stages, a concept album for which Willie abandoned Nashville altogether and recorded down in Muscle Shoals.

1970 - Moves back to Texas. 1973 - Holds the first annual Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic in Texas. 1975 - Wins a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male, for “Blue Eyes Crying In The ...

The last song he ever sang was Willie Nelson's Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain. Returning to his bedroom, he took the first of three packets of sleeping pills, depressants and placebos - a confection ...

50 years after Willie Nelson's original pilot show ... of a show that over the years has featured R&B legends like Bobby "Blue" Bland, Irma Thomas, Buddy Guy, and B.B. King.

A pair of new Willie Nelson projects -- his own album and a tribute -- lead a particularly busy week of new releases, with ...

“Oh What A Beautiful World” is Nelson’s latest album devoted to the songs of a specific songwriter, and in Crowell, he’s ...