The first time I saw Willie Nelson in concert was July 4, 1976, at the Sterling Kelly Ranch near Gonzales. It was his fourth ...

Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard's biggest hit came from an impromptu recording session at 5 a.m., post-10-day-cayenne juice ...

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

Discussing his career, Lukas Nelson revealed the one piece of advice Willie Nelson offered him about having a lasting career in music.

Grammy-nominated mandolinist, singer and songwriter Sierra Hull talks about collaboration, musical development and touring with Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan.

News broke this week that the country music world has lost two more influential performers. That pushes the list of noteable country music names who have died in 2025 to at least eight. The following ...

Inextricably linked with the gospel tradition, the best country songs for Easter are almost always sublime songs of praise.

The country music world received more heartbreaking news this week with the death of legendary songwriter Larry Bastian. Bastian was responsible for helping to craft some of Garth Brooks’ biggest hits ...

Willie Nelson is one of my favorites, and I've always loved listening to the Opry ... specifically writing licks and melodies to Rush's lyrics, or Shepherd coming up with a riff or melody and ...

Krauss was inspired by Renegade, the Seventies hit for hard rockers Styx, which has lyrics about an outlaw about to be hanged. She says: “I’d always ... was just out of my mind.

“I think it’s fair game to say ‘yes,’ she actually texted me and asked for my approval,” Dacus said. “I pushed play on the album just like, ‘Oh, this is so crazy,'” she continued.

Her upcoming second album, Always Will Be, is devoted to songs by her Honeysuckle Rose costar and longtime friend, Willie Nelson ... Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily ...