I asked Merle, ‘Come sing on this,’ and he did," remembered Nelson as he started to revisit his 1989 song "A Horse Called ...

The blazing firefight that inspired Willie Nelson's 1973 hit "Shotgun Willie" and gave him his iconic nickname of the same title.

He Wrote His First Song at Age Seven Growing ... The record was a minor, local hit and Willie wound up selling 3,000 copies. In 1960, Nelson moved to Nashville, Tennessee with a few original ...

He wrote his first song when he was seven and began playing in a local band at age nine. Willie ... Nelson moved to Nashville in 1960 after his composition “Family Bible” became a hit for ...

Willie Nelson wrote the song when he was struggling to launch his ... During that same week he also managed to pen two other hit records... "I wrote those three songs, 'Funny How Time Slips ...

Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. AUSTIN, TEXAS - JULY 04: Singer-songwriter Willie ... base. Nelson’s listeners are still interested not just in his past hits ...

Willie Nelson is one of ... performers in the world, but Nelson's songcraft is really at the heart of his success — both the songs he has written, and the songs he chooses to record from others.