When singer Willie Nelson was still a relatively unknown songwriter in Nashville, he was a vendor of sorts and selling his songs to more prominent artists for a chance to get them heard. One of those ...

Willie Nelson and Patsy Cline are pillars of country music. Nelson wrote Cline’s most famous hit, “Crazy,” and sang her praises over the years. Despite their careers overlapping in the 1950s and ’60s, ...

Legendary singer Patsy Cline’s hit song, “Crazy,” was originally written and recorded by none other than superstar Willie Nelson. And Cline initially faced a couple of obstacles in turning his demo ...

One in a series of stories about the career and life of Willie Nelson. Willie Nelson drove into Houston from the Pacific Northwest in 1958 with big dreams, dubious prospects and a growing family.

One in a series of stories about the career and life of Willie Nelson. A predilection for writing lyrics and drinking helped Nelson find his people there. The late songwriter Hank Cochran, a ...

Patsy Laverne Nelson, age 83, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022, in her hometown of Fayetteville. She was born April 7, 1938, in Booneville, Ark., to Hedrick and Sylvia Glass Smith. Laverne ...