We kick off our 18-part Willie Nelson podcast series with Willie, himself, looking back on his earliest musical experiences - his first poems and songs as a child, his first band as a teenager (with his sister, Bobbie), and his first job as a radio DJ, where he made his first recording (”When I’ve Sang My Last Hillbilly Song”). He and host Rodney Crowell also guide us through Willie’s early successes and frustrations after moving to Nashville. He wrote songs like “Crazy” that were huge hits for Patsy Cline and others, but had trouble establishing himself as a performer as he had done in Texas. Other featured songs from this time in Willie’s life include “The Party’s Over” and “The Man with the Blues.”
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Producer: Joyride Media
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April 3rd, 2008 at 2:50 pm
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April 4th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
this is great.
i love willie’s music and your podcasts are quite revealing. keep up the good work.