Nelson has always loved singing the songs of his friends as much as if not more than the ones he writes himself. In 1979, he ...

Although Willie Nelson, 85, remains an outspoken troubadour ... moving to the Texas border town of Laredo at 16 and learning guitar from an old mariachi. “He was the kindest human being I ...

Willie Nelson in concert on the Outlaw Music Festival ... it might be the one he most enjoys playing guitar on. The still-waters-run-deep tune is a chance for him to really re-prove his chops ...

A weeping steel guitar played by Scott Sanders replaces ... “No one has a voice or vocal phrasing anything like Willie Nelson," Perry said in an official statement. "Singing this duet with ...

Willie Nelson saw Waylon Jennings perform at JD ... “And he didn’t have a steel guitar. A lot of the more traditional guys would have a steel guitar player. He had two guitars, bass and ...

Willie Nelson might be one of the most prominent figures in country music history, but when he bought his iconic guitar, Trigger, he was trying to emulate a jazz icon known for his swinging ...

And I’ve talked to Willie about Doc Watson, and stuff like that too. And he’s very much tapped into the guitar players. Especially the Django stuff, too. And even picking with Micah [Nelson ...

Willie’s son, ensuring that Trigger, Nelson’s much-travelled guitar, gets plenty of room to roam. The sound palette is spare, with the limpid clarity of 1990s peaks Spirit or Teatro, and as they are ...

But it’s that partnership with his son — and the prominent role played by Trigger, Nelson’s classical guitar — that makes this 153rd Willie Nelson album stand out to John Spong.

Willie and Bobbie Nelson made magic as a musical duo for decades ... The siblings’ grandfather also bought Willie a guitar when he was 6 years old and taught him a few chords.

1. Willie Nelson's Martin N-20 "Trigger" If there was ever one artist synonymous with just one guitar, it would be Willie Nelson and his beloved Martin N-20 that he affectionately calls Trigger.

Willie Nelson returned to the stage of his traveling ... a mesmerizing performance of the ballad as he strummed an acoustic guitar. This show also marked the final Outlaw Music Festival dates ...