Willie Nelson

Legendary country music figure Johnny Bush died on Friday. He was known widely for writing the song "Whiskey River," made popular by Willie Nelson.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Willie Nelson about the release of his latest album, First Rose of Spring, and about how he's faring during the pandemic.

It's been about a year since World Cafe caught up with Willie, and he's been busy!

A giant in the world of Texas arts died on Sunday. Bill Wittliff was a writer and photographer, and his work made Texas famous around the world. Hector…

The country music legend is still writing and recording original material at age 84.

From Texas Standard : A handful of musical instruments are so closely associated with certain artists that the instruments themselves are known by their...

Joe Palca was fresh out of college in 1975 when he got a job as a lab tech, working for a young scientist and country music fan who would one day harness the immune system to fight cancer.

On his new album of George and Ira Gershwin covers, the prolific 82-year-old singer has never sounded more like he belongs on the sunny side of the street.

More than three decades after Pancho & Lefty, the country titans pair up again, this time for an album that puts eclecticism front and center.

The Red-Headed Stranger has a new memoir out, titled It's A Long Story. On a tour bus in Thackerville, Okla., Nelson explains to NPR's David Greene why no one can tell him what to do.