Music
August 31, 1988
Off the Road Again
Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic at Carl’s Corner was the picnic to end all picnics. It did just that.
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Music
February 1, 1988
With Strings Attached
Willie Nelson’s true love may have a body that’s worse for the wear, but woe to the man who tries to pick it up.
Music
April 30, 1979
Running Wild with Jerry Jeff
His friends say the king of country rock is getting mellow. The question is, mellow compared to what?
Music
December 1, 1976
Who Killed Redneck Rock?
Love beads are out at rock concerts these days.
News & Politics
July 31, 1976
Texas Monthly Reporter
PEOPLEThe red-hot rumor, blazing from mouth to mouth in Dallas recently, had longtime radio programming genius Gordon McLendon raising $2 million for a group of Dallas investors to buy WRR-AM, the city-owned, all-news station that’s up for sale. Not so, says son Bart McLendon, manager of McLendonowned KNUZ-FM in Dallas.
Music
July 31, 1976
Bringing It All Back Home
Nashville inspired Willie Nelson—to leave.
Music
July 31, 1976
The Passions of the Common Man
That’s what country music is, and that’s why it plays in Peoria.
Music
February 1, 1975
Near to the Maddening Crowd
Waylon Jennings in the dark corners of stardom’s light.
Music
September 30, 1974
Growing Old at Willie Nelson’s Picnic
What is it like to miss the sexual revolution (and some others) by a mere handful of years?