American Songwriter

On the Charts 45 Years Ago, Willie Nelson Hit No. 1 With a Song Reportedly Inspired by an Infamous Motorcycle Club

After struggling to find a place within the Nashville machine, Willie Nelson eventually gave up and decided to do things his ...

1980 Timeless Classic Written for a Film Hit No. 1 45 Years Ago Today

Other notable songs from that album, which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Albums chart, include “On the Road Again,” ...
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Amy Irving Takes Willie Nelson's Songs on a ‘Thrilling’ Genre-Bending Ride for her New Album “Always Will Be” (Exclusive)

Amy Irving, the Oscar-nominated star of classics like Carrie, Yentl, Crossing Delancey and Traffic, is on a new adventure with her budding music career. Her upcoming second album, Always Will Be, is ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1980, the Classic Soundtrack That Produced One of Willie Nelson’s Signature Songs Was at No. 1

The movie, based on the Swedish film Intermezzo (1936), stars Nelson as country singer Buck Bonham. His character is a married man whose wife wants him to retire from the road and stay home. Instead, ...
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Amy Irving to Release Willie Nelson Tribute Album, Instigated by Her ‘Honeysuckle Rose’ Co-Star Himself (EXCLUSIVE)

Forty-five years after “Honeysuckle Rose,” Amy Irving is set to release an album of her interpretations of 10 Willie Nelson songs — all picks suggested to her by Nelson, who also contributes a guitar ...