Willie Nelson is a national treasure. He started off in Nashville and early on showed his genius with “Crazy,” a song that Patsy Cline made immortal.
But he didn’t fit in Nashville and ultimately went back home to Texas where he truly found his voice.
Since the 1970s, Nelson has first revolutionized country music and after he did that, started reinterpreting the Great American Song Book.
Here he does his version of the Erving Berlin classic Blue Skies. The late Kenny Rogers takes a turn at bass too.
But he’s never stopped doing new stuff either.