Willie Nelson turns 88 this month. Born during the Great Depression and raised by his grandparents, he wrote his first song at the age of seven and had his first band at the age of ten. From high school to the Air Force, then to his return home to Texas as a radio disc jockey, he was always in a band singing. In the 1950s he would write songs that would become country standards and we’ll be sharing some of them with you in today’s Deeper Roots, performed by Willie and his contemporaries. He endures just as his music does and the catalog is a legacy few parallel. We’ll hear from The Little Willies, Waylon Jennings, Faron Young, Asleep at the Wheel, and at least a dozen others performing the songs of Willie Hugh Nelson. Tune in Friday morning on KOWS.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
1	Willie Nelson	Me And Paul	Nite Life: Greatest Hits & Rare Tracks (1959-1971)
2	k.d. lang & the Reclines	Three Days	Absolute Torch and Twang
3	Willie Nelson	Nite Life	One Hell Of A Ride
4	B.B. King & Willie Nelson	Night Life	Deuces Wild
5	Duke Robillard/Sunny Crownover	Crazy	Tales from the Tiki Lounge
6	Bill Anderson	Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain	1956-1961 (Warped 5720)
7	Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Pretty Paper	A Love So Beautiful
8	Timi Yuro	Are You Sure	The Best of Timi Yuro
9	Raul Malo	Angel Flying Too Close To the Ground	You're Only Lonely
10	Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires & The Imperials Quartet	Funny How Time Slips Away	Elvis Country
11	Willie Nelson/Snoop Dogg/Kris Kristofferson/Jamey Johnson	Roll Me Up (Album version)	Heroes
12	The Little Willies	I Gotta Get Drunk	The Little Willies
13	Ernest Tubb	Sad Songs and Waltzes	Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2
14	Dale Watson	Write Your Own Songs	Dale & Ray
15	Ray Charles/Willie Nelson	Seven Spanish Angels	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 5
16	Willie Nelson	Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain	Country: The American Tradition [Disc 2]
17	Faron Young	Hello Walls	The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (2 of 2)
18	Patsy Cline	Crazy	The Patsy Cline Collection [Disc 3]
19	Willie Nelson	Yesterday's Wine	One Hell Of A Ride
20	Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson	Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys	Waylon & Willie
21	Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson	Heaven And Hell	Wanted! The Outlaws [Bonus Tracks]
22	Kinky Friedman	Bloody Mary Morning	The Loneliest Man I Ever Met
23	Asleep at the Wheel	Navajo Trail (with Willie Nelson and The Quebe Sisters)	Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
24	Willie Nelson, The Time Jumpers	I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)	For The Good Times
25	Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson	It's All Going to Pot	Django and Jimmie
26	Faron Young	Three Days	The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (2 of 2)
27	Al Green/Lyle Lovett	Funny How Time Slips Away	More Greatest Hits
28	Willie Nelson	The Party's Over	Revolutions of Time: The Journey 1975-1993 Disc 1
29	Doug Sahm	Me and Paul	Complete Atlantic Recordings Disc 1