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 | |