Norah Jones on "Permanently Lonely"
This week, singer-songwriter Norah Jones—a nine-time Grammy-winner and go-to Willie duet partner—talks about “Permanently Lonely.” It’s one of those songs Willie has recorded repeatedly, but she focus...
8 Jun 202233min
David Hood on "(How Will I Know) I'm Falling in Love Again"
This week, legendary Muscle Shoals bass player David Hood talks about recording Willie’s classic 1974 album Phases and Stages with his fellow Swampers, focusing on his favorite track on the record, “(...
1 Jun 202228min
Nathaniel Rateliff on "A Song for You"
This week, Americana singer-songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff talks about the cut that closes Willie’s 1973 album Shotgun Willie, “A Song for You.” It was arguably Willie’s first iconic cover song, writte...
25 Mai 202231min
Mickey Raphael on "The Words Don't Fit the Picture"
This week, Willie’s longtime harmonica player, Mickey Raphael, talks about a song Willie cut not long before leaving Nashville for good in 1972, the aptly titled “The Words Don’t Fit the Picture.” Mic...
18 Mai 202234min
Jimmy Webb on "Highwayman"
This week, one of America’s greatest living composers, Jimmy Webb, the writer of such classics as “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” “Galveston,” “Macarthur Park,” and “Wichita Lineman,” talks about anot...
11 Mai 202227min
Vince Gill on "Healing Hands of Time"
This week, Vince Gill—a 21-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, guitarist, and honkytonk historian—talks about “Healing Hands of Time.” It’s a song Willie’s cut several times, but Vince focuses on t...
4 Mai 202228min
Paula Nelson on "Devil in a Sleepin' Bag" (special Willie's Bday episode)
This week, we ring in Willie’s 89th birthday with his daughter Paula Nelson, who talks about “Devil in a Sleeping Bag,” off of his 1973 album Shotgun Willie. It’s a song Willie wrote about his longtim...
27 Apr 202232min
Kacey Musgraves on "Are You Sure"
Singer-songwriter-superstar Kacey Musgraves goes deep into Willie’s back catalog to discuss “Are You Sure.” It was one of the first demos he cut when he moved to Nashville—though it’s probably best-kn...
20 Apr 202232min
