George Saunders on "Pancho and Lefty"

George Saunders on "Pancho and Lefty"

Celebrated author George Saunders digs deep into one of the best-loved songs not just in Willie Nelson’s catalog, but in all of American music, Townes Van Zandt’s legendary tale of betrayal, “Pancho and Lefty.” It is, in many ways, a song full of mystery, and George, who also teaches Russian short fiction at Syracuse University’s acclaimed creative writing program, walks us through it verse-by-verse, unlocking the secrets in the song’s story; the way Townes, Willie, and Merle Haggard made us care so much; and what the song tells us about what it means to be human. All that, plus the way hearing “Hello Walls” as a little kid crawling around under his parents’ poker table awakened him to the importance of elegance in art—with cameos by Dostoevsky, Chekov, Jeff Tweedy, and Ernie Banks.

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Ali Siddiq on "Midnight Rider"

Ali Siddiq on "Midnight Rider"

Comedian Ali Siddiq zooms in on Willie Nelson’s 1979 cover of the Allman Brother’s tale of a desperate outlaw’s life on the lamb, “Midnight Rider.” It’s a song Ali used to blast in his Monte Carlo dur...

3 Juni 47min

Tami Neilson on "I Thought About You, Lord"

Tami Neilson on "I Thought About You, Lord"

Americana star Tami Neilson—a New Zealand-based singer-songwriter and, essentially, adopted member of Willie Nelson’s family—talks about a deep cut off his sublime 1996 album Spirit, “I Thought About ...

6 Maj 46min

One by Willie x Nashville Now: Happy Birthday, Willie Nelson!

One by Willie x Nashville Now: Happy Birthday, Willie Nelson!

With Willie Nelson turning 93 today, One by Willie hooks up with Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now and its host, RS Head of Country Joseph Hudak, for a special birthday collab episode. We’ll open with a l...

29 Apr 55min

Emmylou Harris on "Till I Gain Control Again" (special Willie's birthday episode)

Emmylou Harris on "Till I Gain Control Again" (special Willie's birthday episode)

In another of our annual, Icon-on-Icon birthday tributes to Willie, 14-time Grammy winner and Country Hall of Famer Emmylou Harris talks about a song she sang every night with him when they toured tog...

22 Apr 42min

Matt Berninger on "All of Me"

Matt Berninger on "All of Me"

Matt Berninger, lead singer and lyricist of beloved Brooklyn rock band The National, talks about Willie’s 1978 cover of “All of Me.” It was the third single off his dad’s favorite Willie record, Stard...

8 Apr 47min

Jamey Johnson on "It Always Will Be"

Jamey Johnson on "It Always Will Be"

Million-selling country star Jamey Johnson, one of the finest singer-songwriters alive and a man generally considered the walking embodiment of Outlaw Country, talks on the title-cut to Willie’s 2004 ...

25 Mars 51min

Kenny Chesney on "That Lucky Old Sun"

Kenny Chesney on "That Lucky Old Sun"

Kenny Chesney, a Country Music Hall of Famer and longtime Willie friend, fan, and collaborator, talks about Willie’s 1976 cover of “That Lucky Old Sun.” That beautiful, hushed track, which opened the ...

11 Mars 41min

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