One by Willie

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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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