Willie Nelson hits 75

Willie Nelson has just celebrated his 75th birthday. So here's one to remember him by; and here's another; and here's another. There's a collection of tributes to him at Texas Monthly. From Emmylou Harris:

He didn't write "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain," but he made that song his own. That's his song.
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I spent a lot of my career, especially in the late seventies and eighties, opening for Willie. So I became part of Willie's family, because that's the way Willie is. I would do my show, and then I would watch Willie's show and be on standby to come out and sing "Till I Gain Control Again" and other things. It was an amazing experience; you almost felt like you were at church. You felt like people were being nourished in their souls and in their spirits. The people there have one thing in common: They love Willie. And it makes them better and it makes them feel better about themselves.

Lyle Lovett, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard and many others chip in with their thoughts about the man. My sixpenceworth on Willie Nelson is here.

Let's go to Luckenbach Texas with Waylon and Willie and the boys.