Born: Fort Worth, TX, 1933
Years Active: 1977-2009
Member of: The Highwaymen
Influenced by: Ray Price, Floyd Tillman, Bob Wills, Webb Pierce, Roger Miller, Lefty Frizzell, Johnny Bush, Hank Williams
Genre: Country
Biography: As a songwriter and a performer, Willie Nelson played a vital role in post-rock & roll country music. Although he didn't ...
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Oct 26 2009 13:00PM
by Spinner Staff
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Spinner: In the music industry, every day is El Dia de los Muertos, especially when los muertos can be reanimated to ensure big record sales. "It's f---ing weird to be doing a song with someone who is deceased," as Korn's Jonathan Davis once said. Here are 10 ... Read moreOct 23 2009 5:00AM
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Filed under: Country News
The Boot: A resolution honoring the contribution country music has made to American life and culture was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives recently. The resolution, calling country music a "uniquely American art form," passed unanimously, 421-0. ... Read moreOct 21 2009 13:45PM
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Spinner: George Harrison seemed like the gentle Beatle, but even he reserved special animosity for the one figure we all love to hate -- the taxman. Here's a list of vocalists, from Nas to Luciano Pavarotti, who have sung the blues over their failure to pay ... Read moreVideos (12)
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