This week, we celebrate Willie’s 88th birthday with singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, who discusses what may be the single best-known song that Willie ever wrote, “Crazy.” She’ll walk us through what it means to compose a pop standard, explaining the differences she hears in Patsy Cline’s original, 1961 version and the one that Willie still does nightly, but sh ... Show More
May 20
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 tea ... Show More
1 h
May 6
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 You, Lord.” It’s a hugely important song to Tami, who first came to Willie throu ... Show More
46m 34s
Apr 29
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 look at how OBW host John Spong managed to turn listening to Willie Nelson record ... Show More
55m 31s
Sep 2021
Lainey Wilson On Touring with Jason Aldean and About To Have Her First No. 1 + Scotty McCreery On Still Driving the Truck He Won’t on American Idol + Easy Trivia!
Lainey Wilson stops by to talk about her song “Things A Man Oughta to Know”, touring with Jason Aldean and how much money she made performing as a Hannah Montana impersonator. Scotty McCreery stops by to perform a song from his new album, the truck he won on American Idol that he ... Show More
1h 20m