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
Apr 2025
Bonnie Raitt on "Getting Over You" (special Willie's birthday episode)
In a special, icon-on-icon birthday tribute, 13-time Grammy winner and longtime Willie friend, fan, and collaborator Bonnie Raitt talks about their sublime 1993 duet, “Getting Over You.” It was a cornerstone of one of the most important albums of Willie’s career, Across the Borde ... Show More
48m 3s
Mar 2025
Conor Oberst on "Undo the Right"
Brilliant indie rock-pop-and-folk singer-songwriter Conor Oberst, of Bright Eyes and Monsters of Folk fame, talks about another of Willie’s famous Pamper Demos, “Undo the Right.” It was one of Willie’s earliest efforts for the Pamper Publishing Company, a co-write with Hank Cochr ... Show More
40m 12s
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