Episodes

1. The Willie Nelson Podcast Episode 1 Released 13 Mar 2013 We kick off our 18-part Willie Nelson podcast series with Willie, himself, looking back on his earliest musical experiences – his first poems and songs as a child, his first ban...
2. The Willie Nelson Podcast Episode 2 Released 13 Mar 2013 As Willie Nelson entered his mid-20s, he made a living in Nashville selling his songs to the artists who recorded them. It may not have been the most forward-thinking plan, but ...
3. The Willie Nelson Podcast Episode 3 Released 13 Mar 2013 In the early/mid 1970s, Willie Nelson knew he was “on to something” in Austin, TX, but still had to deal with the Nashville music biz when making records. If RCA, his label at t...
4. Willie Nelson’s True Outlaw Stories 1 Released 13 Mar 2013 The Willie Nelson Podcast series now shifts from the MY OWN PECULIAR WAY biography pieces to TRUE OUTLAW STORIES. Willie Nelson and and his longitme band members, road crew and ...
5. Willie Nelson’s True Outlaw Stories – Part 2 Released 13 Mar 2013 Willie Nelson’s True Outlaw Stories continue by introducing you to Willie’s longtime drummer, Paul English, as immortalized in Willie’s classic song, “Me and Paul.” When Paul jo...
6. Willie Nelson’s True Outlaw Stories – Part 3 Released 13 Mar 2013 WISH WILLIE A HAPPY 75th BIRTHDAY! ** We now bring you more of Willie Nelson’s regular cast of characters, led by tour manager Poodie Locke. Harmonica player Mickey Raphael is s...
7. Willie Nelson’s True Outlaw Stories 4 Released 13 Mar 2013 WISH WILLIE A HAPPY 75th BIRTHDAY! (part 2) ** Today’s True Outlaw Stories come from Willie’s longtime drummer Paul English. For many years, he was the guy who collected money f...
8. Willie Nelson’s True Outlaw Stories 5 Released 13 Mar 2013 When Willie Nelson hits the road, he hits it long and hard. Drummer Paul English recalls stretches when they worked 29 out of 30 days! He also tells how Willie motivates everyon...
9. Willie Nelson’s True Outlaw Stories 6 Released 13 Mar 2013 Yes – Willie Nelson is a country singer, but his fans come from all walks of life. Even among musicians. Willie and Mickey Raphael remember stories about famous fans as diverse ...
10. Willie Nelson’s True Outlaw Stories 7 Released 13 Mar 2013 Episode 7 of True Outlaw Stories begins with guitarist Jody Payne and one of his favorite tale of airport hijinks. Paul English then chimes in with some more of their more legen...
11. Willie Nelson’s True Outlaw Stories 8 Released 13 Mar 2013 A dependable mode of transportation with a memorable nickname is one of the most essential items in True Outlaw life.  Willie’s gang has the “The Time Tube” – their trusted tour...
12. Willie Nelson’s True Outlaw Stories 9 Released 13 Mar 2013 We know what your thinking.  If these really are True Outlaw Stories, where’s the story about what happens when a band says “Here’s a great idea…let’s have the Hells Angels do t...
13. Willie Nelson’s True Outlaw Stories 11 Released 13 Mar 2013 Our latest True Outlaw Story features drummer Paul English remembering some of their most memorable bar fights, backstage tussles, and post-show skirmishes, defending the tour f...
14. Willie Nelson’s True Outlaw Stories 12 Released 13 Mar 2013 One Willie’s best songs about True Outlaw life is “Me and Paul,” detailing his many misadventures with drummer Paul English (not Paul Chuffo, who produced this podcast series). ...
15. Willie Nelson’s True Outlaw Stories 13 Released 13 Mar 2013 Paul English continues his breakdown of the True Outlaw Stories Willie details in “Me and Paul.”  Paul takes us back to the “airport in Milwaukee,” about which Willie wrote that...
16. Willie Nelson’s True Outlaw Stories 14 Released 13 Mar 2013 Paul English fills us in the the third True Outlaw Story from Willie Nelson’s classic song “Me and Paul.”   He takes us back to Buffalo for a “package show with Kitty Wells and ...
17. Willie Nelson: Naked Willie 1 Released 13 Mar 2013 Willie Nelson’s harmonica player Mickey Raphael and actor/musician Billy Bob Thornton discuss the making of the new album Naked Willie in this three-part podcast series. While p...
18. Willie Nelson: Naked Willie 2 Released 13 Mar 2013 Billy Bob Thornton and Mickey Raphael continue their discussion of how Mickey produced the Naked Willie album from Nelson’s 1960s RCA sessions. Producer: Vella Interactive Recom...
19. Willie Nelson: Naked Willie 3 Released 13 Mar 2013 Billy Bob Thornton and Mickey Raphael continue their discussion of how Mickey produced the Naked Willie album from Nelson’s 1960s RCA sessions. Producer: Vella Interactive Recom...