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One By Willie
A podcast in which notable Willie fans talk about the songs they love most.
Bonnie Raitt on "Getting Over You" (special Wil...
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...
Bonnie Raitt on "Getting Over You" (special Wil...
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...
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...
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...
Mark Seliger, on "Stardust"
Revered photographer Mark Seliger—who’s taken iconic images of everyone from Barack Obama and the Dali Lama to Kurt Cobain and Ice T—talks about the song that he says has informed...
Mark Seliger, on "Stardust"
Revered photographer Mark Seliger—who’s taken iconic images of everyone from Barack Obama and the Dali Lama to Kurt Cobain and Ice T—talks about the song that he says has informed...
Larry Gatlin, on "She's not for You"
Larry Gatlin, a card-carrying member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (“All the Gold in California,” “Broken Lady,” etc.), focuses on “She’s Not for You,” off Willie’s game-changing 1973...
Larry Gatlin, on "She's not for You"
Larry Gatlin, a card-carrying member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (“All the Gold in California,” “Broken Lady,” etc.), focuses on “She’s Not for You,” off Willie’s game-changing 1973...
Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas), on “I Never Cared...
Black Puma Adrian Quesada, the Austin-based guitarist, producer, and songwriter who also co-founded Grammy-winning Latin funk orchestra Grupo Fantasma, looks at the centerpiece of Willie’s 1998 album Teatro, “I Never...
Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas), on “I Never Cared...
Black Puma Adrian Quesada, the Austin-based guitarist, producer, and songwriter who also co-founded Grammy-winning Latin funk orchestra Grupo Fantasma, looks at the centerpiece of Willie’s 1998 album Teatro, “I Never...
Amanda Petrusich (New Yorker music critic), on ...
New Yorker music critic Amanda Petrusich looks at the other big hit off Willie and Merle Haggard’s classic 1983 Pancho & Lefty album, “Reasons to Quit.” It’s a classic Haggard...
Amanda Petrusich (New Yorker music critic), on ...
New Yorker music critic Amanda Petrusich looks at the other big hit off Willie and Merle Haggard’s classic 1983 Pancho & Lefty album, “Reasons to Quit.” It’s a classic Haggard...
Charlie Sexton, on "I Let My Mind Wander"
Before he received wide acclaim as Bob Dylan’s guitarist in the early 2000s, Charlie Sexton was a fixture of the Austin music scene going back almost as far as Willie...
Charlie Sexton, on "I Let My Mind Wander"
Before he received wide acclaim as Bob Dylan’s guitarist in the early 2000s, Charlie Sexton was a fixture of the Austin music scene going back almost as far as Willie...
John Mellencamp, on "Funny How Time Slips Away"
John Mellencamp, one of Willie’s fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members and a Farm Aid co-founder, has been a fan since first hearing “Funny How Time Slips Away”...
John Mellencamp, on "Funny How Time Slips Away"
John Mellencamp, one of Willie’s fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members and a Farm Aid co-founder, has been a fan since first hearing “Funny How Time Slips Away”...
Paul Begala, on "Heartland"
CNN political analyst Paul Begala, a former White House chief strategist for Bill Clinton and lifelong Willie nerd, talks about “Heartland, a song Willie co-wrote and recorded with Bob Dylan...
Paul Begala, on "Heartland"
CNN political analyst Paul Begala, a former White House chief strategist for Bill Clinton and lifelong Willie nerd, talks about “Heartland, a song Willie co-wrote and recorded with Bob Dylan...
Billy Strings, on "Stay All Night"
One of the most mind-blowing guitarists on earth, Billy Strings, talks about an all-time great Willie and Trigger workout, “Stay a Little Longer,” off the 1978 double-album Willie and Family...
Billy Strings, on "Stay All Night"
One of the most mind-blowing guitarists on earth, Billy Strings, talks about an all-time great Willie and Trigger workout, “Stay a Little Longer,” off the 1978 double-album Willie and Family...
Miranda Lambert, on “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babi...
The reigning queen of country music, Miranda Lambert, talks about one of the all-time great Outlaw anthems, Willie and Waylon’s Grammy-winning, #1 hit from 1978, “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies...
Miranda Lambert, on “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babi...
The reigning queen of country music, Miranda Lambert, talks about one of the all-time great Outlaw anthems, Willie and Waylon’s Grammy-winning, #1 hit from 1978, “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies...
Lucinda Williams on “Angel Flying Too Close to ...
One of America’s greatest living poets, singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, celebrates the easy beauty of perhaps Willie’s most cherished song, “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground.” From there she’ll get...
Lucinda Williams on “Angel Flying Too Close to ...
One of America’s greatest living poets, singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, celebrates the easy beauty of perhaps Willie’s most cherished song, “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground.” From there she’ll get...
Lana Nelson on “Red Headed Stranger”
Willie’s first-born, daughter Lana Nelson, talks about one of the songs her dad used to sing to her at bedtime, “Red Headed Stranger,” calling his breakthrough 1975 recording of it...
Lana Nelson on “Red Headed Stranger”
Willie’s first-born, daughter Lana Nelson, talks about one of the songs her dad used to sing to her at bedtime, “Red Headed Stranger,” calling his breakthrough 1975 recording of it...
Wade Bowen on “Me and Paul”
One of the brightest stars of the Texas Country/Red Dirt scene, singer-songwriter Wade Bowen, examines “Me and Paul,” Willie’s 1971 chronicle of the road-warrior life he was sharing with his...
Wade Bowen on “Me and Paul”
One of the brightest stars of the Texas Country/Red Dirt scene, singer-songwriter Wade Bowen, examines “Me and Paul,” Willie’s 1971 chronicle of the road-warrior life he was sharing with his...
John Leventhal on “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”
Six-time Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, and virtuoso guitarist John Leventhal—see Shawn Colvin’s A Few Small Repairs; his wife, Rosanne Cash’s The River and the Thread—discusses the song that first hipped him...
John Leventhal on “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”
Six-time Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, and virtuoso guitarist John Leventhal—see Shawn Colvin’s A Few Small Repairs; his wife, Rosanne Cash’s The River and the Thread—discusses the song that first hipped him...
Susan Tedeschi on “Somebody Pick Up My Pieces”
One of Willie’s longtime tour mates, Grammy-winning blues singer and guitarist Susan Tedeschi, talks about a deep cut off his 1998 album with Daniel Lanois, Teatro, “Somebody Pick Up My...
Susan Tedeschi on “Somebody Pick Up My Pieces”
One of Willie’s longtime tour mates, Grammy-winning blues singer and guitarist Susan Tedeschi, talks about a deep cut off his 1998 album with Daniel Lanois, Teatro, “Somebody Pick Up My...
Bruce Robison on “Walkin’”
Singer-songwriter Bruce Robison is famous for writing highly intelligent, richly detailed country songs—that happen also to be incredibly sad. (See “Angry All the Time,” by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill,...
Bruce Robison on “Walkin’”
Singer-songwriter Bruce Robison is famous for writing highly intelligent, richly detailed country songs—that happen also to be incredibly sad. (See “Angry All the Time,” by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill,...
Lawrence Wright on “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me Whe...
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright talks about a Willie hit of recent vintage, 2011’s “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die.” That may seem an odd focus song...
Lawrence Wright on “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me Whe...
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright talks about a Willie hit of recent vintage, 2011’s “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die.” That may seem an odd focus song...
Booker T Jones on "Georgia on My Mind"
Booker T. Jones is one of the true geniuses of American music, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer as a keyboardist, composer, and bandleader (see “Green Onions,” “Soul Man,”...
Booker T Jones on "Georgia on My Mind"
Booker T. Jones is one of the true geniuses of American music, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer as a keyboardist, composer, and bandleader (see “Green Onions,” “Soul Man,”...
Whoopi Goldberg on "Stardust"
In addition to being one the few artists to earn an EGOT—i.e. win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony—Whoopi Goldberg also happens to be a big-time music nerd and monster...
Whoopi Goldberg on "Stardust"
In addition to being one the few artists to earn an EGOT—i.e. win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony—Whoopi Goldberg also happens to be a big-time music nerd and monster...
Nick Offerman on "Buddy"
Nick Offerman—noted actor, humorist, author, woodworker, canoe paddler, and agrarian philosopher—talks about Willie’s 1968 song, “Buddy.” It’s likely an obscure title even to real-deal Willie nerds, but not to devoted...
Nick Offerman on "Buddy"
Nick Offerman—noted actor, humorist, author, woodworker, canoe paddler, and agrarian philosopher—talks about Willie’s 1968 song, “Buddy.” It’s likely an obscure title even to real-deal Willie nerds, but not to devoted...
Dave Cobb on "Time of the Preacher"
Nashville super-producer Dave Cobb, whose work with some of the true artists in modern country music—Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell—has earned him nine Grammys, talks about “Time...
Dave Cobb on "Time of the Preacher"
Nashville super-producer Dave Cobb, whose work with some of the true artists in modern country music—Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell—has earned him nine Grammys, talks about “Time...
Don’t Give Up: When Sinead O'Connor Sang With W...
On October 16, 1992, just two weeks after famously ripping up a photo of the pope on SNL, Sinead O’Connor was booed off the stage at a Bob Dylan tribute...
Don’t Give Up: When Sinead O'Connor Sang With W...
On October 16, 1992, just two weeks after famously ripping up a photo of the pope on SNL, Sinead O’Connor was booed off the stage at a Bob Dylan tribute...
Waylon Payne on "Both Sides Now"
Americana singer-songwriter Waylon Payne talks about Willie’s 1970 cover of Joni Mitchell’s iconic “Both Sides Now.” Waylon, an NPR-darling as an artist now, grew up in Willie World; his mom,...
Waylon Payne on "Both Sides Now"
Americana singer-songwriter Waylon Payne talks about Willie’s 1970 cover of Joni Mitchell’s iconic “Both Sides Now.” Waylon, an NPR-darling as an artist now, grew up in Willie World; his mom,...
Chris Shiflett on “Good Hearted Woman”
Foo Fighters lead guitarist and Shred with Shifty podcast host Chris Shiflett discusses one of the original Outlaw anthems, Willie and Waylon’s 1976 version of “Good Hearted Woman,” exploring the...
Chris Shiflett on “Good Hearted Woman”
Foo Fighters lead guitarist and Shred with Shifty podcast host Chris Shiflett discusses one of the original Outlaw anthems, Willie and Waylon’s 1976 version of “Good Hearted Woman,” exploring the...
Ray Benson on "Going Away Party"
Eight-time Grammy-winner Ray Benson—one of Willie’s best friends since moving his Western Swing band, Asleep at the Wheel, to Austin back in 1973...at Willie’s urging, no less!—talks about a song...
Ray Benson on "Going Away Party"
Eight-time Grammy-winner Ray Benson—one of Willie’s best friends since moving his Western Swing band, Asleep at the Wheel, to Austin back in 1973...at Willie’s urging, no less!—talks about a song...
Amanda Shires on "Loving You"
Singer-songwriter and virtuoso fiddle player Amanda Shires talks about the title song to her new album of duets with Willie’s sister, pianist Bobbie Nelson, “Loving You.” It’s the only song...
Amanda Shires on "Loving You"
Singer-songwriter and virtuoso fiddle player Amanda Shires talks about the title song to her new album of duets with Willie’s sister, pianist Bobbie Nelson, “Loving You.” It’s the only song...
Micah Nelson on "Still Is Still Moving to Me" (...
We ring in Father’s Day with Willie’s youngest son, singer-songwriter and visual artist Micah Nelson, who talks about “Still Is Still Moving to Me.” It was the closing track on...
Micah Nelson on "Still Is Still Moving to Me" (...
We ring in Father’s Day with Willie’s youngest son, singer-songwriter and visual artist Micah Nelson, who talks about “Still Is Still Moving to Me.” It was the closing track on...
Brené Brown on "Amazing Grace"
Dr. Brené Brown is a researcher, storyteller, and best-selling author known for her work on vulnerability, shame, and empathy—though many of her fans just call her “an inspiration.” On this...
Brené Brown on "Amazing Grace"
Dr. Brené Brown is a researcher, storyteller, and best-selling author known for her work on vulnerability, shame, and empathy—though many of her fans just call her “an inspiration.” On this...
Daniel Lanois on "I've Loved You All Over The W...
One of the greatest, most innovative record producers in history, Daniel Lanois—think U2’s The Joshua Tree, Bob Dylan’s Time Out of Mind, Peter Gabriel’s So—talks about the landmark album he...
Daniel Lanois on "I've Loved You All Over The W...
One of the greatest, most innovative record producers in history, Daniel Lanois—think U2’s The Joshua Tree, Bob Dylan’s Time Out of Mind, Peter Gabriel’s So—talks about the landmark album he...
Ray Wylie Hubbard on "Whiskey River"
Legendary singer-songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard—one of Willie’s oldest running buddies and a founding father of Americana music—talks about the signature song that opens every Willie show, “Whiskey River.” It might...
Ray Wylie Hubbard on "Whiskey River"
Legendary singer-songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard—one of Willie’s oldest running buddies and a founding father of Americana music—talks about the signature song that opens every Willie show, “Whiskey River.” It might...
Weyes Blood on "September Song" - Live From Luck!
We wrap up the special Live from Luck! mini-season of OBW with California-based singer-songwriter Natalie Mering—known to fans by her stage name, Weyes Blood—who will discuss another standard off of...
Weyes Blood on "September Song" - Live From Luck!
We wrap up the special Live from Luck! mini-season of OBW with California-based singer-songwriter Natalie Mering—known to fans by her stage name, Weyes Blood—who will discuss another standard off of...
Steve Gunn on "Hands on the Wheel" - Live From ...
In the third installment of OBW’s special, Live from Luck! mini-season, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Steve Gunn discusses the penultimate track on Red Headed Stranger, “Hands on the Wheel.” It’s the song...
Steve Gunn on "Hands on the Wheel" - Live From ...
In the third installment of OBW’s special, Live from Luck! mini-season, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Steve Gunn discusses the penultimate track on Red Headed Stranger, “Hands on the Wheel.” It’s the song...
Charley Crockett on "Face of a Fighter" - Live ...
In the second installment of OBW’s special, Live from Luck! mini-season, hardcore honky-tonker Charley Crockett talks about Willie’s little-known 1961 recording of “Face of a Fighter.” It’s another old Pamper...
Charley Crockett on "Face of a Fighter" - Live ...
In the second installment of OBW’s special, Live from Luck! mini-season, hardcore honky-tonker Charley Crockett talks about Willie’s little-known 1961 recording of “Face of a Fighter.” It’s another old Pamper...
Allison Russell on "Stardust" - Live From Luck!
OBW kicks off a special, Live from Luck! mini-season of four interviews conducted this March at Willie’s central Texas ranch with artists performing later that day at his annual Luck...
Allison Russell on "Stardust" - Live From Luck!
OBW kicks off a special, Live from Luck! mini-season of four interviews conducted this March at Willie’s central Texas ranch with artists performing later that day at his annual Luck...
Buddy Cannon on "Something You Get Through"
Willie’s longtime producer and songwriting partner Buddy Cannon talks about an iconic Willie song of recent vintage, 2017’s “Something You Get Through.” The song was a cornerstone of Willie’s so-called...
Buddy Cannon on "Something You Get Through"
Willie’s longtime producer and songwriting partner Buddy Cannon talks about an iconic Willie song of recent vintage, 2017’s “Something You Get Through.” The song was a cornerstone of Willie’s so-called...
Ethan Hawke on "Too Sick To Pray"
Four-time Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke—who in addition to being an acclaimed actor, writer, and director happens also to be a hardcore Willie nerd—discusses “Too Sick to Pray,” a meditative hymn...
Ethan Hawke on "Too Sick To Pray"
Four-time Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke—who in addition to being an acclaimed actor, writer, and director happens also to be a hardcore Willie nerd—discusses “Too Sick to Pray,” a meditative hymn...
Norah Jones on "Permanently Lonely"
Singer-songwriter Norah Jones—a nine-time Grammy-winner and go-to Willie duet partner—talks about “Permanently Lonely.” It’s one of those songs Willie has recorded repeatedly, but she focuses on his early-sixties demo, sitting...
Norah Jones on "Permanently Lonely"
Singer-songwriter Norah Jones—a nine-time Grammy-winner and go-to Willie duet partner—talks about “Permanently Lonely.” It’s one of those songs Willie has recorded repeatedly, but she focuses on his early-sixties demo, sitting...
David Hood on "(How Will I Know) I'm Falling in...
Legendary Muscle Shoals bass player David Hood talks about recording Willie’s classic 1974 album Phases and Stages with his fellow Swampers, focusing on his favorite track on the record, “(How...
David Hood on "(How Will I Know) I'm Falling in...
Legendary Muscle Shoals bass player David Hood talks about recording Willie’s classic 1974 album Phases and Stages with his fellow Swampers, focusing on his favorite track on the record, “(How...
Nathaniel Rateliff on "A Song for You"
Americana singer-songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff talks about the cut that closes Willie’s 1973 album Shotgun Willie, “A Song for You.” It was arguably Willie’s first iconic cover song, written by one...
Nathaniel Rateliff on "A Song for You"
Americana singer-songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff talks about the cut that closes Willie’s 1973 album Shotgun Willie, “A Song for You.” It was arguably Willie’s first iconic cover song, written by one...
Mickey Raphael on "The Words Don't Fit the Pict...
Willie’s longtime harmonica player, Mickey Raphael, talks about a song Willie cut not long before leaving Nashville for good in 1972, the aptly titled “The Words Don’t Fit the Picture.”...
Mickey Raphael on "The Words Don't Fit the Pict...
Willie’s longtime harmonica player, Mickey Raphael, talks about a song Willie cut not long before leaving Nashville for good in 1972, the aptly titled “The Words Don’t Fit the Picture.”...
Jimmy Webb on "Highwayman"
One of America’s greatest living composers, Jimmy Webb, the writer of such classics as “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” “Galveston,” “Macarthur Park,” and “Wichita Lineman,” talks about another...
Jimmy Webb on "Highwayman"
One of America’s greatest living composers, Jimmy Webb, the writer of such classics as “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” “Galveston,” “Macarthur Park,” and “Wichita Lineman,” talks about another...
Vince Gill on "Healing Hands of Time"
Vince Gill—a 21-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, guitarist, and honkytonk historian—talks about “Healing Hands of Time.” It’s a song Willie’s cut several times, but Vince focuses on the version from 1976’s The...
Vince Gill on "Healing Hands of Time"
Vince Gill—a 21-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, guitarist, and honkytonk historian—talks about “Healing Hands of Time.” It’s a song Willie’s cut several times, but Vince focuses on the version from 1976’s The...
Paula Nelson on "Devil in a Sleepin' Bag" (spec...
This week, we ring in Willie’s 89th birthday with his daughter Paula Nelson, who talks about “Devil in a Sleeping Bag,” off of his 1973 album, Shotgun Willie. It’s a...
Paula Nelson on "Devil in a Sleepin' Bag" (spec...
This week, we ring in Willie’s 89th birthday with his daughter Paula Nelson, who talks about “Devil in a Sleeping Bag,” off of his 1973 album, Shotgun Willie. It’s a...
Kacey Musgraves on "Are You Sure"
Singer-songwriter-superstar Kacey Musgraves goes deep into Willie’s back catalog to discuss “Are You Sure.” It was one of the first demos he cut when he moved to Nashville—though it’s probably...
Kacey Musgraves on "Are You Sure"
Singer-songwriter-superstar Kacey Musgraves goes deep into Willie’s back catalog to discuss “Are You Sure.” It was one of the first demos he cut when he moved to Nashville—though it’s probably...
S2EP9 Sheryl Crow
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...
S2EP9 Sheryl Crow
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...
S2EP8 Rodney Crowell
Even though singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell had already been a diehard Willie fan for 10 years when Phases and Stages came out in 1974, he says he was positively gobsmacked by...
S2EP8 Rodney Crowell
Even though singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell had already been a diehard Willie fan for 10 years when Phases and Stages came out in 1974, he says he was positively gobsmacked by...
S2EP7 Robert Earl Keen
Singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen first heard “Mr. Record Man” as a pre-teen Houston kid who’d just raided his older brother’s record collection. It’s another deep cut off Willie’s 1962 debut...
S2EP7 Robert Earl Keen
Singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen first heard “Mr. Record Man” as a pre-teen Houston kid who’d just raided his older brother’s record collection. It’s another deep cut off Willie’s 1962 debut...
S2EP6 Shakey Graves
Singer-songwriter Shakey Graves—who answers to Alejandro Rose-Garcia when he’s not onstage—discusses Willie’s biggest non-Julio pop hit, “Always on My Mind.” It had been one of Elvis Presley’s signature songs of...
S2EP6 Shakey Graves
Singer-songwriter Shakey Graves—who answers to Alejandro Rose-Garcia when he’s not onstage—discusses Willie’s biggest non-Julio pop hit, “Always on My Mind.” It had been one of Elvis Presley’s signature songs of...
S2EP5 Rosanne Cash
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash, a four-time Grammy winner and certified roots music royalty, examines “Night Life,” one of Willie’s first compositions to earn its way into the American musical canon....
S2EP5 Rosanne Cash
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash, a four-time Grammy winner and certified roots music royalty, examines “Night Life,” one of Willie’s first compositions to earn its way into the American musical canon....
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