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Willie Nelson

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Willie Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is a legendary country music singer-songwriter, actor, and cultural icon recognized as one of the most influential figures in American music history. As a guest on late-night radio, he brought his distinctive warmth and candor to wide-ranging conversations that revealed the depth behind one of the most celebrated performers of the twentieth century.

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It's a Long Story: My Life

2015

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May 9, 1997: Willie Nelson

May 9, 1997

2h 13m

Country music legend Willie Nelson joins Art Bell for a wide-ranging late-night conversation from his tour bus in Atlantic City. Nelson reflects on his early days playing with a Bohemian polka band at age nine, the devastating $32 million IRS battle, and his tireless advocacy for American family farmers through Farm...

March 12, 2005: Binary Soul Doctrine - Peter Novak | Alternative Fuels - Willie Nelson

Mar 12, 2005

2h 54m

Former psychological counselor Peter Novak joins Art Bell to discuss the Binary Soul Doctrine, and Willie Nelson appears in the first hour on biodiesel and alternative fuels. Art also covers breaking news of a fireball streaking across the Oregon sky and sonic booms reported across the Midwest. Nelson explains how h...