Amazing Grace: The Story of Willie Nelson

Summary:

An American Icon Turns 75

Website:

http://texasmusicmatters.kut.org

Additional Credits and Funding:

Hosted by David Brown of KUT Radio, Austin.
Produced by David Brown and KUT's Texas Music Matters unit with independent producer Michael May

Timely on:

March 30: Willie Nelson's Birthday

Tones:

Engaging, Polished, Sound Rich

Language:

English

Description:

He was abandoned by his parents as a toddler. As a young struggling songwriter, he crisscrossed the country playing honky tonks and selling encyclopedias door-to-door just to feed his family. Today, Willie Nelson is an American icon and a true Texas iconoclast--but how he got there is a tale that's little-known. Join Kris Kristofferson, Norah Jones, John Mellencamp, biographer Joe Nick Patoski and many others as we trace the life and times of a Texas legend. It's a one hour special from KUT's Texas Music Matters. Amazing Grace: The Story of Willie Nelson.

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