Before Willie Nelson became the outspoken, outlaw character singer-songwriter that he's known as, he was a successful writer who just couldn't hit the big time in Nashville because his sound was not at all what the country music establishment wanted to hear. His phrasing is a lot like a jazz singer and Nashville just didn't seem ready at the time for someone who was so far outside the mold of what country music could or should be. Nonetheless, here's a good performance of his hits medley circa 1965. All these songs have now become standards of American music and Willie Nelson is indeed an American treasure.
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