Indeed, Nelson’s farthest departure from Nashville expectations came when he followed up a run of rough-around-the-edges country albums with 1978’s Stardust, a gorgeous collection of jazz and ...

Willie Nelson built his reputation as a singer in Nashville in the 1960s and early 1970s. He often sang at the Grand Ole Opry, where he met one of his longtime friends, fellow singer Waylon Jennings.

"Willie Nelson Sings The Blues" is what they're calling the performer's New York City concert in mid-January. It's a pretty good title, too, for the outlaw country singer's latest do-good effort ...

One by Willie Allison Russell on Soothing Her Newborn Daughter With Willie Nelson’s ‘Stardust’ The three-time Grammy nominee talks to us live from Luck, Texas, about definitive covers ...

With Love,” few such efforts released in the last 30-plus years match the simple beauty of Willie Nelson’s “Stardust,” his 1978 standards album. It was an unlikely smash during the disco .

Thirty-four years ago today, on Jan. 9, 1990, Willie Nelson's Stardust album was certified quadruple platinum, for sales in excess of 4 million units. Stardust, released in 1978, includes two No ...

Willie Nelson’s first performance at Nippon Budokan, in Tokyo, before 15,000 people. Bettman/Getty ...

Country singer Willie Nelson will perform his 1978 'Stardust' album with the Hollywood Bowl orchestra Friday and Saturday, a change from Booker T. Jones' backing of the mostly pre-World War II songs.

Willie Nelson: Stardust. Though it might be frustrating for music collectors to replace outmoded editions of their favorite albums, it's hard to find fault in the glut of CD reissues in the '90s.

Willie Nelson tours more than 200 nights a year, largely drawing from his 20 Number One country hits, but fans now have a different kind of show to look forward to – Nelson will perform his 1978 ...

Picture yourself and your favorite friend sitting under the shining night sky with a bottle of wine and some cheese and crackers. Then add the Hollywood Bowl to that scene and throw Willie Nelson ...

Friday was Texas Night at the Hollywood Bowl as Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett pulled into town for the first of two shows. But it was not the Texas of Rick Perry or clichéd, beer-bellied, gun ...