Traces Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 "It was just so amazing to us that I could play one part and Willie could play another and together we had a song. We'd look at each other and our eyes would light up. Playing music made us realize that there was something bigger out there, something more than human life." ---- Bobbie Nelson talks about how she and her brother Willie learned to play music in Abbott, Texas, back in the 1930s, as quoted by Michael Corcoran in his great book "All Over the Map: True Heroes of Texas Music," 2017. Super interesting book. Highly recommended. Shown here: Bobbie and Willie a few years later. Photographer unknown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temple Belton Killeen Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Say what you want to about Willie --- and I know that some people don't like him because of his politics, my dad being one ---- I read that Farm Aid has given away more than 150 million dollars to family farmers. There is at least one in Refugio that I know personally who would have lost his farm if it wasn't for Willie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traces Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 Willie on The Midnight Special, 1975, when his voice was probably the strongest it has ever been. Who remembers watching the Midnight Special? It ran for nine years. Wolfman Jack was the announcer. Some great artists appeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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