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Chad's Favorite Versions of "Always on My Mind" [Video]

Chadwick Benefield — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:19:15 +0000

Country music icon, Willie Nelson, is coming to The Centre in Evansville TONIGHT. Willie is bringing his Willie Nelson & Family tour to town and we have been celebrating over the last couple of months with ticket giveaways and more. A few weeks ago, we had a TAD POLL about Willie during The WBKR Waking Crew. And that poll was . . . What is YOUR favorite Willie Nelson song? I don't have to hesitate a second to name mine. It's Willie's classic "Always on My Mind." And, I must say, there are several versions of that song I absolutely love. While Brenda Lee recorded the original version, it's a handful of covers that are on my mind. Check these out.

Willie Nelson Concert Monday Night in Evansville

Chadwick Benefield — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:00:13 +0000

A country music icon is coming to The Centre in Evansville Monday. Willie Nelson is bringing his Willie Nelson & Family tour to town Monday, May 6th and some great seats still remain. We have all your ticket info here at WBKR.com! WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY Coming To Evansville On May 6th AIKEN THEATRE AT [...]

Celebrate Willie Nelson's 80th Birthday With Willie Nelson's Biggest Hit [VIDEO]

Dave Spencer — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:00:25 +0000

Back in the 1982, I wasn’t listening to country music. Well, let me correct that. I wasn’t listening to country radio. I was listening to pop and rock. But those stations were playing plenty of country music at the time–Eddie Rabbitt, Alabama, Ronnie Milsap, and, yes, Willie Nelson. In 1982, what would become Willie’s best-selling [...]

Willie Nelson Helps West, Texas

Moon Mullins — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:03:11 +0000

As Chad and I discussed on Country Quickies this morning on 92.5 WBKR, Willie Nelson is changing his April 28 Birthday Celebration to a fundraiser for victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas. Willie grew up in Abbott, Texas, which is just a f

Willie Wants to Dance

Moon Mullins — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:16:45 +0000

Willie Nelson - Let's Face the Music and Dance (Sony Legacy)

Willie Nelson's new CD has 14 tunes for your listening pleasure and it's available for eleven bucks at Amazon. This is reminiscent of

Willie Nelson Presale TODAY!

Chadwick Benefield — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:22:12 +0000

Willie Nelson is bringing his Willie Nelson & Family tour to town on Monday, May 6th and tickets are set to go on sale tomorrow. However, there is an exclusive internet presale that runs TODAY ONLY and we have all the scoop on advanced tickets right here at WBKR.com. If you want to get your tickets early, KEEP READING!

Willie Nelson Presale Info!

Chadwick Benefield — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:00:33 +0000

As you have likely heard, Willie Nelson is bringing his Willie Nelson & Family tour to town on Monday, May 6th and tickets are set to go on sale this Friday. However, there is an exclusive internet presale that begins tomorrow and we have all the scoop on advanced tickets right here at WBKR.com. If you want to get your tickets early, KEEP READING!

Willie Nelson Coming to The Centre in Evansville

Chadwick Benefield — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:00:31 +0000

A country music icon is coming to The Centre in Evansville. Willie Nelson is bringing his Willie Nelson & Family tour to town on Monday, May 6th and tickets are set to go on sale this Friday. We have all your tickets info here at WBKR.com! WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY Coming To Evansville On May [...]

Kizzy Wants to Read Willie Nelson's New Book [Audio]

Chadwick Benefield — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 11:00:37 +0000

Yep! Willie Nelson is set to release a brand new memoir. Roll Me Up and Smoke When I Die is set to be released on Tuesday, November 13th and Willie promises to spill the beans about his family, music, politics, and "smoking." Kizzy called The WBKR Waking Crew this week to share her thoughts about the book and, trust us, she's got Georgia on her mind! Listen . . .

Willie Nelson Set to Headline 2012 Farm Aid Music Festival

Cory Stromblad — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:00:04 +0000

Willie Nelson, along with rockers Dave Matthews, Neil Young and John Mellencamp, will headline and host this year’s annual Farm Aid Music Festival, which will take place at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Penn. on Sept. 22.

Joan Rivers Hates Everyone . . . Including Country Stars

Chadwick Benefield — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:48:37 +0000

Joan Rivers new book, I Hate Everyone . . . Starting with Me, is hilarious. I picked it up because I wanted something fun and light to read while I was lounging by the pool on vacation. And Joan delivered with 242 pages of raucous, laugh-out-loud one-liners. In the book, Joan takes on virtually anything and everything you can think of . . . including country music stars, who get a big shout-out on page 155. Wanna know what Joan says about them?

Willie Nelson Cancels Concerts Due to Illness

Billy Dukes — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:00:54 +0000

Country legend Willie Nelson has been forced to postpone back-to-back shows this week due to an unspecified illness. A statement on his website only explained Thursday night’s postponement in Washington D.C., saying, “The show tonight at 9:30 Club has been postponed due to illness. All tickets will be honored for the new date once it is rescheduled. Check back soon for more details.”

New Music From Merle Haggard Available October 4th [VIDEO]

WBKR Radio — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:38:39 +0000

That's right "The Hag" Merle Haggard has a brand new CD coming out October 4th, "Working in Tennessee". You can pre-order your copy here . You can check out some cool new tracks like his classic "Working Man Blues" with Willie Nelson & Merle's son Ben Haggard. Merle was diagnosed with lung cancer back in 2008 and had part of his lung removed. At 74 years old Merle is sounding better than ever and still going strong!

Country Stars On The Big Screen [VIDEO]

WBKR Radio — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:57:02 +0000

Alot of country music stars over the years has either did a cameo in a movie or was the main character in a movie like George Strait in "Pure Country" who can forget Jerry Reed as "Snowman" in "Smokey & the Bandit", Tim McGraw in "Flicka" or "The Blind Side" so many movies, so many country stars! Hope you enjoy some video clips of country stars on the big screen! Be sure to comment on our WBKR Facebook page, if you know some movies we might have missed please feel free to share with us all?

Moon and WBKR's Day in the Country — July 12 –Vince Gill, Willie Nelson [Video]

Moon Mullins — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:40:56 +0000

It was on this date in 2007 that Vince Gill joined up with the Fruit of the Loom clothing company to do commercials for the firm. They performed "Daddy Was the apple of My Eye". Wanna see it? Not the commercial, just Vince and the "Fruits" singing the song. Look.

Willie Nelson stirred up some controversy in 2005 when he released a reggae album.

Photos With The Stars – Share Yours?

WBKR Radio — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:32:50 +0000

Hi this is Steve Horn I’ve been with WBKR since 1989, I write and produce commercials here at WBKR kind of behind the scenes, I’m still out and about occasionally broadcasting from somewhere having fun. Anyway back to the story, over the years I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some great country music stars my [...]

Greatest Country Duets – Who Is Your Favorite?

WBKR Radio — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:21:35 +0000

Listening to WBKR as I always do, this morning I heard the new duet from Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood "Remind Me" it got me to thinking about all the great duet partners over the years like Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn, Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, George Jones & Tammy Wynette, Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson, Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffet and so many more!

Jamey Johnson Producing Gospel Album

Dave Spencer — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:33:55 +0000

I think it was about 5 or 6 years ago that I was watching David Letterman when he announced that his musical guest was going to be gospel act The Blind Boys of Alabama. I was completely unfamiliar with this name. And Letterman often welcomes obscure musicians to perform--with mixed results, I have to admit. After watching The Blind Boys of Alabama, I had to admit I was blown away.

Willie Nelson Turned 78 Yesterday

Emily Carter — Sun, 01 May 2011 17:46:57 +0000

Willie and Kenny Sing \"Blue Skies\"

Willlie just celebrated a birthday and what better way to commemorate it then with some "Blue Skies." All this wet weather has been a real bummer over the last week, let's brighten the day with a super cool video with the birthday boy himself. I thought this was a great version of the song and as a

On This Day: April 15th

Dave Spencer — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:30:26 +0000

It is the day of reckoning. Time to pay the piper. It is April 15th. Somewhere, Willie Nelson is keeping a low profile. On this day in 1755, Samuel Johnson's "A Dictionary of the English Language" was published. Good Lord, how many dictionaries were there? Aren't they all the same words? In 1896, closing ceremonies for the first Olympiad took place in Athens, Greece. Back then, the high dive was a trash can and a kiddie pool. And 15 years ago today, the #1 song was...