Audiobooks narrated by Willie Nelson

Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs

For the first time ever, and to help celebrate his 90th birthday in 2023, American icon Willie Nelson provides the stories behind the lyrics of 160 of his favorite songs, along with a dynamic assortment of never-before-seen photos and ephemera. From his earliest work in the 1950s to today, Willie looks back at the songs that have defined his career, from his days of earning $50 each to his biggest hits, from his less well-known songs (but incredibly meaningful to him) to his concept albums. Along the way, he also shares the stories of his guitar Trigger, his family and “family,” as well as the artists he collaborated with, including Patsy Cline, Waylon Jennings, Ray Charles, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Dolly Parton, and many others. Willie is disarmingly honest—what do you have to lose when you’re about to turn 90? —meditating on the nature of songwriting and finding his voice, and the themes he’s explored his whole life—relationships, infidelity, love, loss, friendship, life on the road, and particularly poignant at this juncture of his life: mortality. Revealing, funny, whimsical, and wise, this book is an enduring tribute to Willie Nelson's legacy.

David Ritz, Mickey Raphael, Willie Nelson (Author), Ethan Hawke, Willie Nelson (Narrator)

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Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band

The untold story of Willie Nelson and his sister, Bobbie, who, over the course of their lives together, supported each other through personal tragedies and triumphs and forged an unbreakable bond through their shared love of music Abandoned by their parents as toddlers, Willie and Bobbie Nelson found their love of music almost immediately through their grandparents, who raised them in a small Texas town. Their close relationship-which persists today-is the longest-lasting bond in both their lives. In alternating chapters, this heartfelt dual memoir weaves together both their stories as they experienced them side by side and apart. The Nelsons share powerful, emotional moments from growing up, playing music in public for the first time, and facing trials in adulthood, as Willie pursued songwriting and Bobbie faced a series of challenging relationships and a musical career that took off only when attitudes about women began to change in Texas. The memoir is Bobbie's first book, and in it she candidly shares her life story in full for the first time. Her deeply affecting chapters delve into her personal relationships and life as a mother and as a musician with technical skills that even Willie admits surpass his own. In his poignant stories, Willie shares the depth of his bond with his sister, and how that bond carried him through his most troubled moments. Willie and Bobbie have supported each other through unthinkable personal heartbreak, and they've always shared in each other's victories. Through dizzying highs and traumatic lows, spanning almost nine decades of life, Willie and Bobbie have always had each other's back. Their story is an inspiring, lyrical statement of how family always finds the way.

Bobbie Nelson, David Ritz, Willie Nelson (Author), Bobbie Nelson, Willie Nelson (Narrator)

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From Moonshine to Armadillos: The Birth of the Austin Music Scene

Veteran award-winning producer Joe Bevilacqua hosts this hour-long program outlining the history of Threadgill’s and Armadillo World Headquarters, their contribution to the birth of the Austin music scene, and their influence on the Nashville sound and country rock. As heard on Sirius XM and NPR, the hour features commentary and music by many of the key players of the time, including rare, never-before-released recordings of Janis Joplin.

Joe Bevilacqua (Author), A Full Cast, Joe Bevilacqua, Kenneth Threadgill, Others, Willie Nelson (Narrator)

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All Things Joe Bev: The Best of Public Radio

All Things Joe Bev: The Best of Public Radio is a collection of sixteen short audio features created for public radio by veteran award-winning producer Joe Bevilacqua (a.k.a. Joe Bev). Features include “A Guy Named Joe Bevilacqua,” “Father’s Day,” “Losing a Best Friend,” “Lessons from Daws Butler,” “A Tribute to Joe Barbera,” “Archiving Classic Animated Films and Cartoons,” “The Kerrville Folk Festival,” “Threadgill’s Turns 70,” “Artist Colony Celebrates Its Centennial,” “Math + Love,” “A Valentine from Graham Nash’s MAC,” “Living within Your Means as a Choice,” “The Christmas I Saved Macy’s,” “A Rockabilly Christmas,” “An Old Hollywood Story, Part One,” and “An Old Hollywood Story, Part 2.”

Joe Bevilacqua (Author), Bud Abbott, Burl Ives, Janis Joplin, Joe Barbera, Joe Bevilacqua, Kenneth Threadgill, Leonard Maltin, Ray Campi, Willie Nelson (Narrator)

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Louis L'Amour Collection

This collection gathers eight popular Louis L'Amour stories, performed by a star-studded cast. Willie Nelson reads several, one is read by Charles Dean, and another is fully dramatized by Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, and the late Waylon Jennings, who together were known as The Highwaymen. The collection includes:Riding for the Brand, The Black Rock Coffin Makers, Dutchman's Flat, The Nester and the Piute, Mistakes Can Kill You, Four Card Draw, Trail to Pie Town, and Big Medicine.

Louis L' Amour, Louis L'Amour (Author), Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson (Narrator)

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The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart

National icon Willie Nelson has evolved over the years from country music outlaw swimming against a whiskey river to a Zen-like figure of wisdom and contentment. In this autobiographical collection of life advice, The Tao of Willie, one of America's truest hearts reveals the spiritual and practical lessons learned from decades of hard knocks and good bounces. This inspiring and entertaining collection of "Willie wisdom" takes us from his days as a young boy in Texas where he learns to respect his elders, to his roadhouse days when he united redneck rockers, long-haired hippies, and straight-laced country music fans, to the mega-sized benefit concerts and environmentalism that define his boundless heart. And there are plenty of his favorite jokes along the way. With stories that will both make you laugh out loud and look deep inside yourself, he shows us how the Willie way, and the way of the Tao, can also be your way. Let Willie's common sense approach to life awaken you to the happiness that already exists in your own heart. With Willie as your guide, join the river of life and you'll be carried on an amazing journey.

Turk Pipkin, Willie Nelson (Author), Tom Stechschulte, Turk Pipkin, Willie Nelson (Narrator)

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Trail Mix Volume One

Featuring Willie Nelson, with Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings Classic stories by the greatest writer of Western fiction the world has known. More than any writer before or since, Louis L'Amour brought the American West to life. His action-packed stories dealt with eternal themes—honor, deceit, passion, betrayal, loyalty, courage, love. His settings were historically accurate, his prose riveting, and his characters colorful: good guys, bad guys, toughs, roughs, sidekicks, and saints. Trail Mix: Volume One gathers three popular Louis L'Amour stories, most performed by Willie Nelson. "Riding for the Brand" features Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings in a fully dramatized performance.

Louis L' Amour, Louis L'Amour, Louis L'amour (Author), Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson (Narrator)

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Trail Mix Volume Two

Louis L' Amour, Louis L'Amour, Louis L'amour (Author), Willie Nelson (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Willie Nelson