Journey through Willie Nelson's rebellious, prolific, and enduring career with this richly illustrated tour of the beloved singer-songwriter's 100-plus albums.Few musicians or celebrities are as widely adored as Willie Nelson. The legendary Texas singer-songwriter is still recording and performing music well into his nineties. In this photo-filled coffee-table gift book, noted country/roots/Americana music writer Geoffrey Himes traces Nelson's entire career through the lens of his albums, examining: Nelson's influences and early career as a songwriter The circumstances of each album's writing and recording Studio musicians and personnel How each album fit into Nelson's career arc and the evolution of his craft In addition, Himes offers a sidebar for each album that includes: An image of the album sleeve Recording and release dates Single releases Chart positions for singles and albums Along the way, read about Nelson's film roles, notable collaborators, famous Fourth of July picnics, iconic Martin guitar "Trigger," and involvement in causes like Farm Aid, biodiesel fuels, and marijuana legalization.The text, together with more than 250 images of Nelson on- and offstage, make for a unique and visually entertaining celebration of an American treasure who has transcended America's increasing polarization to become a national treasure.

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Geoffrey Himes has written about music in the Washington Post on a weekly basis since 1977. During that time, he has also written about music for Rolling Stone, Paste, The New York Times, Jazz Times, Nashville Scene, Oxford American, DownBeat, Smithsonian, Texas Music Magazine, and other outlets. He won ASCAP/Deems Taylor Awards for Music Feature Writing in 2002 and 2005.

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**Journey through Willie Nelson’s rebellious, prolific, and enduring career with this richly illustrated tour of the beloved singer-songwriter’s 100-plus albums.

Few musicians or celebrities are as widely adored as Willie Nelson. The legendary Texas singer-songwriter is still recording and performing music well into his nineties. In this photo-filled coffee-table gift book, noted country/roots/Americana music writer Geoffrey Himes traces Nelson’s entire career through the lens of his albums, examining:**

• Nelson’s influences and early career as a songwriter
• The circumstances of each album’s writing and recording
• Studio musicians and personnel

• How each album fit into Nelson’s career arc and the evolution of his craft
  In addition, Himes offers a sidebar for each album that includes:

• An image of the album sleeve
• Recording and release dates
• Single releases

• Chart positions for singles and albums
  Along the way, read about Nelson’s film roles, notable collaborators, famous Fourth of July picnics, iconic Martin guitar “Trigger,” and involvement in causes like Farm Aid, biodiesel fuels, and marijuana legalization. 

  The text, together with more than 250 images of Nelson on- and offstage, make for a unique and visually entertaining celebration of an American treasure who has transcended America’s increasing polarization to become a national treasure.

  Zusammenfassung
  Willie Nelson: All the Albums is a sprawling career retrospective of an American treasure, viewed through his 100-plus solo and collaborative albums.

  Inhalt

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE: AND THEN I WROTE

SIDEMAN AND SONGWRITER, 1933–1963

One Hell of a Ride

Willie Nelson A Classic & Unreleased Collection

Crazy: The Demo Sessions

The Early Years

And Then I Wrote . . . 

Here’s Willie Nelson

The Early Years: The Complete Liberty Recordings Plus More

CHAPTER TWO: MY OWN PECULIAR WAY

IN PURGATORY WITH RCA, 1965–1972

The Winning Hand (Monument, 1982)

Country Willie—His Own Songs (RCA, 1965)

Country Favorites—Willie Nelson Style (RCA, 1966)

Country Music Concert (RCA, 1966)

Make Way for Willie Nelson (RCA, 1967)

“The Party’s Over” and Other Great Willie Nelson Songs (RCA, 1967)

Texas in My Soul (RCA, 1968)

Good Times (RCA, 1968)

My Own Peculiar Way (RCA, 1969)

Both Sides Now (RCA, 1970)

Laying My Burden Down (RCA, 1970)

Willie Nelson and Family (RCA, 1971)

The Words Don’t Fit the Pictures (RCA, 1972)

The Willie Way (RCA, 1972)

Naked Willie (RCA/Legacy, 2009/1972)

CHAPTER THREE: RED HEADED STRANGER

CONCEPT ALBUMS AND STARDOM, 1973–1978

Yesterday’s Wine (RCA, 1971)

Shotgun Willie (Atlantic, 1973)                      

Phases and Stages (Atlantic, 1974)

The Complete Atlantic Sessions (Atlantic, 2006/1974)

Red Headed Stranger (Columbia, 1975)

Willie Nelson Live (RCA, 1975)

Wanted! The Outlaws (RCA, 1976)

The Sound in Your Mind (Columbia, 1976)

The Troublemaker (Columbia, 1976)

To Lefty from Willie (Columbia, 1977)

Waylon & Willie (RCA, 1978)

Stardust (Columbia, 1978)

Willie and Family Live (Columbia, 1978)

CHAPTER FOUR: OLD FRIENDS

TRIBUTES, DUETS, AND SOUNDTRACKS, 1979–1982

One for the Road (Columbia, 1979)

Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson (Columbia, 1979)

Pretty Paper (Columbia, 1979)

Sweet Memories (Columbia, 1979)

The Electric Horseman (Columbia, 1979)

San Antonio Rose (Columbia, 1980)

Honeysuckle Rose (Columbia, 1980)

Family Bible (Songbird, 1980)

Willie Nelson and Dany Davis & the Nashville Brass (RCA, 1980)

Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Columbia, 1981)

Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) (Columbia, 1981)

Always on My Mind (Columbia, 1982)

In the Jailhouse Now (Columbia, 1982)

WWII (RCA, 1982)

Old Friends (Columbia, 1982)

CHAPTER FIVE: TOUGHER THAN LEATHER

A NEW LEASE ON LIFE, 1983–1992

Pancho & Lefty (Epic, 1983)

Tougher than Leather (Columbia, 1983)

Take It to the Limit (Columbia, 1983)

Without a Song (Columbia, 1983)

Angel Eyes (Columbia, 1984)

City of New Orleans (Columbia, 1984)

Music from Songwriter (Columbia, 1984)

Me and Paul (Columbia, 1985)

Funny How Time Slips Away (Columbia, 1985)

Brand on My Heart (Columbia, 1985)

Highwayman (Columbia, 1985)

Half Nelson (Columbia, 1985)

The Promiseland (Columbia, 1986)

Partners (Columbia, 1986)

Walking the Line (Epic, 1987)

Island in the Sea (Columbia, 1987)

Seashores of Old Mexico (Epic, 1987)

What a Wonderful World (Columbia, 1988)

A Horse Called Music (Columbia, 1989)

Highwayman 2 (Columbia, 1990)

Live from Austin TX (New West, 2006/1990)

Born for Trouble (Columbia, 1990)

Clean Shirt (Epic, 1991)

Revolutions of Time . . . the Journey: 1975–1993 (Columbia, 1995/1992)

CHAPTER SIX: SPIRIT

FOLLOWING HIS MUSE, 1993–2000

Across the Borderline (Columbia, 1993)

Nacogdoches Waltz (Justice, 1993)

Super Hits (Legacy, 1994)

Six Hours at Pedernales (Step One, 1994) 

The Road Goes on Forever (Liberty, 1995)

Spirit (Island, 1995)

Just One Love (Justice, 1995)

Augusta (Sundown, 1995)

How Great Thou Art (Finer Arts, 1996)

VH1 Storytellers: Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson (American, 1998)

Teatro (Island, 1998)

Night and Day (Free Falls, 1999)

Me and the Drummer (Luck, 2000)

Milk Cow Blues (Island, 2000)

CHAPTER SEVEN: YOU DON’T KNOW ME

IN THE WILDERNESS, 2001–2012

Rainbow Connection (Island, 2001)

Joy (Free Falls, 2001)

The Gypsy (Indigo Moon, 2001)

The Great Divide (Lost Highway, 2002)

All of Me—Live in Concert (BCI, 2002)

Willie Nelson & Friends--Stars & Guitars (Lost Highway, 2002)

The Essential Willie Nelson (Legacy, 2003)

Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90—Live at the Hollywood Bowl (Legacy, 2023)

Live and Kickin’ (Lost Highway, 2003)

Run That by Me One More Time (Lost Highway, 2003)

Live at Billy Bob’s (Smith Music 2004)

Outlaws and Angels (Lost Highway, 2004)

It Will Always Be (Lost Hig…