Willie Nelson Always On My Mind

As a songwriter and a performer, Willie Nelson played a vital role in postrock roll country music. Although he didn t become a star until the mid 70s, Nelson spent the 60s writing songs that became hits for stars like Ray Price ( Night Life ), Patsy Cline ( Crazy ), Faron Young ( Hello Walls ), and Billy Walker ( Funny How Time Slips Away ) as well as releasing a series of records on Liberty and RCA that earned him a small, but devoted, cult following. During the early 70s, Willie aligned himself with Waylon Jennings and the burgeoning outlaw country movement that made him into a star in 1975. Following the crossover success of that year s The Red Headed Stranger and Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain, Nelson was a genuine star, as recognizable in pop circles as he was to the country audience; in addition to recording, he also launched an acting career in the early 80s. Even when he was a star, Willie never played it safe musical