Peltier, Leonard 198
‘Permanently Lonely’ 66, 214
Perot, Ross 221
Phases and Stages 89, 102, 104, 124, 127, 130–134, 172
‘Phases, Stages, Circles, Cycles and Scenes’ 104
‘Pick Up The Tempo’ 131, 259
Pierce, Don 39
Pollack, Sydney 172–177
Polleson, Mike 115
Presley, Elvis 180
‘Pretty Paper’ 63, 65
Pretty Paper 172
Prewitt, Buddy 170, 254
Price, Lloyd 65
Price, Ray 47, 49, 53–54, 58–59, 63, 68, 121, 146, 172, 183, 245
Price-Waterhouse 206–216
Pride, Charley 99
Promiseland, The 195
radio 13, 235
DJ work 27, 29–32, 35, 40, 42
Rainbow Connection, The 249
‘Rainy Day Blues’ 44
Raitt, Bonnie 226, 227
Raphael, Mickey 60–61, 70, 119–120, 130, 136, 151–153, 159–160, 167, 200, 212, 227, 231, 232, 237, 238, 253, 254, 256, 257
Ray, Wade 59, 72, 76, 78
RCA records 63, 65–67, 73, 76, 81, 88, 89, 101, 103–108, 124, 161
‘Recollection Phoenix’ 248
Record Men, The 73, 75, 80, 88–91, 100
Red Headed Stranger 101, 135–142, 158, 234
Red Headed Stranger (film) 172, 190
‘Red Headed Stranger’ 135
Redford, Robert 173, 174
Reed, Jerry 77
reggae 231–232
Reinhardt, Django 236, 237
‘Remember Me’ 141
Renton, Jimmy 151
Reshen, Neil 103–108, 121, 122, 123, 124, 127, 136, 138–141, 145, 152, 154, 155, 158–159, 171–172, 206, 207, 233
Richards, Anne 156, 211
Richards, Keith 2, 130
Road Goes On Forever, The 231
Rock, Kid 247
rock ’n’ roll 34
Rockwell, John 141
Rolling Stone magazine 123, 124, 140–141
Rolling Stones 98–99, 127, 130
Rothbaum, Mark 151, 171–172, 181, 188, 207, 219, 225, 236
Royal, Darrell 116–117, 126, 136, 157, 190, 211, 212
Russell, Leon 99, 119, 120, 122, 125, 146, 172, 231, 246
Sacco, Wayne 198
‘Sad Songs And Waltzes’ 125
Sahm, Doug 120, 123, 130
San Antonio, Texas 21, 28, 59
San Antonio Rose 172
Sanjek, Rick 122, 133
Schatzberg, Jerry 174
Schnautz, Travis 151
Serletic, Matt 247–248
Shaver, Billy Joe 250
‘She Is Gone’ 233
Sheridan, Peter 152–153, 157
Sherill, Billy 136, 139–140
‘She’s Not For You’ 66, 125
‘She’s Still Gone’ 81
Shotgun Willie 102, 120, 125, 127
‘Shotgun Willie’ 125, 127
Shrake, Bud 172
‘Silver Stallion’ 199
Simon, Paul 226, 228
Simpsons, The 245
Sinatra, Frank 182
Sinn Fein 199
Sizemore, Tony 254
Smith, Hal 49
Smith, Hazel 142
Somerville, David 124
‘So Much To Do’ 66, 125
‘Somebody Pick Up My Pieces’ 236
‘Song For You, A’ 125, 236, 246
Songwriter (film) 176
Songwriters’ Hall of Fame 245
Sound In Your Mind, The 145
‘Sound In Your Mind, The’ 214
Spears, Dan ‘Bee’ 96, 104, 113, 118, 123, 137, 141, 162, 190, 195, 197–198, 235, 254
Spirit 232–236
sponsorship 195, 219
Stagecoach (film) 190–191, 192
Starday record company 39, 48
Stardust 101, 160–163, 179
‘Stardust’ 161, 163
Starr, Ringo 90
‘Stay All Night (Stay A Little Longer)’ 125, 127
Stewart, ‘Crash’ 93, 96
‘Still Is Still Moving To Me’ 197, 226
‘Storm Has Just Begun, The’ 17, 31, 41
Stroud, James 248
Sugar Hill Records 246
Sugar Moon 228
‘Summer of Roses’ 101–102
‘Sweet Memories’ 82
Taupin, Bernie 247
Teatro 236–238, 243
Terry, Dixon 190
Texas 4–17, 20–21, 109–110, 111–112, 195
Texas In My Soul 81
Texas Troubadours 67, 68
‘There’ll Be Someone Waiting For You’ 64
‘They’re All The Same’ 191
Thief (film) 176
‘This Face’ 247
Thomas, Rob 247
Thompson, James 187, 188
‘Three Days’ 56, 236, 237, 246
‘Time Of The Preacher’ 137
‘To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before’ 181–182
To Lefty From Willie 145
‘Too Sick To Pray’ 234
‘Too Young To Settle Down’ 32
Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, Nashville 46–47
‘Touch Me’ 49, 56, 59, 73
Tougher Than Leather 178, 179
Trader, Larry 121, 168, 169, 170, 206, 216, 257
‘Trigger’ 137
Tritt, Travis 236
Troublemaker, The 124, 135, 136, 145, 156
‘Troublemaker, The’ 124
Tubb, Ernest 14, 68
U2 236
‘Undo The Right’ 232
‘Valentine’ 227
Varnon, Zeke 22, 230, 250, 257
Vincent, Jean Michael 154
Wag The Dog (film) 239
Walder, Carl 28
Walker, Billy 41, 45, 51
Walker, Jerry Jeff 114, 115, 118, 120, 151
Walter, Arlon 121
Wanted! The Outlaws 143–144, 235
Warren, Steve 87
Was, Don 224–225, 231–232
Washington Post 176, 190
Watson, Nancy Helen 192
‘Way You See Me, The’ 63
Waylon & Willie 146, 163
‘We Are The World’ 182, 186
‘We Don’t Run’ 234
Wexler, Jerry 122–124, 131–134
‘What A Way To Live’ 41, 42
What A Wonderful World 196
‘What Can They Do To Me Now?’ 91
‘When I’ve Sang My Last Hillbilly Song’ 31
‘Whiskey River’ 5, 125, 135, 188, 197, 252, 256
‘Whisky Walzer’ 65
White, James 211, 259
Who’ll Buy My Memories?: The IRS Tapes 213–215
‘Whore With A Heart Of Gold, A’ 236
Williams, Lucinda 249
Williams, Robin 198
Willie Nelson & Family 91
Willie Nelson Live At the Texas Opry House 135, 136
Willie Nelson Music 167, 209
Willie Nelson: The Lyrics 1957–1994 (book) 232
Willie Sings Hank Williams 228
‘Willingly’ 57, 59
Wills, Bob 13, 14, 27, 114
Wilson, Eddie 115, 117–119, 121, 122, 151, 167, 206
‘Wind Beneath My Wings, The’ 182
Wishoff, Bob 201–203, 210, 212, 216, 258
Without A Song 180–181
Witliff, Bill 190
Womack, Lee Ann 246
Woodstock 30-year anniversary 245
World Trade Center attack 245
Wrangler jeans 195
‘Yesterday’ 73, 118
Yesterday’s Wine 61, 81, 101–102, 106, 130
Yoakam, Dwight 238
‘You Left Me A Long, Long Time Ago’ 64
‘You Were It’ 249–250
Young, Donny 53
Young, Faron 50, 54, 55, 56, 101, 168
Young, Neil 187, 188, 195, 211
Young, Reggie 191
Zettner, David 47, 73, 75, 76, 77–78, 80, 82, 88, 89, 90–91, 95, 96, 99, 100–101, 102, 114, 170, 178, 194, 210, 213, 216, 230, 232, 249, 253, 255, 257–258, 259
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