Willie Nelson's Letters to America Read online

  “Uncloudy Day.” © 1978 Full Nelson Music. All rights administered by Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, 424 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

  “Valentine.” Words and Music by WILLIE NELSON. © 1993 ACT FIVE MUSIC (BMI) and WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI). All Rights Administered by WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission of ALFRED PUBLISHING LLC.

  “Vote ’Em Out.” Words and Music by Willie Nelson and Buddy Cannon. Copyright © 2018 by Sony Music Publishing LLC and BMG Run Slow Music. All Rights on behalf of Sony Music Publishing LLC Administered by Sony Music Publishing LLC, 424 Church Street, Suite 1200, Nashville, TN 37219. All Rights on behalf of BMG Run Slow Music Administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC. International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by Permission of Sony Music Publishing, LLC and Hal Leonard LLC.

  “We Don’t Run.” Words and Music by WILLIE NELSON. © 1996 WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI) and ACT FIVE MUSIC (BMI). All Rights Administered by WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission of ALFRED PUBLISHING LLC.

  “Who’ll Buy My Memories?” Copyright © 1971 Full Nelson Music. All rights administered by Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, 424 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

  “Write Your Own Songs.” Copyright © 1982 Full Nelson Music. All rights administered by Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, 424 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

  “Yesterday’s Wine.” Copyright © 1971 Full Nelson Music. All rights administered by Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, 424 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

  “You Don’t Think I’m Funny Anymore.” Words and Music by WILLIE NELSON. © 2008 WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI) and ACT FIVE MUSIC (BMI). All Rights Administered by WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission of ALFRED PUBLISHING LLC.

  ABOUT THE AUTHORS

  From a small town in Texas to international acclaim as a singer, songwriter, actor and activist, gambler and joker, Willie Nelson’s career has topped the worlds of country and popular music with frequent forays in film, television, and literature. He has been honored with thirteen Grammy Awards, The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize, and the Kennedy Center Honors. His populist activism has supported environmental and Native American causes, legalization of cannabis, and America’s Family Farmers.

  Turk Pipkin has published a dozen books, including The Tao of Willie, also coauthored with his friend Willie Nelson. He is also known for his roles in two HBO series, The Sopranos and The Leftovers, and is the cofounder of the global education nonprofit, The Nobelity Project. In forty years, he has never beat Willie in dominoes.