With more than six decades of making music, and more than 100 albums released during that time, it’s not easy paring down to Willie Nelson ... versions of songs written by others.

Need some country songs from the 1980s do soothe your soul and give you a dose of nostalgia? We're fond of these four tracks.

The blazing firefight that inspired Willie Nelson's 1973 hit "Shotgun Willie" and gave him his iconic nickname of the same title.

Sometimes lost in the fog of pot jokes about the world's most famous celebrity stoner is the fact Willie Nelson is ... long that he's written more than 2,500 songs, lodged 60 hits on the country ...