And then, because, I typed in this paragraph from "Willie Nelson: An Epic Life," Joe Nick Patoski's excellent, if occasionally overstating biography of Willie:
Willie had reached the pinnacle of celebrity. Two weeks after the release of Stardust, he had performed at the White House for President Jimmy Carter. Jimmy regarded Willie so highly that he invited him back for a private performance in September. While the president was away at Camp David, trying to broker a Middle East peace agreement, Willie played a show on the White House lawn for NASCAR, singing a duet with First Lady Rosalynn Carter. That night, before retiring to the Lincoln Bedroom, where he and Connie spent the night, he climbed on the roof of the White House and smoked a joint with one of the Carter Boys.
And then there's the overstating part:
And without Willie covering his song, Townes [Van Zandt] would have likely died unrecognized and unappreciated.
Yeah, I've got an army of Texas songwriters that would say differently. Willie's probably one of them.
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