The theme on this edition of Stranger Songs is "Willie Nelson at 90." Willie turns 90 on April 29, and as Bob Dylan wrote in his book, The Philosophy of Modern Song, “Willie Nelson could, as they say, sing the phone book and make you weep – he could also write the phonebook.”
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy 
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| My Own Peculiar Way Willie Nelson - My Own Peculiar Way - RCA |
| Crazy Patsy Cline - The Unforgettable Patsy Cline - PolyTel |
| Funny How Time Slips Away Lucinda Williams - Funny How Time Slips Away: A Night of ‘60s Country Classics - Highway 20 |
| Night Life The Little Willies - The Little Willies - Milking Bull |
| Mr. Record Man Willie Nelson - Absolutely the Best, Volume 1 - Fuel 2000 |
| One Day at a Time Bobby Bare - Constant Sorrow - RCA |
| Three Days k.d. lang & the reclines - Absolute Torch and Twang - Sire
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| Sad Songs and Waltzes Colleen Peterson - Beginning to Feel Like Home - Capitol
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| Hello Walls Willie Nelson - Absolutely the Best, Volume 1 - Fuel 2000 |
| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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| Time of the Preacher Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger - Columbia/Legacy |
| I Couldn't Believe it was True Doc & Merle Watson - Elementary Doctor Watson - Tomato |
| Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Kerouac’s Last Dream - Appleseed |
| Red Headed Stranger Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger - Columbia/Legacy |
| Don’t Get Around Much Anymore Willie Nelson - Stardust - Columbia |
| Always on My Mind Kerri Powers - Words on the Wind - Must Have Music |
| Sister's Coming Home Emmylou Harris - Blue Kentucky Girl - Warner Bros./Rhino |
| Me and Paul Willie Nelson - Wanted! The Outlaws - RCA |
| Hesitation Blues Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel - Willie and the Wheel - Bismeaux |
| I Just Drove By Willie Nelson & Kimmie Rhodes - Just One Love - Justice |
| Bloody Mary Morning Kinky Friedman & Willie Nelson - The Loneliest Man I Ever Met - Avenue A |
| When I Go Judy Collins & Willie Nelson - Strangers Again - Wildflower/Cleopatra |
| Milk Cow Blues Wynton Marsalis Septet featuring Willie Nelson - United We Swing: Best of the Lincoln Centre Galas - Blue Engine |
| Getting Over You Willie Nelson & Bonnie Raitt - Across the Borderline - Columbia |
| Marie Townes Van Zandt & Willie Nelson - Texas Rain: The Texas Hill Country Recordings - Tomato |
| Something to Brag About Mary Kay Place & Willie Nelson - The Ahern Sessions 1976-1977 - Raven |
| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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9:51 PM, April 24th, 2023