as i recall,when willie had so much riff with the irs ,theyauctioned off all his property. Some wealthy fan bought the property willie grew up on,at auction,and fuckin gave it back to willie.
Now weather other people like it or not Ive been sort of a fan of willie for the better part of 35 yrs.People can spout all the shit about willie they want but willie wrote 2 of the most classic country songs ever, "crazy" and "hello walls". Past that some of willies lyrics stand up really well as poetry,should one take them out of the context of a song, for example most of the "red headed stranger" album. One of my favorite willie things ,isnt even on a willie record. Theres a Toots and The Maytals record called "true love" the track"stills still movin to me is just too fuckin good, between frank "toots" hibbarts rusty,crusty ol baratone voice,and that funky sings just behind the beat thing willie does, it just works so fuckin well.
and just for the fuck of sayin so ,one of willies best sellers was "pancho and lefty" w/merle haggard,great as it is willie didnt write it. Townes vanzant did, so even as far as what willie covers,hes got great taste. :tup: