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Willie Nelson is an American music icon that is known the world over for his unique voice, poignant songwriting, daring multi-genre musical collaborations, unforgettable movie and television roles, and his dedicated support of the American farmer. As a songwriter, Nelson goes down in history as one of the greatest composers of all time, with credits that include \u2018Funny How Time Slips Away\u2019 \u2018Night Life\u2019 \u2018Crazy\u2019 and \u2018Hello Walls.\u2019<\/p>\n

In our list of the Top 10 Willie Nelson songs, we feature some of his classic duets with singers like Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard, as well as signature songs like \u2018Always on My Mind\u2019 and \u2018On the Road Again.\u2019 This short list of classics is the reason Willie Nelson won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000 and that he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993.<\/p>\n

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Longtime friends Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson wrote \u2018Good Hearted Woman\u2019 while playing a poker game in 1969. Jennings spotted a newspaper ad promoting a Tina Turner concert that stated, \u201cTina Turner singing songs about good-hearted women loving good-timing men.\u201d Waylon and Willie jokingly admit that they wrote the song with their own wives, Connie and Jessi, in mind. Waylon released the song as a solo recording in 1972, then re-released the song as a duet on the album ‘Wanted: The Outlaws’ with Willie Nelson in 1975.<\/p>\n