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Last August, comedian Tig Notaro took the stage at Largo in Los Angeles and got serious, discussing her breast cancer and the then-recent passing of her mother.

If Berklee College of Music President Roger H. Brown gets 100 percent cooler every year over the next two dozen years or so, he said Friday, he figures he'll be about half as cool as Willie Nelson .

The summer music festival season is overrated. Sure, you can watch your favorite bands at Bonnaroo or Pitchfork or Lollapalooza, but it's also really freaking hot out - and even hotter inside those portapotties.

It is a bittersweet month for the country music world, as we mourn the loss of the genre's greatest singer, George Jones, but we celebrated the 80th birthday of the genre's greatest entertainer, Willie Nelson on April 30th.

We are living in a golden age of golden rock gods, indefatigable icons who didn't just nurture pop music these past 50 years - they basically invented the stuff.

It has been a really long time since Willie Nelson, who turns 80 on Tuesday, actually looked like the Red Headed Stranger, but his iconic voice hasn't taken a hit over the course of an untouchable 57-year career that has taken him from early gigs as a struggling radio announcer to multiple appearances on country music's biggest stages.

Over the years the pig-tailed, bandana-wearing Red Headed Stranger has made friends with county judges and American tax lawyers alike, but it's his endearing relationship with his fans that make him so popular.

Good morning, it's Tuesday, April 30, the 120th day of 2013. There are 245 days left in the year.

Nelson's historic recordings include "Crazy," "Hello Walls," "Red Headed Stranger" and "Stardust." His six decade-long career includes a catalog of more than 200 albums and countless awards and honors.

I have a crush on my sister in law. I'd love to invite her over for some afternoon delight.

Willie Nelson performs at The Backyard Live Oak Amphitheater in Austin, Texas, on Sunday.

It's Willie Nelson's 80th Birthday and many celebrities have been sending their best wishes to the Red Headed Stranger via Youtube.

George Jones died Friday , and I know I should have a lot of things to write about this wonderful man and his incredible career.

America loves its outlaws, and few are as admired and lionized as Willie Nelson.

They are called record albums because in the early days of recorded music, a collection of 78 rpm discs by one artist was sold in a heavy cardboard folder holding individual sleeves, usually with cover art and artist information.

Local musicians Duaine George, Mike Boren, Jason Johnston and Lance Zimmerman will put the country music in Camelot Theatre's "Spotlight on Willie Nelson." The show, written by Brian O'Connor and directed by Presila Quinby, presents a look at the American outlaw country singer's career from the days of his earliest songwriting to his tours with The ... (more)

Working on this week's cover story on Willie Nelson was a blast -- and a blast from the past.

He was a long way from the "Wee Willie Nelson" persona he assumed when he was a disc jockey and bandleader in Vancouver, Washington, in 1957.