Many musicians play guitars, but some have a special connection to their prized axe. So special, in fact, the guitars have names and are treated like family.

Willie Nelson. Yet the 92-year-old Texas icon has been performing music with Trigger for so long — since 1969, to be exact — that the pair co-exist not as musician and guitar but as a single ...

Willie Nelson’s fate changed in 1969 when a drunk audience member stepped on his Baldwin acoustic guitar. Nashville luthier Shot Jackson said the Baldwin couldn’t be fixed. However, he thought ...

When fans think of Willie Nelson, they immediately conjure up ... Willie has confessed that if it was a choice between his prized guitar, Trigger, or his long hair, he'd ditch the latter. " ...

It’s fun to hear Willie ... Longtime Nelson collaborator Buddy Cannon produced the record, and the backing musicians provide graceful, tasteful support. Nelson’s beloved guitar Trigger plays ...

He’s got such great instincts.” You’re friends with Willie Nelson. Have you ever gotten to play his famous guitar, Trigger? “Yes, I have! It’s just one of the most beautiful, living ...

But it’s that partnership with his son — and the prominent role played by Trigger, Nelson’s classical guitar — that makes this 153rd Willie Nelson album stand out to John Spong.

Beyonce made a very rare and lengthy Instagram post on October 29, 2024 in honor of Willie Nelson. The pair had ... bringing out his famous guitar, Trigger, to play "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies ...

Willie Nelson, revered country artist and patron saint of Austin, joined the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Friday. After accepting his trophy from Dave Matthews, Willie reflected on the "long ride ...

Gibbons is also at No. 86 with his instantly recognizable Dean Z "Fur" Guitar ... 100 greatest guitarists list. Willie Nelson's 1969 Martin N-20, "known as "Trigger," is all the way up at ...

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