Reba Tops Nielsen SoundScan Hot 200 Chart

It was another strong week at retail for country music as Reba McEntire's Keep On Loving You gave the genre its third chart-topping week, after the Number One debuts of Sugarland's Live On The Inside and George Strait's Twang.  How did the rest of the chart shake out?

Willie Nelson - American Classic

America Classic is the 4th album Willie Nelson has released to the marketplace this year but it's only the second to feature newly recorded material.  How does this album of jazz classics stack up with his whole catalog of records?

Willie Nelson - Always On My Mind

Listen to Willie Nelson sing his classic song, this time a jazzy rendition from America Classic.

Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson - Good Hearted Woman

Listen to Waylon and Willie sing one of their biggest hits.

A Man and his Guitar: Willie Nelson and Trigger

Willie Nelson first started playing with his beloved "Trigger" Guitar in the late 1960s on the sides that were originally recoded for some of the tracks which were unproduced on "Naked Willie."  Here's a story about Trigger and how the guitar has become part of Willie's life.

Willie Nelson - Jimmy's Road

Here's one of the best tracks from Willie Nelson's "unproduced" album "Naked Willie."

Willie Nelson - Naked Willie

Wille Nelson has been recording music for nearly 50 years and in that time he's had his music packaged and re-packaged numerous times but never has it sounded better than it does here.  What makes this so good?

U2 Knocks Taylor Swift From Top Spot of SoundScan Charts

With the biggest sales week of the year, Rock icons U2 have knocked Country-Pop star Taylor Swift from the pole position on the charts with nearly 500,00 CDs sold last week.  There was a surpise Top 3 appearance from a critically acclaimed indie Alt-Country artist too.

Taylor Swift's "Fearless" Tops Charts for a Record 10th Week

After last week's strong chart numbers, the dismal state of the Hot Album Charts return as the high of the Grammy Awards is officially over.  Still, It's not all bad for some artists, particularly Taylor Swift as she once again dominates the chart, her 10th week on top.

Willie Nelson - Wille And The Wheel

The idea for this album came from Willie Nelson's former label boss and good friend Jerry Wexler in the 1960s.  This album is a collection of classic Western Swing performed by Willie Nelson and Asleep at The Wheel.