When Willie Nelson was 12 he played in a local polka band in Abbott, Texas, and wrote what would become one of his first two singles, “The Storm Has Just Begun.” His woeful ballad was a story of heartbreak set against a stormy night. “That’s kind of looking on the dark side for a 12-year-old […]
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