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S3 E2: Paula Nelson on "Devil In A Sleepin' Bag" (special Willie's Bday episode)
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Apr 27, 2022
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Podcast episode
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This week, we ring in Willie’s 89th birthday with his daughter Paula Nelson, who talks about “Devil in a Sleeping Bag,” off of his 1973 album Shotgun Willie. It’s a song Willie wrote about his longtime drummer and best friend, Paul English—who happens to be Paula’s namesake—and it gets her thinking about Paul’s dual role as Willie’s well-armed money-collector, a gunfight her dad was in, and hanging with Michael Jackson at the “We Are the World” recording session—before closing with some sweet memories of her dad’s older sister, pianist Bobbie Nelson.
Released:
Apr 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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