Chesney: Willie Is Our Godfather
Kenny Chesney’s latest CD was released on Willie Nelson’s 80th birthday, and Willie himself appears on the CD. But Kenny told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that Willie is a major influence: “Willie inspires the world in a lot of ways. The way he walks through the world with such simplicity. He could be the Godfather of No Shoes Nation. He has that mentality. Whether he knows it or not, he is. I was able to spend time with him in Hawaii in December, we sat around the poker table for a few days with a couple guitars…” Lon interrupted by asking who won? “Oh he did. I’ll never do that again. But there’s a song on this new record called ‘High Up In A Coconut Tree,’ and me & Willie found our way to climb up in that coconut tree, and we had a blast. So he’s an inspiration to me in a lot of ways.”
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