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As season two continues, I am stoked to have John Spong on the show today. He was nominated for a National Magazine Award in 2009 and twice won the Texas Institute of Letters’ O. Henry Award for Magazine Journalism. He is the author of A Book on the Making of Lonesome Dove and his stories have been collected in Best Food Writing and The Best American Sports Writing. He’s got two boys named Willie Mo and Leon.
Spong is a native Austinite and in my opinion, a walking Willie Nelson encyclopedia. I say this not only because he pretty much invented the Texas Monthly issue on Willie but also I have listened to every episode of his podcast called One By Willie where he has a notable Willie fan talk about their favorite Willie song. Check it out, it is WILLIE cool. My favorite episode is season two’s podcast with Don Was. Another one of my heroes.
And because he knows so much about Willie, today’s podcast we each picked our favorite three Willie records and discussed them.
MO PITTLE: GET TO KNOW HIM AND HIS TOP FIVE RECORDS
SLAID CLEAVES: GET TO KNOW HIM AND HIS TOP FIVE RECORDS
CHUCK PROPHET: GET TO KNOW HIM AND HIS TOP FIVE RECORDS
MILES ZUNIGA: GET TO KNOW HIM AND HIS TOP FIVE RECORDS
JO JAMES: GET TO KNOW HIM AND HIS TOP FIVE RECORDS
JAIMEE HARRIS: GET TO KNOW HER AND HER TOP FIVE RECORDS
JESSE DAYTON: GET TO KNOW HIM AND HIS TOP FIVE RECORDS
STEVE CARLSON: GET TO KNOW HIM AND HIS TOP FIVE RECORDS
GRAHAM WEBER: GET TO KNOW HIM AND HIS TOP FIVE RECORDS
JOHN CHIPMAN: GET TO KNOW HIM AND HIS TOP FIVE RECORDS
PAULA NELSON: GET TO KNOW HERE AND HER TOP FIVE RECORDS
KELLEY MICKWEE: GET TO KNOW HER AND HER TOP FIVE RECORDS
MITCH BALLARD: GET TO KNOW HIM AND HIS TOP FIVE RECORDS
WELDON HENSON: GET TO KNOW HIM AND HIS TOP FIVE RECORDS
HARMONI KELLEY: GET TO KNOW HERE AND HER TOP FIVE RECORDS
MIKE STINSON TOP FIVE RECORDS
CHRIS "THE WHIPPER" LAYTON TOP FIVE RECORDS
MIKE FLANIGIN TOP FIVE RECORDS
WAYNE SUTTON TOP FIVE RECORDS
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