Emmylou Harris on "Till I Gain Control Again" (special Willie's birthday episode)

About this episode

Emmylou Harris reflects on her musical connection with Willie Nelson and the song 'Till I Gain Control Again' in a special birthday tribute episode.

In another of our annual, Icon-on-Icon birthday tributes to Willie, 14-time Grammy winner and Country Hall of Famer Emmylou Harris talks about a song she sang every night with him when they toured together in the 70s, “Till I Gain Control Again.” It was, of course, written by one of her and Willie’s all-time favorite songwriters, Rodney Crowell, and it gets Emmy thinking about being a young artist watching the deep, almost spiritual connection Willie forms with his fans—plus the way she and Willie had to swim against the Nashville tide to pull country music back to its roots, the day Elvis died, the making of Teatro …and the death-defying, high-wire act of trying to sing harmony with Willie Nelson.

People in this episode

Host: John Spong

Guest: Emmylou Harris

Topics covered

• country music
• artist collaboration
• music history
• songwriting
• Nashville
• fan connection

Keywords

• Emmylou Harris
• Willie Nelson
• Rodney Crowell
• country music
• Teatro
• songwriting
• music history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Till I Gain Control Again, Teatro

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