EPISODE #11
WILLIE NELSON
ALAN VEGA
SAM PHILLIPS
Ben joins Willie Nelson on Willie’s tour bus, and discovers a mysterious briefcase with a surprise inside.
A creative force and a true artist’s artist, Ben remembers his friend and collaborator Alan Vega and the years they spent creating music together.
Sometimes even the man who invented rock and roll still needs to do everyday chores, which is when Ben encountered Sam Phillips.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
THIS EPISODE ALSO MENTIONS:
Alex Chilton, Bee Speers, Bill Lloyd, Charles Bronson, Charlie Feathers, Charlie Rich, Dead Milkmen, Elvis Presley, Ernest Tubb, Gary Morris, Henry Rollins, J.M. Van Eaton, Jeff Beck, Jerry Phillips, Jim Reeves, Jimmy Page, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Cash, Junior Kimbrough, Kris Kristofferson, Martin Rev, Paul English, Ric Ocasek, Rodney Crowell, Roland Janes, Rosanne Cash, Sam The Sham, Sonny Bono, Stan Kesler, Suicide, The Cicadas, The Yardbirds, Van Morrison, Velvet Underground, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson
Brent films Willie on his bus
Ben meets Willie Nelson
Ben and Alan Vega in 1996
Alan Vega performs in 1996
Alan Vega in 1996
Alan Vega performs in 1996
Alan Vega's handwritten "Fat City" lyrics
Charlie Feathers sessions at Sam Phillips Recording