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The crowd at Austin City Limits fell silent as Willie Nelson lowered his guitar mid-song, his eyes landing on a faded sign in the front row: “I got into Stanford. You said we’d sing together.” Moments later, a young woman stepped on stage — Emily Carter, once an orphan in foster care, now a Stanford scholarship student. At age 9, she had met Willie at a charity event, where he promised: “When you get into college, if I’m still out here picking songs, we’ll sing one together.” And now, they did. Together, they performed “Always on My Mind.” Emily’s voice shook at first, then grew stronger with each line, carrying every hardship and hope she had lived through. Willie’s guitar, “Trigger,” carried her the rest of the way… · August 31, 2025 · Comments off

Introduction Willie Nelson at 92: A Promise Kept on Stage That Brought a Stadium to...