A couple of weeks ago a friend requested some Willie Nelson from me. I’ve never actually played any of Willie’s songs (other than “Blue Eyes…”) and he specifically mentioned this song, so I thought I’d tackle it. I’m glad I did, because in the two weeks I’ve spent with it, I’ve fallen in love with this song. (Also gave me a reason to don the cowboy hat again.)

I tried to preserve some of Willie’s signature guitar licks, like his ever-present bass walks. His son, Lukas, does a great version of it and I borrowed a couple of his licks, as well, but I tried to also put my own stamp on this performance. Willie wrote “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground” and held it for a while before including it in the soundtrack for his Honeysuckle Rose movie. It was released as a single and became a chart-topper for him. I’m pretty happy with this one–hope you enjoy it, too.