威利•赫尤•納爾遜（生于1933年4月30日）是美國的一名鄉村創作型歌手。除了寫歌演戲，他還熱衷于各種社會活動。20世紀70年代的“亡命徒鄉村音樂”運動使他的名聲大振；他成為了一種文化象征，尤其在美國流行文化中占有一席之地。

Now in his 70's, he continues to tour and has performed in concerts and fundraisers with other major musicians, including Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews. He also continues to record albums prolifically in new genres that embrace reggae, blues, jazz, folk, and popular music.

如今，年逾古稀的他依舊參加巡演。他曾與一些主流音樂家（如鮑勃•迪倫和大衛•馬修斯）一起同臺演出，其中有單純的音樂會，也不乏一些募資會。另外，他還涉足新興音樂流派，如雷鬼音樂、藍調、爵士樂、民謠和流行樂，不斷錄制專輯，成果頗豐。

Willie Nelson has a style unlike no other artist in any type of genre, not just country music. Even back in 1982 that fact was evident in the original version of "Always on my Mind."

威利•納爾遜的音樂風格不同于任何一位音樂家。鄉村音樂里他是這樣，在涉足的其他音樂流派里，他也是如此。 甚至追溯至1982年，他自己演繹的版本《永在我心》也證實了這一點。

Though the music was mostly pop, tracks like "I'm A Memory" showcased Willie's unique guitar playing. "Always on my Mind" remains to this date as one of the most popular songs performed by Willie, while his version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is pretty low-key and easy to handle. A ticking time bomb is how a relationship is described in "Staring Each Other Down." "Turn out the lights" because "The Party's Over" for the man in this song about wallowing in pity.

威利的大部分音樂都是流行樂。他彈得一手獨特、絕妙的吉他，這在歌曲《I'm A Memory》里有所展示。他翻唱的歌曲《永在我心》至今仍深受大眾歡迎；那首《憂郁河上的橋》曲調低沉卻易于把握。歌曲《Staring Each Other Down》里描述的感情如同一顆嘀嗒作響的定時炸彈；“關掉燈”，因為《晚會已結束》，這首歌里的男人心里滿是遺憾。

When Willie puts out music branded as pop there is an unmistakable folk-country feel to his albums and whatever he touches has a certain feel or flair. If you are a fan or a new listener looking for a true classic from the star, give the digitally remastered 'Always on my Mind' a shot because it shows another facet of Willie's genius.

威利推出的流行音樂專輯里往往帶有明顯的民謠或鄉村色彩，他所嘗試的音樂都多多少少是這種風格。如果你是他的歌迷，又或是初次聽他的歌，希望從他那兒聽到一首真正的流行經典，那么就給他這首重新錄制的《永在我心》一次機會吧，因為它展現了威利音樂天賦的另一面。

（China.org.cn 汪瑋 譯）