No audience. No applause. Just Willie. Just Merle. The sky over Bakersfield was heavy that morning, draped in gray as if mourning alongside him. Willie Nelson, 92 and worn by time, stepped slowly out of his old truck, each movement deliberate, each breath steeped in memory.
A FINAL SONG BETWEEN FRIENDS: Willie Nelson’s Quiet Farewell to Merle Haggard The sky over...