This week in Texas Music History, Willie Nelson completes two albums in one week with Atlantic Records. In April 1972, Willie Nelson departed Nashville for Austin, returning to the Texas scene that nurtured him. That same year, he left his contract with RCA after meeting Atlantic Records mogul Jerry Wexler at a house party. Wexler, known for his groundbreaking work with Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin, was branching out into the sort of progressive country being forged in Austin at the time. He

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