威利•赫尤•纳尔逊（生于1933年4月30日）是美国的一名乡村创作型歌手。除了写歌演戏，他还热衷于各种社会活动。20世纪70年代的“亡命徒乡村音乐”运动使他的名声大振；他成为了一种文化象征，尤其在美国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，年逾古稀的他依旧参加巡演。他曾与一些主流音乐家（如鲍勃•迪伦和大卫•马修斯）一起同台演出，其中有单纯的音乐会，也不乏一些募资会。另外，他还涉足新兴音乐流派，如雷鬼音乐、蓝调、爵士乐、民谣和流行乐，不断录制专辑，成果颇丰。

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•纳尔逊的音乐风格不同于任何一位音乐家。乡村音乐里他是这样，在涉足的其他音乐流派里，他也是如此。 甚至追溯至1982年，他自己演绎的版本《永在我心》也证实了这一点。

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.

威利的大部分音乐都是流行乐。他弹得一手独特、绝妙的吉他，这在歌曲《I'm A Memory》里有所展示。他翻唱的歌曲《永在我心》至今仍深受大众欢迎；那首《忧郁河上的桥》曲调低沉却易于把握。歌曲《Staring Each Other Down》里描述的感情如同一颗嘀嗒作响的定时炸弹；“关掉灯”，因为《晚会已结束》，这首歌里的男人心里满是遗憾。

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.

威利推出的流行音乐专辑里往往带有明显的民谣或乡村色彩，他所尝试的音乐都多多少少是这种风格。如果你是他的歌迷，又或是初次听他的歌，希望从他那儿听到一首真正的流行经典，那么就给他这首重新录制的《永在我心》一次机会吧，因为它展现了威利音乐天赋的另一面。

（China.org.cn 汪玮 译）