Willie Nelson’s Guitar

by Deborah Barnes TNN Magazine August 1998 In “Nashville Cats,” their classic hit of the ’60s, The Lovin’ Spoonful sang “there’s 13-hundred and 52 guitar pickers in Nashville.” And it seems that for each one of those 1,352 pickers, there’s a favorite guitar. Willie Nelson, a Roy Rogers fan, bought his trademark Martin N-20 guitar in 1969 and dubbed it “Trigger,” after the cowboy’s famous steed. The legendary singer/songwriter has played the guitar for so many hears, he’s worn a hole in it. But there’s still room for the... [read full story]