Myrle

And a special good night to friends of the show Fenton and Myrle, celebrating their 65th anniversary.

CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2008 2008

Myrle sang and played the guitar like my other two brothers, but I couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.

Willie Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud 1992

But after our mother and daddy left, Willie and I felt just as warm and secure with our grandparents, maybe even more secure because we didn't have to hear Myrle and Ira fighting.

Willie Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud 1992

Myrle was only sixteen herself, and I was frightened and curious what was happening to her.

Willie Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud 1992

A couple of years earlier, when I was thirteen, Myrle had given birth to Bobbie Lee, and it had scared me to death.

Willie Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud 1992

I remember the period of day because Mama Nelson and I were doing the evening milking of our cow, and Myrle had wandered out to watch and t'Lk with us.

Willie Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud 1992

Myrle and I used to try to write songs together when Bobbie Lee and Willie were babies.

Willie Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud 1992

Willie's mother, Myrle, come down from Oregon for the wedding.

Willie Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud 1992

Thinking back on it now, the only time I can remember Myrle and Ira together is the day they split.

Willie Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud 1992

My sister Myrle had lived in Oregon for a long time.

Willie Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud 1992