SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
Willie Nelson reportedly has a new Lyndel Rhodes tune on his upcoming album. It's called "Little House On The Hill." The Guardian reports that Buddy Cannon, the music producer, emailed a copy of the song to Willie Nelson, who emailed back, I love it. Let's cut it. Lyndel Rhodes is Buddy Cannon's mother. She's 92 years old, and Buddy Cannon recorded his mother listening to Willie sing her song.
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BUDDY CANNON: What are you listening to?
LYNDEL RHODES: "Little House On The Hill."
CANNON: Whose song is that?
RHODES: Mine.
CANNON: You wrote it?
RHODES: Yeah, trying to.
CANNON: Well, who's singing it?
RHODES: Mr. Willie.
CANNON: Willie Who?
RHODES: Mr. Willie Nelson.
CANNON: All right.
SIMON: It's the first song Lyndel Rhodes has had recorded. She sings it pretty well, too.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LITTLE HOUSE ON THE HILL")
RHODES: (Singing) On the hill - I'm going to buy that little house on the hill. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.