Two months removed from releasing his Halo EP, Avoure continues paving the road to his debut album with “Always On My Mind.” ...

The book is available here. In this exclusive excerpt, Wayne Carson talks about writing 'Always on My Mind,' which scored Willie Nelson one his all-time career singles in 1982.

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His song “Always on My Mind” was recorded by other country artists, becoming a favorite of Nelson fans. Here’s what we know about the significance behind this 1982 release.

"Always on My Mind" stayed on top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart for two weeks, before Nelson's duet with Waylon Jennings, "Just to Satisfy You," claimed the top spot instead.

Wayne Carson, “Always on My Mind” Songwriter, Dies at 72 The tune was a hit for Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson. The Grammy winner also wrote "The Letter," recorded by The Box Tops and Joe Cocker.

Mark James, a Songwriters Hall of Fame member who wrote or co-wrote “Suspicious Minds,” “Always on My Mind” and “Hooked on a Feeling,” died June 8 at his home in Nashville. The news ...

Willie Nelson carried "Always On My Mind" to a Grammy win for Song of the Year. Thanks to Willie and 300 covers later, the song lives on.

Elvis covered “Always on My Mind” and released it as a B-side to his song “Separate Ways.” “Separate Ways” reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, staying on the chart for 12 weeks.

"Always On My Mind" scored Nelson Single and Song of the Year in 1982 and Song of the Year at the 1983 CMA Awards. The track also reached the top of Billboard 's Hot Country Singles chart in 1982 ...

No. 7: Gwen Sebastian Quick, name the "Gwen" in Blake Shelton's life that notched a No. 1 hit on the radio. "My Eyes" was a chart-topper, with Sebastian adding much more than backing vocals.

As one of three composers of “Always On My Mind,” Wayne Carson waited for nearly a decade before the song before Elvis Presley made it a top 20 hit on the Hot 100 in 1972.