Despite its conservative reputation, country music produces unconventional figures and improbable success stories. Boxcar Willie, who has died of leukaemia aged 67, was both. In an era of rhinestone ...

Boxcar Willie, left, and Jim Martin sit in a Springfield recording studio in this Oct. 4, 1982, photo. Boxcar came to Springfield to put the finishing touches on his new album. “I came up here to give ...