Like Father, Like Son: Willie and Lukas Nelson

Throughout music’s history, there have been many a child that has followed their parent’s footsteps and dreams into the music industry.  Off the top of my head, I think of Hank Williams and Hank Jr,  Arlo and Woodie Guthrie, Alan and Robin Thicke,  Johnny and Rosanne Cash, Bob Marley and his sons Ziggy and Damian, just to name a few.

Today’s post is about Willie Nelson and his son Lukas Nelson.

Willie was raised by his grandparents, as his parents had split up right after he was born in 1933. He was named by his cousin, Mildred.  When he was six years old, his grandpa bought him a guitar. Willie and his older sister Bobbie started singing gospel songs at the local church.  When he was only seven years old, he wrote his first song. He was nine when he joined his first band. When  he was 22, he recorded his first two recordings, "The Storm Has Just Begun" and "When I've Sung My Last Hillbilly Song". He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound.

Lukas was born Dec 25, 1988. Lukas moved from Hawaii to Los Angeles in 2007 to attend Loyola Marymount University. In early 2008, Lucas met drummer Anthony LoGerfo at a Neil Young concert. Shortly after, the two began playing music together in Seal Beach, California.
In October 2008 Lukas dropped out of college to pursue his music career full-time. Lukas called Anthony Logerfo (drummer), Tato Melgar (percussionist), Merlyn Kelly (bassist), and formed Promise of the Real. The band released its first full-length record, “Promise of the Real,” in December 2010.

Close your eyes and listen to how similar they sound.

I have a couple of questions for you, my readers... please indulge me with your honest opinions.

1. Do you prefer the individual videos or do you prefer to see the playlist (or perhaps both) on the posts? 
2. I’m toying with the idea of doing a Like Father, Like Son series. Would you be interested in seeing something like this here on the blog? If so, tell me who you would most like to read about or hear the comparisons of their music. I am also open to Father/Daughter and Mother/Son and Mother/Daughter suggestions as well.