Lyle Lovett’s folksy lilt frantically said through the phone. It was a Friday morning and the now-64-year-old Lovett was on babysitting duty, watching his 4-year-old twins.

The singer-songwriter recalls beginning his career at Texas A&M, being inspired by Martin Murphy and learning from Nanci Griffith.

And Lyle Lovett joins us now from, of course, Texas. Thanks so much for being with us. LOVETT: Scott, you know, I've been listening to you for years and years.

Having introduced himself in 1986 with the 10 original songs on "Lyle Lovett," he is now closing the circuit as a more seasoned performer, offering a glimpse at the years that proceeded his debut.

Lyle Lovett celebrates home on new album, ... Now he’s looking forward to returning to the area , this time co-headlining a sold-out acoustic show Oct.15 with John Hiatt at Northwestern’s Cahn ...

Lyle Lovett & His Large Band "Austin City Limits" TV Taping - Credit: Gary Miller/Getty Images Standing behind a camera atop a tripod onstage at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts ...

Lyle Lovett wanted his first new album in 10 years “to feel personal. ... and now that we can tour again I just appreciate it that much more.

Lyle Lovett – an unofficial Coloradan – and His Large Band will return on July 9 with singer-songwriters Shawn Colvin and KT Tunstall. Tickets are on sale now.

Lyle Lovett’s “12th of June” is named after the date his twins were born and songs ... We lived about 28 miles north of downtown Houston and traffic in those days was as bad as it is now.

Rodney Crowell and Lyle Lovett have joined together for a new duet titled What You Gonna Do Now, and the result is a rollicking good time that's a cautionary tale.

Lyle Lovett is feeling fatherhood in silly and tender ways. Scott Simon talks with the Texas musician about family life and how it inspired his first album in a decade, "12th of June." ...