Among those showing improvement after ACL work are Utah's Al Jefferson and Los Angeles Clippers guard Willie Green.

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He has even suggested appointing as energy czar his friend Willie Nelson, a green country singer who fuels his tour bus with biodiesel and sells the stuff at petrol stations in Texas.

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And what makes it interesting is it was the very first single that Al Green recorded with Hi Records, produced by Willie Mitchell, which is the label that he really became Al Green in terms of - became a national star.

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