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Apr 30, 2023 · Watch the Chicks, Sturgill Simpson and Billy Strings perform for Willie Nelson at Long Story Short: Willie 90 at the Hollywood Bowl.
May 1, 2023 · Keith Richards, Dave Matthews, Emmylou Harris and more joined the second evening of music to celebrate the life of the beloved performer. Willie Nelson and Keith Richards at Willie’s 90th ...
- George Strait Joined Willie Onstage at The End of Night One
- Booker T. Jones and Willie Played 'Stardust'
- Willie Spotlighted Young Talents Billy Strings and Lily Meola
- Norah Jones and Rosanne Cash Treated Kris Kristofferson with Kindness and Care
- Willie’s Songs Transformed to Meet The Artist, The Moment
- The House Band Was Amazing
- The Cinematic Nature of Willie’s Songs Came to Life
- Lukas Nelson's 'Angel Flying Too Close to The Ground' Was Heartbreaking
- Emmylous Harris Sang A Profound Rendition of 'The Maker'
- Willie and Keith Richards Took Us Home with 'Live Forever'
The King of Country Music’s surprise arrival was the climax of night one of the birthday extravaganza. “Hey George, let’s sing one,” Willie said after George Strait appeared to thunderous applause. And with the easy camaraderie of a pair of lifetime wanderers who just happened to reshape the landscape of the roads they traveled, the two country mus...
There are many stories of Willie Nelson’s fierce artistic independence floating around the world and this is one of my favorites: After a string of successful albums, including “Red-Headed Stranger” (1975), “The Troublemaker” (1976) and “Waylon and Willie” (1977), Willie’s label at the time (Columbia Records) was very interested in more outlaw coun...
Recalling moments with old friends and family was a strong motif of this show. But it was also about legacy — the way Willie’s songs and his creative influence have been passed down through generations. Bluegrass breakout Billy Strings was listening to Willie’s music “before I could tie my shoes,” he said before the show. His grandfather loved the ...
At 86 years old, Willie’s fellow Highwayman, Kris Kristofferson, has been struggling with health problems over the last few years. Each night of the show he was paired with a female artist who helped carry him through his performance. On night one, Rosanne Cash sang the lead on Kris Kristofferson’s “Lovin’ Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do...
Speaking of Norah Jones, she was one of the quiet MVPs of the weekend, embodying Bobbie Nelson each evening on the saloon swinger “Down Yonder” and backing Allison Russell on piano on night two. On the red carpet Saturday, she said she believes Willie’s greatest legacy is the songs he’s given us. “They’re classics and they’re just so fun to interpr...
Super producer Don Was assembled a top-notch crew of players to hold down the backline for the show. The sound was incredible and rich arrangements added texture and depth to favorite songs. The whole band was fantastic but special shoutouts to Mickey Raphael and the McCrary Sisters. Willie’s longtime harmonica player exchanged plaintive interplay ...
Willie Nelson is one of the greatest story-song writers of all time. He writes songs that drop you into detailed landscapes, songs that slip you into lives on the edge of perilous calamity that somehow also feel (often disconcertingly) familiar. Tyler Childers and the Food Stamps did a breathtaking version of “Time of the Preacher” that placed us i...
As much as this show felt like a celebration of Willie's life, there was also a sense of gazing into the inevitable beyond. A hush fell over the crowd each night as Lukas Nelson took to the stage for a solo acoustic version of “Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground.” On its surface, this song is a lament of lost love, but as the younger Nelson sang ...
Similarly, shortly before Willie took the stage on night two, Emmylou Harris lifted her storm-weathered voice to the great unknown and sang “I’m not afraid in the hands of the Maker” with Daniel Lanois, who wrote the 1989 spiritual exploration, at her side. It felt like another reminder that at this point in Willie’s life, the end is closer than th...
“It’s good to be here. It’s good to be anywhere,” the Rolling Stones guitarist quipped as he took the stage to join Willie at the end of night two. After playing a heartfelt version of “We Had It All,” Willie, sitting on stage alongside Richards and both of his sons, sang, “I'm gonna live forever/ I'm gonna cross that river/ I'm gonna catch tomorro...
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Apr 29, 2023 · USA TODAY. LOS ANGELES – Willie Nelson's Hollywood Bowl 90th birthday celebration is in the concert history books. "Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90," the power-packed two-night event that...
May 1, 2023 · Dozens of Nelson’s friends and fellow performers gathered in Los Angeles for Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90, A Star-Studded Concert Celebrating Willie’s 90th Birthday, a two-night...
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Apr 25, 2023 · Willie Nelson’s unofficial theme song, “ On the Road Again ,” remains accurate as he turns 90 on April 29, 2023. The country music legend is on tour, with dates scheduled into October 2023 ...
Dec 17, 2023 · On April 29th and 30th, 2023, Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday was commemorated at the Hollywood Bowl in California with a two-day mega celebration that saw a huge host of performers paying tribute to Willie in song.
