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He’s synonymous with country, but you’d have to be high to say Willie Nelson doesn’t know a thing or two about rock ‘n’ roll. The Texas icon, older than the genre itself, built a career off the back of his own legendary country songbook as well as a knack for turning songs of all genres into something fitting his unique vocal phrasing and guitar picking. With a body of work as long and prolific as his, it’s no surprise he’s taken on his share of classic rock favorites, and even rubbed elbows with some of the most enduring artists in the genre. Here are 10 of our favorites. The Beatles Between ...
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Willie Nelson returned to action on Thursday night (July 4), walking on stage to an emotional response from his fans. The 91-year-old had missed the first eight performances of the Outlaw Music Festival touring roadshow, which kicked off on June 21 with Nelson and his family headlining a bill that also features Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, John Mellencamp and others. Last week he announced he’d been cleared by doctors to return to action, but later revealed he wouldn’t appear on July 2, either. Thursday night he played at Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic in Camden, New Jersey —...
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Willie Nelson has canceled another of his scheduled live appearances, and fans turned to social media to share plenty of thoughts, from concerns and well wishes to angry complaints. What New Shows Will Willie Nelson Miss?The 91-year-old country legend will not appear at the Outlaw Music Festival Tour stop slated for Tuesday night (July 2) in Mansfield, Mass., according to a new post to his social media midday Tuesday. However, the post goes on to assure fans that Nelson will be on hand for the show scheduled for Camden, N.J., on July 4, marking his annual 4th of July Picnic. The post reads as ...
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Willie Nelson provided a significant health update in canceling his appearance at three upcoming tour stops. The 91-year-old will not be at Outlaw Music Festival Tour stops scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday (June 28-30) in New York and New Jersey. Nelson first revealed health issues would keep him from joining the tour last week.Each of his cancelation messages has come with a promise that he’d recover soon.Once again, Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant will headline the tour as Nelson recuperates.Related: Country Stars Living With Serious Health Conditions The sliver lining is ...
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Kacey Musgraves recently celebrated nine years since her hit “Pageant Material” song debuted. The track came from her hit album of the same name. For one of the songs on the album — “Are You Sure” — she called on famous friend Willie Nelson to sing on. There is a story of how the two connected to team up for the song — which Nelson originally released in 1965 — a story Musgraves recently opened up about in detail on social media. “It was 2014 and the first time I ever smoked with Willie,” she write on Instagram. “I was on the road opening for he and Alison Krauss, and he had us up on his bus f...
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Willie Nelson is missing another Outlaw Music Festival Tour date as he recovers from an unspecified illness. The 91-year-old has canceled his Wednesday night (June 26) appearance in Virginia Beach, Va. The show will still proceed with Bob Dylan, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant. The Outlaw Music Festival Tour opened on June 21, but Nelson had to miss the first weekend on “doctor’s orders.”Language on his social media pages indicated a non-serious illness that he could recover from quickly.Lukas Nelson and Family will once again step in for Willie Nelson tonight.Related: Country Stars Who Are Liv...
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The 2024 Outlaw Music Festival Tour launched without its leader, Willie Nelson, on Friday night (June 21) in Alpharetta, Ga., but the show went on featuring sets from Bob Dylan, Robert Plant, Alison Krauss and Celisse. In place of Nelson’s own set, his son’s band Lukas Nelson and the Family Band performed instead, with a guest appearance by Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks. Plant and Krauss performed many of their usual selections, including Led Zeppelin‘s “Rock and Roll” and “The Battle of Evermore,” plus “When the Levee Breaks,” which they recently officially released. Dylan, on the other han...
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Willie Nelson will miss the opening run of shows on the 2024 Outlaw Music Festival Tour due to an unspecified illness. The 91-year-old country icon was slated to kick off the tour on Friday night (June 21) at the Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta, Ga., alongside Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and Allison Krauss and Celisse. However, he won’t be able to make the first weekend of shows on “doctor’s orders,” according to a post on his social media. Nelson’s team shared the following message on Friday afternoon: We regret to inform you that Willie Nelson is not feeling well, and per doctor’s orders,...
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Records were made to be broken, but this one from Willie Nelson may never be touched. Nelson’s latest record The Border, was released in early June and debuted at No. 50 on the Top Country Albums chart. With that debut, it becomes the 114th time that Nelson has had an album debut on the charts, extending his own record, according to Billboard. To give that number some perspective, Morgan Wallen has three albums. Willie Nelson now has 152 to his credit, including 75 solo studio albums. The 91-year old Nelson continues to put out new music with The Border. Despite checking in on the charts, the ...
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Mark James, a Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee best known for writing hits for Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson and a long list of other top artists, has died. The BBC reports that James died at his home in Nashville on June 8 at the age of 83. Born Francis Rodney Zambon in Houston, Texas, on Nov. 29. 1940, James took up the violin in his youth before switching to guitar. He launched his music career in Houston, playing the club scene before beginning to record his own songs. He released a string of minor local singles before interrupting his musical career to serve in Vietnam, and after he retur...
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