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Catching Up with Willie Nelson
by AAJ Staff
From the 1995-2003 archive: This article first appeared at All About Jazz in October 1999. Willie Nelson is a man of the people. In a single night (the night of this interview), I witnessed Willie sign more autographs and shake more hands (genuinely) than Al Gore has through his entire two terms as Vice President. Willie's legions of fans are very loyal to him and he strives to honor each and every one of them. Warren Beatty? Donald ...
read moreWillie Nelson's Outlaw Festival
by Christine Connallon
Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival" Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater Wantagh, NY September 9, 2017 The sun blazed overhead on the Saturday afternoon in September as Willie Nelson and Blackbird Presents Outlaw Music Festival Tour landed at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater on Long Island, NY. With an early 4 PM start to accommodate a wealth of talent, the parking lot already contained a hearty number of cars and tailgating fans ready to ...
read moreWillie Nelson and Family: Let’s Face the Music and Dance
by C. Michael Bailey
While it is an apologia for Willie Nelson, at 80, he has more than earned the right to do as he damn well pleases when he records. When Ray Charles passed away in 2004, Nelson was the only American musician to possibly accept the Charles mantle of musician with the greatest depth and breadth, having had an immeasurable impact on American music. Having composed country standards like Crazy," Hello Walls" and Funny How Time Slips Away"--recording the ...
read moreWillie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis: Two Men With the Blues
by Mike Perciaccante
What do you get when you pair a certified country music renegade with contemporary jazz's keeper of the flame"? When the renegade is Willie Nelson and the jazz champion is Wynton Marsalis, the end result is one of the best CDs of 2008.Two Men With the Blues was recorded during a historic two-night stand on January 12 and 13, 2007 at Lincoln Center's Allen Room in New York and billed as Willie Nelson Sings The Blues." If this ...
read moreWillie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis: Two Men with the Blues
by Chris M. Slawecki
Recorded live during Willie Nelson Sings the Blues," his 2007 two-night stand with the Wynton Marsalis Quintet for Jazz at Lincoln Center, where Marsalis serves as artistic director, Two Men with the Blues is by far the most enjoyable music of 2008.
Nelson and Marsalis meet each other halfway between the acoustic country blues of Nashville (via Austin) and the Dixieland and ragtime blues of New Orleans. Nelson previously recorded every tune they call off, including perennial classics ...
read moreWillie Nelson Gets Into The Cannabis Business
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HypeBot
Music and marijuana are proving to be a powerful combination in more ways than one First the estate of Bob Marley, then Snoop and now Willie Nelson are using their well known affinity for the herb to get into the legal cannabis trade. After years of pro-pot advocacy, Willie Nelson is reportedly preparing to launch his own marijuana brand, as well as stores and branded accessories. According to a report in the Daily Beast, Nelson says he will have his own ...
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Ad Watch: Willie Nelson Covers Coldplay's "Scientist" for Chipotle Ad [video]
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Willie Nelson and Chiplote have joined forces for a wonderful animated ad designed to make us think more about what we're putting in our mouth comes from. Nelson has been fighting for family farms and against factory farming for many years, but who knew that Chipolte has been doing their part as well. The fast food chain has been pushing suppliers to be more human and greener for years including forcing Tyson to build a special farm where chickens are ...
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One Track Mind: Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis, "Losing Hand" (2011)
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Something Else!
Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis continue a stirringly offbeat musical dialogue begun with their 2008 release Two Men with the Blues, this time focusing on the music of Ray Charles. Here We Go Again, issued last month by Blue Note, also includes several turns by Norah Jonesnot to mention some tasty asides by saxophonist Walter Blanding and Nelson's harmonica player Mickey Raphael. But it's the interplay between Nelson and Marsalis, idiosyncratic and quintessentially American, that again provides the most intriguing ...
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Willie Nelson's Country Throwdown Jamey Johnson, Lukas Nelson
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JamBase
TODAY'S COUNTRY OUTLAWS GATHER Willie Nelson has announced the lineup for the 2011 Country Throwdown road show. Joining the Red Headed Stranger this year are Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, Lee Brice, Brantley Gilbert, Craig Campbell and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real. Side stage acts will be announced later. A portion of the ticket price will benefit Unite the United. Ticket pre-sale begins Thursday, February 11 and sale to general public begins February 18 at 10 a.m. 2011 Country ...
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Willie Nelson/Ryan Bingham | Santa Barbara | Pics | Review
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JamBase
Words & Images by: L. Paul Mann
Willie Nelson :: 09.23.10 :: Santa Barbara Bowl :: Santa Barbara, CA Living legend" is an oft-overused phrase in the music world, but 76-year- old Willie Nelson has surely earned the title. The proponent of American roots country music has created relevant music for close to 60 years while touring relentlessly. His bigger than life personal experiences and iconic outlaw image also help to bolster his legendary status. Modern country-oriented rocker Ryan Bingham ...
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Willie Nelson Cuts off His Famed Pigtails
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All About Jazz
Country singer's long reddish locks have been part of his look for years.
Country music fans have come to expect a little eccentricity from legendary crooner Willie Nelson, but he pulled off a real shocker this time.
He cut his hair.
Oh Noooooo!," wrote one fan who saw a picture of Nelson's new do on the website of Nashville TV and radio personality Jimmy Carter.
Nelson's waist-deep, reddish pigtails have long been one of the singer-songwriter's signature features. But spokeswoman ...
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Saturday Eye Candy: Willie Nelson
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JamBase
HAPPY 77TH BIRTHDAY, RED HEADED STRANGER!!!
Willie Nelson is a treasure, pure and simple. One of the strongest, coolest voices to ever emerge from the country world, Nelson is also a ferociously talented guitarist, top notch songwriter, tireless performer and an inspired interpreter of other's material on par with greats like Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. Yesterday, Willie turned 77-years-old and we couldn't let the occasion pass without tipping our hat to him. In his honor we've rolled up a ...
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Willie Nelson: Country Music 4/13
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JamBase
WILLIE NELSON SIGNS WITH ROUNDER RECORDS NEW ALBUM COUNTRY MUSIC OUT APRIL 13
Willie Nelson Rounder Records has announced the signing of American legend, songwriter, actor, and social activist, Willie Nelson. He will release his Rounder debut, Country Music, April 13.
Nelson's prolific career has spanned six decades and more than 200 albums. He is the President and one of the founding members of Farm Aid, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to keep family farmers on their ...
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Maybe Willie Nelson is Too Prolific
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Michael Ricci
Willie Nelson is one of music's greatest - few can argue that. His popularity crosses genres, entertainment mediums and socio-economic boundaries. Even as he creeps up on 80, he's cool, he's smart, he's - just as the title of his latest album suggests - an American Classic. Yet American Classic is his second CD this year (the first was with Asleep at the Wheel), and he put out two CDs last year (and we're not counting the constant flow of ...
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Willie Nelson in Jazz Country
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Michael Ricci
The singer has surrounded himself with some of the genre's top musicians for his new album of pop standards, American Classic.
Willie Nelson's famous face is tanned and weathered. White whiskers increasingly dominate his two-day stubble, and streaks of gray color the waist-length braid trailing down his back. The country music legend is sitting on a bench seat inside a tour bus parked behind the bullpen at Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore, waiting to take the stage at this, one ...
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