Now that Austin City Limits is streaming its new episodes online, it looks like they’re also digging into the archives. They’re celebrating their 35th Anniversary this Saturday by offering an online stream of their first pilot episode with Willie Nelson from 1974. Cool.Related posts:Austin City Limits Season 35 Episodes Will Be Available OnlineAustin City Limits [...]Related posts:Austin City
Simon Cowell of American Idol and Britain's The X Factor told the CBS Morning Show on Wednesday that the Beatles never would have made it past the first round of the competitions unless they replaced Ringo Starr."If The Beatles came on the show we would have said, 'We'll take those three - Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison - but probably lose the drummer.' With Ringo, I'm afraid,...
For a man in his 70s Willie Nelson is showing no signs of slowing down. The Texas Yoda is reportedly working with producer T Bone Burnett (O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Walk the Line soundtracks, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant – Raising Sand, Elvis Costello’ s - Secret, Profane and Sugarcane and much more) [...]Related posts:Willie Nelson Twitter InterviewElvis Costello and T Bone Burnett R
MUSIC NEWS - Willie Nelson continues to show us he's a musical treasure. And with AMERICAN CLASSIC, his new release on Blue Note, he's again been able to successfully cross musical genres. He's a valued "American Classic", as he's aptly named new album says. It's his second CD of 2009 (the first one with Asleep at the Wheel), with two out in 2008 ! With all this Willie music to liste...
Check out the “twitterview” – a cute way of describing an interview conducted on twitter - between TheBoot.com and Willie Nelson as was gearing up for his MySpace free secret concert in Maui, Hawaii.Speaking of the twitterverse (yeah, I’m gonna get mileage out of this), Charlie Robison won’t have to travel far to play a [...]Related posts:News Round Up: Patty Griffin & Bruce Robison
As unappealing the term "Naked Willie" may sound, the album is worth overlooking the title.Naked Willie is a collection of 17 Willie Nelson tracks originally recorded for RCA Records between 1966-1970. Much like The Beatles' Let It Be Stripped, Naked Willie sees the original recordings taken back to their bare bones.Producer Mickey Raphael uses the original master tapes from Nelson's sessions
It is fitting that my first live show of the year was Willie Nelson, the man that I've seen more throughout my life than some relatives, my musical godfather. He's 75 now, and I knew this show would be bittersweet. There was no opener listed, but several youngin's came out on stage, the main one [...]
Three of my favorite free spirits in one song. The brilliant words of Gram Parsons,the weathered, road tested voice of Willie Nelson, and Ryan Adams and his passion for music at the soundboard producing the record.My favorite from Willie's latest album