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Willie Nelson, George Strait, Miranda Lambert Salute Billy Joe Shaver on New Album
Some of the top names in country and roots music have joined forces for Live Forever: A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver, due Nov. 11 from New West Records and Pedernales Records. The album was produced by Charlie Sexton and Freddy Fletcher and is led by Willie Nelson and Lucinda Williams’ cover of Shaver’s “Live Forever.” Shaver, who died at 81 in October 2020, was a figurehead of the “outlaw country” scene and was known as much for his own artistry as for popular versions of his songs covered by Waylon Jennings, Elvis Presley, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash. [embedded content][embedded content] “His influence on the greatest of artists is what inspired this project,” Fletcher writes in the album liner notes. “The album is a testament to his words and their deep impact on wonderful songwri...
Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson Set for First Palomino Festival
Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson and Family, and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will headline the inaugural Palomino Festival, which will be held July 9 at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The event is the brainchild of promoters Goldenvoice, the same team behind the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and its beloved country-leaning companion, Stagecoach. Also on the bill for the festival are Turnpike Troubadours, Orville Peck, Old Crow Medicine Show, Valerie June, Charley Crockett, Paul Cauthen, Nikki Lane, Morgan Wade, Sierra Ferrell, Langhorne Slim, Amythyst Kiah, Sierra Hull, Low Cut Connie, Jamie Wyatt, Ian Noe, Logan Ledger and The Compton Cowboys. Musgraves recently teamed with Goldenvoice parent AEG for a North American arena tour, her largest to date, in supp...
Willie Nelson Announces 10th Annual Luck Reunion
Now you know everything is back. Willie Nelson‘s Luck Reunion is returning to the rolling hill country just outside of Austin on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17 if you don’t know)for its 10th edition. The Luck Presents event will gather more than 40 musical acts and will take place on Thursday, Mar. 17. The star-studded eclectic lineup includes Willie Nelson and Family, Japanese Breakfast, Allison Russell, Weyes Blood, 49 Winchester, Ida Mae, Charley Crockett, Neal Francis, and many more. Presented by Southwest Airlines, it also will include various culinary experiences, and “unique” experiences throughout Luck, TX, or Nelson’s backyard. The lineup for this year’s Luck Potluck was recently announced, which is a culinary event on the eve of the Reunion, on March 16. Also stomping down the Luck ...
I Have Seen the Future, And It’s Willie Nelson’s Granddaughter
Like the “ethical” (their word) psychotropic drug industry, the music recording business exists to discover, refine, and distribute new product to alter minds and enhance well-being. So when a euphoric sound makes its way into anyone’s ears — let alone the best new music I heard in years — without the benefit of professional dispensers or promoters, you have to wonder: “How did that happen?” Sure, loads of musical artists pop up on the charts straight out of their first basement recording sessions, but that’s not the case for an original, addictive hybrid style you could call “punk ’n’ billy,” as practiced by a veteran crew known as The Raelyn Nelson Band (RNB). Imagine three blond, three-chord rocker fellers backing a hot brunette neo-Linda Ronstadt/Rosanne Cash lead singer, to tunes out ...
The Willie Nelson Family Covers George Harrison’s ‘All Things Must Pass’
The Willie Nelson Family just released a cover of George Harrison’s legendary track “All Things Must Pass.” The cover debuted on the radio station dedicated to the quiet Beatle, Dark Horse Radio, and on SiriusXM’s The Beatles Channel and Willie’s Roadhouse. Preceding the family’s new studio album The Willie Nelson Family, the track is the second to arrive from that record, which is out Friday, November 19. It is available for pre-order digitally and on CD. “Working with family, creating music, is pure bliss,” Lukas Nelson said in a statement. “What a gift that we were all able to come together and celebrate the power of music during these troubled times. The spirit in this music is strong. I am grateful to have been a part of this experience.” [embedded content][embedded content] The contr...
The 50 Best Live Albums of the 1970s
The concert industry exploded in the 1970s, and the live album, a stopgap project once reserved for only the biggest artists, became a compulsory ritual and a pivotal moment for many artists. Live albums captured legendarily loud bands like The Who and The Ramones in their natural element. Once obscure regional acts like Bob Seger, KISS and Cheap Trick exploded into the mainstream with live albums. The Band, The Stooges, and Velvet Underground put their final gigs on vinyl. Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young (as his ongoing archive series shows), and Jackson Browne recorded entire sets of new songs onstage. The Grateful Dead released several official live albums (and continue to do so) that only made fans want to bootleg shows on their own more. With the 50th anniversary of a landmark live album, Th...
Eddie Vedder Will Perform Two New Songs at Venture Into Cures Benefit
Eddie Vedder and his wife Jill will be joined by celeb friends for Venture Into Cures, a one-hour virtual event that will see the Pearl Jam frontman perform two new songs — “Matter of Time” and a new version of “Say Hi” — inspired by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a rare genetic connective tissue disorder. The Vedders co-founded the EB Research Partnership, whose mission to find a cure for Epidermolysis Bullosa will be supported by the Nov. 18 benefit. Joining them will be Judd Apatow, Bradley Cooper, Laura Dern, Billie Eilish, Chris Hemsworth, Jimmy Kimmel, David Letterman, Gaten Matarazzo, Luis “King Kong” Ortiz, Adam Sandler and Renée Zellweger, and musical performances by Jon Batiste, Alessia Cara, Andra Day, Glen Hansard, Adam Levine, Keb’ Mo’, Lukas, Micah and Willie Nels...
Karen O and Willie Nelson Join Forces to Cover Queen’s ‘Under Pressure’
Raise your hand if you saw this one coming. Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O and country legend Willie Nelson have teamed up for a cover of Queen’s “Under Pressure,” which featured guest vocals from David Bowie. The song was released 39 years ago this past Monday. The song was produced by Dave Sitek, and features guitars from Nick Zinner, Imaad Wasif and Johnny Hanson and backing vocals from Priscilla Ahn. In a statement, O outlines how the duet came to fruition, crediting none other than Johnny Knoxville for the introduction. “I recalled my buddy Johnny Knoxville being friends with Willie so I asked to see if he could check in with Willie about it, and then out of sheer audacity I added ‘and if he ever wants to do a duet I’m ready and willing!’” O sai...
Bob Dylan, Bono, Nile Rodgers, Willie Nelson Appear in Jimmy Carter Doc Trailer
Though Barack Obama has shown time and time again that he knows music, debatably the first music-minded president was Jimmy Carter. The title for an upcoming documentary about the former president, Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President, shows on a grand scale as much. Carter’s lifelong love of music is on full display in the documentary’s latest trailer. Artists like Bob Dylan, Bono, Nile Rodgers, Willie Nelson, Gregg Allman and more are interviewed about their friendship with the 38th president. “The one thing that has held America together is the music we share and love,” Carter says at the beginning of the clip. He also said that he considers Dylan and Nelson among his best friends. “His love for music makes sense to me because music is the voice of the heart,” Garth Brooks ...
First Aid Kit Share Cover of Willie Nelson’s ‘On the Road Again’
First Aid Kit are looking back on what tour life on the road was like in their new video for “On The Road Again.” Johanna and Klara Söderbergtook put their own harmonic spin on the 1980 Willie Nelson classic, which they recorded more than seven years ago. Read First Aid Kit’s statement about the track below: “We’re excited to release our version of “On The Road Again” by Willie Nelson. We recorded this cover a couple of years ago and recently found it while digging through the archives. The song is a country classic, it feels like we’ve known it forever. Because of the situation with COVID, sadly, the theme of the song has never felt more relevant than it does today. We made a video for the song using cellphone footage from our tours throughout the years. Going through all those videos mad...
