April 21, 2012 Since yesterday was April 20th (if you know what I mean) and an 8-foot statue was unveiled in Austin, Texas in honor of this country music legend, I thought it would be fitting to spotlight, Willie Nelson!
I'll give you one guess who it is.
Willie Nelson just announced that he’ll be dropping his highly anticipated ‘Heroes’ album May 15 with Legacy Recordings. The record will feature a variety of talents from within and beyond the country genre — names like Snoop Dogg, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, Billy Joe Shaver, Sheryl Crow, Jamey Johnson, Lukas Nelson and Micah Nelson.
Rita Ballou joins the RTX Crew each week for "All the Dirt in Red Dirt" -- Here's what she had for us on last week's episode.
Rita Ballou joins The RTX Crew (that rhymes) each week to bring us the Dirt in Texas and Red Dirt Music. She’s not one to pull punches and remarkably she actually does seem to have her hand on the pulse of our scene. She
Country legend Willie Nelson has been forced to postpone back-to-back shows this week due to an unspecified illness. A statement on his website only explained Thursday night’s postponement in Washington D.C., saying, “The show tonight at 9:30 Club has been postponed due to illness. All tickets will be honored for the new date once it is rescheduled. Check back soon for more details.”
Willie Nelson is one of the first country stars to comment on the Occupy Wall Street protests, and the legend is giving the demonstrations a big thumbs up. Nelson wrote a poem that could be titled ‘We’re the Ones With the 99,’ and along with his wife, recites it in the video below.
Even as rescue workers continue to battle the wildfires that have raged through Texas throughout September, organizers are putting together a benefit to help pay for some of the more than $250 million worth of damage the fires have left behind.
Scheduled for October 17, ‘Fire Relief: The Concert for Central Texas’ has lined up an impressive array of artists and bands with roots in the Lone Star State, including the Dixie Chicks, Willie Nelson, and Lyle Lovett.
We've got a new Chipotle restaurant opening in Tyler (don't ask me when) but I do know it will be in the Broadway Square Mall parking lot, and I do know a lot of Tyler-ites are looking forward to it! Anyways the folks from the Colorado based burrito shop have enlisted the help of an old Texan friend of ours --Willie Nelson will be featured in their new campaign highlighting their approach to farm fresh meats and produce, he'll be singing a cover of Coldplay's 'The Scientist' in commercials showing in movie theater's this fall. And thanks to TasteOfCountry.com we've got your first look at the commercial.
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Over the course of his long career, Willie Nelson has dabbled in a wide variety of genres, from reggae to adult contemporary to blues and beyond. Along the way, he’s worked with and covered a staggering number of artists — and now that list includes Coldplay.
Nelson covered the band’s hit song ‘The Scientist’ recently, contributing his version to the soundtrack of a short film entitled ‘Back to the Start.’
It's time for Willie's Country Throw Down and this year Willie Nelson will be joined by Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, Brantley Gilbert, Craig Campbell, Lee Brice, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real and more.
The tour will make it's first stop in Philadelphia May 27 and end at Historic Billy Bob's in Fort Worth on 4th of July weekend and our friends at TasteOfCountry.com are giving you a chance to win tickets: details after the jump.
According to TasteOfCountry.com Willie Nelson will be taking his Farm Aid 2011 show to Livestrong Sporting Park on Saturday, Aug. 13 in Kansas City, MO. Ticket info after jump
