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Willie Nelson’s Crew cited for marijuana and moonshine possession tonight; show cancelled

There are some disappointed fans in Kenansville, North Carolina tonight. Willie Nelson and Family were not able to perform, owing to the fact that the North Carolina e North Carolina Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement cited members of Willie’s tonight, before the show, for posses...
Thu, Jan 28 | from stillisstillmoving.com

Willie Nelson & Family in Bristol, TN

But the voice behind “Night Life” (also made famous by B.B. King) and “Crazy” (made immortal by Patsy Cline) did not stop with putting on a party. Willie Nelson, 76, rolled through blues and country tunes, singing “It’s Flooding Down in Texas,” as if Viking Hall’s 2,200-person crowd had asse...
Wed, Jan 27 | from stillisstillmoving.com

Mickey Raphael Interview in Verve

VERGE: The “Nashville Sound” is not so different from some of what we hear today, minus the schmaltzy background choruses, thank God. Still, there are strings at times, and there’s a certain radio-friendly sound that Nashville strives for. Willie Nelson didn’t fit then, and he doesn’t fi...
Mon, Jan 25 | from stillisstillmoving.com

Opinion: Willie Nelson sings on ‘The Messenger,’ starring Woody Harrelson

As befits the film’s spare approach, there’s almost no score. At one point the two protagonists sing an a cappella version of “Home on the Range.” Over the closing credits, an unseen Willie Nelson croons the same tune. Instead of segueing into other musical selections, as most movies do, the...
Sat, Jan 23 | from stillisstillmoving.com

Opinion: Lukas Nelson

Nelson grew up in Austin, Texas, around people who were very real and down to earth, he said. This is why Nelson calls his band Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real. Raphael has been a part of the Nelson family since 1973, when he first joined Willie Nelson’s band.
Fri, Jan 22 | from stillisstillmoving.com

Willie Nelson at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville (11/5/2010)

Thanks so much to Mark Hughes from the Willie Nelson General Store in Nashville for forwarding these pictures he took of Willie Nelson at the Ryman Theater last November 5, 2010. Willie performed with Mickey Raphael, and other Nashville musicians, singing classic country songs, which...
Fri, Jan 15 | from stillisstillmoving.com

Opinion: Willie Nelson and Family, in El Paso (1/7/09)

Early compositions like “Crazy” and “Funny How Time Slips Away” became American hits in the hands of other performers, while “You Were Always On My Mind,” “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before” and “On the Road Again” are a few of Nelson’s classics known and loved across the world.
Wed, Jan 6 | from stillisstillmoving.com

Got a tip? Send it our way - Austin 360

Got a tip? Send it our way blog) Willie Nelson: And speaking of the long haul, the insanely prolific 76-year-old godfather of Austin music spent the past decade in a whirlwind of activity ... and more »
Tue, Dec 22 | from Austin 360

Willie, Moody Blues, Chicago, Aldean coming to VBC - The Huntsville Times

al.com Willie, Moody Blues, Chicago, Aldean coming to VBC al.com Also, Willie Nelson, the legendary country musician and Red Headed Stranger, is coming to Huntsville Jan. 19 (a Tuesday) for a concert and tickets go on ...
Thu, Dec 3 | from The Huntsville Times

Podcast: Willie Nelson: Whatever Happened to Peace on Earth?

Willie Nelson Congressman Dennis Kucinich with Willie Nelson. Come and visit www.kucinich.us Video done by Chad Ely. Willie sang this song at a fundraiser for Dennis Kucinich in Austin, Texas, in January 2004. Willie wrote this song on Christmas, 2003, andÂ performed it for the first ti...
Tue, Dec 1 | from stillisstillmoving.com

Opinion: Matthew Houck, Phosphorescent

Matthew Houck and Willie Nelson Matthew Houck, Farm Aid To Willie LB: Is it hard for a singer-songwriter to cover songs by other artists like Willie Nelson? LB: When you are tour, are you performing Willie Nelson music, from ’To Willie’?
Sun, Oct 25 | from stillisstillmoving.com

Album Review : American Classic

Artist: Willie Nelson Album: American Classic Review: Willie Nelson may be America's greatest balladeer, capable of making any song sound like a standard. For all his genius, Nelson can be kind of lazy, and this disc — a sequel of sorts to his beloved 1978 standards collection, Stardust —...
Tue, Aug 18 | from Rolling Stone

Podcast: ‘To Willie, Love Phossy’ — Phosphorescent part of Willie Nelson’s 76th Birthday Celebration on Willie’s Place on Sirius/XM radio tomorrow night

Matthew and his band will be part of the birthday celebrations at Willie’s Place Sirius/XM radio tomorrow, in honor of Willie’s 7th, and here is Willie talking about the band’s session recorded for Willie’s Place Sirius/XM right Here.**** Matthew Houck and his band Phosphorescent reco...
Wed, Apr 29 | from stillisstillmoving.com

Willie Nelson casts a long shadow: Country legend plays Zeiterion ...

RI He was particularly struck by the doggedness with which Nelson pursued a performing career when heavyweights such as Faron Young and Ray Price were telling him to stay home and be a songwriter. Meanwhile, no one was much interested in hearing his ...
Tue, Apr 14 | from Providence Journal

Podcast: The Haybilongs Sing Out For Peace

The Haybilongs, from Florida, are the most recent group inspired to record the song, ‘A Peaceful Solution,’ which was written by Willie and daughter Amy Nelson. Willie and Amy have each recorded this song, and have also offered it to any other artist who would like to record it and become...
Fri, Jan 9 | from stillisstillmoving.com

Podcast: Episode 26: New stuff, old stuff, and the society punched.

Willie Nelson arrested for having weed and mushrooms when his tour bus was pulled over in Beaux Bridge Louisiana. Um…dude. Did anyone notice that it was WILLIE FUCKING NELSON? MOVIES: TV: Bears slide past Minnesota at home, next up, Seattle, without Shaun Alexander.
Wed, Sep 27 | from mevio.com

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