Lots Happening in the Willie Nelson World

Willie Nelson may have turned 90 last month, but he remains one of the most active and prolific artists in country music.
Willie Nelson may have turned 90 last month, but he remains one of the most active and prolific artists in country music.
Alison Krauss, B.B. King, Bernie Taupin, Bonnie Raitt, Daniel Lanois, Dr. John, Emmylou Harris, Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs, Jody Payne, Johnny Gimble, Kenny Wayne Sheperd, Lee Ann Womack, Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90, Mickey Raphael, Willie Nelson, Willie Nelson and Family
Before all the pomp, pop, and circumstance of the televised portions of the 2023 Grammy Awards, the Grammy Premier Ceremony transpired Sunday (2-5) afternoon in Los Angeles. This is where many of the country awards are given out, as well as awards for bluegrass, folk, Americana.
Aaron Neville, Ashley McBryde, Ben Stennis, Billy Joe Shaver, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Cody Johnson, Dave Cobb, Edgar Winter, Madison Cunningham, Molly Tuttle, Shane McAnally, Shooter Jennings, Wilco, Willie Nelson, Zach Bryan
On Friday evening, October 16th, PBS will air the presentation of the Grammy’s special merit awards for the year’s Lifetime Achievement recipients. The event is capped off with a tribute to John Prine, whose segment runs almost twice as long as any other tribute.
Amanda Shires, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Chris Isaak, Hank Williams, Jason Isbell, John Prine, Yola
John Prine’s victory lap for a life well lived and a legendary music career was cut short on April 7th when he passed away from complications due to COVID-19. But Austin City Limits will be paying tribute to the legendary songwriter by leading off their 46th season with a retrospective of Prine.
John Prine is back in the charts, but this time for a much more somber reason. As fans and fellow artists took to remember John Prine through his music, songs and albums of the musical legend who passed away on April 7th at 73-years-old spiked on a number of charts in both Rock and Country.
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Well because they’re fans of The Likely Culprits, of course. Who are The Likely Culprits? It’s a crew of seven all-star band members and session musicians who comprise some of the most highly-regarded pickers and singers in the country music business.
Ashby Frank, Austin Ward, Bonnie Raitt, Brandon Bostic, Brandy Clark, Buddy Cannon, Deanie Richardson, Garnet Imes Bowman, Jamey Johnson, Matraca Berg, Melonie Cannon, Ron White, Ronnie Bowman, Station Inn, The Likely Culprits, Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson and the usual suspects, along with some fresh talent will once again reunite for the plight of the American farmer as part of the 2019 installment of Farm Aid, which this year will focus its attention on the land of dairy. The location was chosen specifically due to the crisis affecting many of America’s dairy farmers.
Bonnie Raitt, Brothers Osborne, Dave Matthews, Farm Aid, Jamey Johnson, John Mellencamp, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Neal Young, Particle Kid, Tanya Tucker, Willie Nelson, Yola
In a curiously under-reported story, country music music icon and now Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Linda Ronstadt is the subject of an upcoming documentary biopic directed by two award-winning filmmakers that will be making its worldwide debut at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26th. It’s called ‘The Sound of My Voice.’
Aaron Neville, Bonnie Raitt, Dolly Parton, Don Henley, Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, Tribeca Film Festival
It’s not very common that you can preface a 70-year-old folk country songwriter that never had a big hit and the 14-year-olds in your family have probably never heard of as a “hot commodity,” but that’s exactly what John Prine feels like these days. “Beyond Words” is a songbook combined with a photo anthology in big, coffee-table form.
Bonnie Raitt, Cowboy Jack Clement, Jason Isbell, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Sturgill Simpson, Tom Waits
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Americana may not have a definitive, universally-recognized definition. But it now has it’s own classification on Billboard’s weekly album’s chart, which is a new layer of legitimacy for the genre if nothing else. Overall, it appears that the Billboard staff got it just about right.
Americana, Billboard, Bonnie Raitt, Chris Stapleton, Loretta Lynn, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Sawyer Fredricks, Sturgill Simpson, The Alabama Shakes, The Lumineers
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A week from this evening, the music industry will be gathering in Los Angeles for the the world’s biggest music event of the year: The Grammy Awards. Unlike many years, fans of true and traditional country music will have someone to root for when it comes to the night’s biggest prize, even if it isn’t the most ideal artist to champion.
B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Chris Stapleton, Gary Clark Jr., Grammy Awards, Green River Ordinance, Katie Arminger, Sam Hunt, Sturgill Simpson
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Sunday night is the most important night in music of the year as the 55th annual Grammy Awards will be transpiring in Los Angeles. Independent-minded music consumers can go back and forth about just how important Grammy night is, but regardless if you like the winners or even care to pay attention, what transpires Sunday night will have effects on the entire music world.
Alison Krauss, Bonnie Raitt, Carrie Underwood, Don Williams, Eric Church, Hunter Hayes, Jamey Johnson, John Fullbright, Mumford & Sons, Ronnie Dunn, Taylor Swift, The Avett Brothers, The Grammy Awards, The Lumineers, Will Hoge, Zac Brown Band
Wednesday night (9-12-2012) country music’s mother church The Ryman Auditorium was alive with the sounds of The 2012 Americana Music Awards that saw an always talented, eclectic (and sometimes confusing) flock of musicians, songwriters, and performers amass to give credit to the best and brightest of the year.
Alabama Pines, Alabama Shakes, Bonnie Raitt, Booker T Jones, Buddy Miller, Cary Ann Hearst, David Hood, David Rawlings, Deep Dark Woods, Doc Watson, Don Was, Drive By Truckers, Earl Scruggs, Gillian Welch, Hayes Carll, Jason Isbell, Jim Lauderdale, John Hiatt, Levon Helm, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Patterson Hood, Richard Thompson, Scott Borchetta, Shovels and Rope, The Band, The Civil Wars, Traci Thomas
I really want to like Hayes Carll…People like to compare him to Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt and Tom Waits. But in the end, though he’s a good songwriter, he’s not a great one, and the overselling and mischaracterizing of his music has led to some unnecessary criticism, and a missing of the point that his music is fun, and meant to be enjoyed.
Bonnie Raitt, Corb Lund, Garth Brooks, Guy Clark, Hayes Carll, Jerry Jeff Walker, KMAG YOYO, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Todd Snider, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Townes Van Zandt