Jerry Jeff Walker has never been one to do what he was supposed to do. A military dropout who scored a Top 10 hit in writing “Mr. Bojangles,” he left New York City for Austin, Texas, long before it was known as the “Live Music Capitol of the World.” And …
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Dolly Parton will release a new holiday album, A Holly Dolly Christmas, featuring solo songs and duets with Michael Bublé, Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus, Jimmy Fallon, Willie Nelson, and her brother Randy Parton. The LP arrives October 2nd via Butterfly Records in partnership with 12Tone Music. The album is …
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Willie and Annie Nelson are teaming up with Paul Simon and Edie Brickell for A Night for Austin, a television and livestream benefit to aid the Texas capital during COVID-19. Premiering on June 10th at 9 p.m. E.T., the two-hour benefit will feature performances by Nelson, Simon, James Taylor, Bonnie …
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Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real had a lot of touring lined up behind their new album Naked Garden (out March 27th), before our nationalemergency caused them to put those plans on hold. One of those shows was the Luck Reunion, a huge festival held at his dad Willie …
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Earlier in 2019, Ken Burns and his Florentine Films collaborators Dayton Duncan and Julie Dunfey took a whirlwind bus trip that whisked them around and across the entire state of Tennessee in a few short days. Their itinerary included several places with significant ties to the history of country music: …
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Jack Johnson may have once lost a handful of cash to Willie Nelson in a stoned poker game, but he doesn’t hold a grudge: in fact, he showed up at Saturday night’s tribute, Willie: Life & Songs of an American Outlaw, to salute his idol (and apparent card shark) with …
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