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.
March 7, 2012 Our KLAW Classic this morning was written by a Texas fella who would have celebrated his 68th Birthday today! Townes Van Zandt who died of a heart attack in 1997 is credited with writing 'If I Needed You" and todays Classic "Pancho and Lefty"
January 9, 2012 Some big time stars - Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Craig Morgan and Willie Nelson, to name a few - are putting their old guitar strings to good use. They're donating them to an orginization that recycles the strings and turns them into bracelets.
Dan ‘Bee’ Spears, who served as the bassist in Wille Nelson‘s touring band for over 40 years and who played on several of the singer’s crucial albums, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday (Dec. 8). Spears was 62.
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.
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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.’
As Jamey Johnson gets ready to join Willie Nelson's Country Throwdown tour, he'll have to find small chunks of time to get his other projects done.
This year's Farm Aid concert will go where it's never gone before: the state of Kansas.
Classic country this morning will spotlight some songs around the lady we aree all giving honor to this weekend - "Mom."
Willie Nelson will wrap up his Country Throwdown tour on Independence Day in his favorite way.
