The second of two nights of Long Story Short: An All-Star Celebration of Willie’s 90th was even better than the first, thanks to the guests, the songs, and the stories.
Richards was the biggest surprise guest, if not an entirely unexpected one. There’d been rumors, and apparently the Rolling Stone’s name had been included as part of the lineup on the T-shirts for sale.
Willie Nelson performs during a celebration of Nelson’s 90th birthday at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Beck sings “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” at a celebration of Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, April 30,, 2023. Norah Jones performs at a celebration of Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, April 30,, 2023.
Kris Kristofferson and Norah Jones sing Kristofferson’s “Help Me Make It Through the Night” at a celebration of Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, April 30,, 2023. And that’s kind of how it felt all night and all weekend as friends and fellow musicians flowed on and off the stage to pay tribute to Nelson, one of the most legendary and beloved singer-songwriters of all time.
Nelson opened his set with the Hoagy Carmichael standard “Stardust,” his still-nimble fingers running up and down the strings of Trigger, his well-worn acoustic guitar, as Booker T. Jones played the organ behind him. In a few cases, performers matched better with their songs on Sunday than they had Saturday. This time, Beck sang “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” while Lyle Lovett did “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys” and in both cases, they surpassed their Saturday songs.Nelson calls his band the Family and that sense of familial love was especially strong on Sunday.
“Willie probably wouldn’t have made it to 60 without Paul English,” Yoakam said before starting the song. “Can you imagine waking up in the morning and opening your eyes and going, ‘I’m Willie Nelson,’” Beck said. “It’s already a great day.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Keith Richards Surprises Fans at Willie Nelson's 90th Birthday Concert, Sings 'Live Forever' With WillieKeith Richards emerged onstage at the Hollywood Bowl last night to sing with Willie Nelson at the second of the country legend’s two 90th birthday concerts.
Read more »
Willie Nelson celebrating 90th birthday with 2-day concert event at Hollywood BowlWillie Nelson is on the road again to celebrate his 90th birthday!! 🍾🎵 Friends such as Neil Young and Snoop Dogg are set to join him.
Read more »
Willie Nelson’s Hollywood Bowl 90th birthday celebration is star-studded eventSnoop Dogg, Neil Young, Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert and more celebrate the beloved singer-songwriter on the first night of a 2-night event. There will be a different lineup on Sunday.
Read more »
Hollywood celebrates Willie Nelson with 90th birthday concertEveryone from Neil Young to Snoop Dogg showed up to help celebrate Willie Nelson's 90th birthday.
Read more »
‘A magical night’ becomes a recorded tribute to Willie Nelson for his 90th birthdayFrom Sheryl Crow and Nathaniel Rateliff to Margo Price and Steve Earle, the stars came out to sing Willie’s songs on ‘One Night in Texas.’
Read more »