Woody Harrelson, Helen Mirren, Ethan Hawke were on hand to introduce an all-star lineup of performers that included Sheryl Crow, Kris Kristofferson, Dave Matthews, Beck and Jack Johnson
The Richards surprise came shortly after 10:00 p.m. on this cool, overcast night in the hills above Hollywood, nearly three-and-a-half hours into the evening’s celebration.Earlier in the set, giant plumes of smoke were projected against the Bowl bandshell as Jack Johnson regaled the crowd with tales of losing poker games to Nelson in his home state of Hawaii, a memory that inspired him to write the song “Willie Got Me Stoned and Took All My Money.
“When I thought it couldn’t go on any longer, it had only just begun,” Matthews said. He then performed a gorgeous rendition of Nelson’s “Funny How Time Slips Away.” Ethan Hawke, in a suit of peach satin, and Helen Mirren, sporting Nelson’s own cowboy hat, also popped up from time to time to introduce performers as disparate as Beck, Tom Jones, Emmylou Harris and Norah Jones , and Sheryl Crow.Crow recalled Kristofferson’s advice to her, whispered backstage at New York’s Beacon Theatre 27 years ago, to shining alongside Nelson: “Don’t try to sing with him — just sing louder than him.
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