As the country music icon celebrates a milestone birthday, scores of artists — and Willie himself — will perform his songs this weekend at the Hollywood Bowl.
A wide range of music luminaries — from Sheryl Crow to Snoop Dogg — will join Nelson for his 90th birthday celebration this weekend at the Hollywood Bowl.
Although Nelson has been slowed some by age, and in this decade alone suffered the loss of his longtime drummer, Paul English, and sister, Bobbie, who played piano in his band, his performance at last year’s Palomino Festival in Pasadena prompted The Times’, “Nelson’s singing was a marvel of musicianly instinct, with unexpected blue notes and little swerves of tempo that thoroughly blurred the lines among country, jazz and soul music; his guitar playing was even more of a thrill as he rattled...
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