How Willie Nelson, The Beach Boys, Hootie and 30K people came together to support family farmers

Willie Nelson's Health Problems Explained

Singer-songwriter Willie Nelson is best known for his unparalleled contribution to the country music genre, and even health concerns can't slow him down.

How Willie Nelson, The Beach Boys, Hootie and 30K people came together to support family farmers

Wish you could see Willie Nelson or Hootie and the Blowfish or Neil Young on the same night? Well, in 1996, it happened, with more than 20 musicians performing in a Columbia concert to raise money for farmers.

‘Two Men With The Blues’: Willie And Wynton Bond Over Shared Loves

Though jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and country music legend Willie Nelson seemed to come from different musical planets, there was more that united them than separated them. A shared love of the same quality music is one of the many reasons that their joint live album, Two Men With The Blues, released on July 8, 2008, on Blue Note Records, was such a spectacular critical success. Listen to Two Men With The Blues now. For starters, both musici…

Live shot: Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan perform at annual Fourth of July concert

In 1973, Willie Nelson hosted his first Fourth of July Picnic, a day full of music featuring performances by Waylon Jennings and John Prine in Dripping Springs, Texas. Nelson’s Picnic quickly became a tradition, with the Texas Senate Resolution 687 proclaiming July 4, 1975, as “Willie Nelson Day.” Fifty years later, Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic continues to honor American music, providing a soundtrack for celebration.  Nelson shared the German…