Chris Stapleton, Emmylou Harris, Eric Church, Jimmy Buffett and More Added to “Willie: Life & Songs of An American Outlet” on Jan. 12

Music stars Chris Stapleton, Emmylou HarrisEric Church, Jimmy Buffett, Bobby Bare, Jamey Johnson, Lukas Nelson, Margo Price, Micah Nelson, Nathaniel Rateliff, Ray Benson, and Steve Earle have been added to the all-star lineup of Willie: Life & Songs Of An American Outlaw, A Willie Nelson All-Star Concert Celebration. They join previously announced performers Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, The Avett Brothers, George Strait, Jack Johnson, John Mellencamp, Kris Kristofferson, Lee Ann Womack, Lyle Lovett, Norah Jones and The Little Willies, Sheryl Crow, Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks, and Vince Gill.

This once-in-a-lifetime concert event will take place Saturday, January
12, 2019 at 7PM CT at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. This
historic event will honor living legend Willie Nelson and feature his
greatest hits performed by today’s biggest superstars.

The event will be filmed for a broadcast television special to premiere on A&E Network in 2019.

Additional tickets have just been released and are on sale now
online at Livenation.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, and at the
Bridgestone Arena box office.
VIP packages including great seats and exclusive merchandise are also available.

Keith Wortman and Mark Rothbaum are creators and executive producers of the show.

“Willie and his songs mean everything to music artists and fans alike.
Like Willie, they have inspired us to remain true to ourselves in every
possible way. This incredible lineup of artists on this show is a
testament to that,” says Blackbird Presents CEO Keith Wortman.

In his 85th year, Willie Nelson is more prolific than ever. In 2018 alone, he’s released his 67th studio album (Last Man Standing), a stirring collection of his favorite Sinatra songs (My Way)
and headlined the largest touring festival in North America (Outlaw
Music Festival). Willie is America’s music hero. It’s hard to put into
words what he means to singers, songwriters, musicians, and people all
over the world. Through life’s ups and downs, heartbreaks and rewards,
Willie and his songs have been a dear and constant friend to all of us.
He’s a trusted father figure to millions of Americans by lifting them up
through FARM AID and his annual JULY 4th PICNIC. He’s the clear
inspiration for dozens of today’s biggest music stars

from all genres of music.

 

FOR COMPLETE SHOW DETAILS AND OFFICIAL CONCERT WEBSITE, VISIT: 

http://willieoutlaw.com 

#willieoutlaw

About Willie Nelson:

With a six-decade career, this iconic Texan is the creative genius behind the historic recordings of Crazy, Red Headed Stranger, and Stardust.
Willie Nelson has earned every conceivable award as a musician and
amassed reputable credentials as an author, actor, and activist. He
continues to thrive as a relevant and progressive musical and cultural
force. In recent years, he has delivered more than a dozen new album
releases, released a Top 10 New York Times’ Best Sellers book,
again headlined Farm Aid, an event he co-founded in 1985, received his
5th degree black belt in Gong Kwon Yu Sul, headlined the annual Luck
Reunion food and music festival at his ranch in Luck, TX during SXSW,
launched his cannabis companies Willie’s Reserve and Willie’s Remedy,
and graced the covers of Rolling Stone and AARP The Magazine. In 2015,
Nelson published “It’s A Long Story: My Life,” the unvarnished and
complete story of his life that landed him on the New York Times’ bestsellers list. He also released a new studio album with Merle Haggard titled Django And Jimmie, which debuted at #1 on Billboard‘s
Country album chart and #7 on Billboard‘s Top 200 album chart. In
November 2015, the Library of Congress honored him with their Gershwin
Prize for Popular Song for his contributions to popular music. He is the
first country artist to receive the distinguished award. The following
year began with the release of Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin,
a collection of 11 newly recorded Gershwin classics. The album debuted
at #1 on both the Top Current Jazz chart and the Top Traditional Jazz
chart, as well as earned him a Grammy Award for the Best Traditional Pop
Vocal Album. In September 2016, came For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price,
an album of newly recorded interpretations of 12 Ray Price songs. In
2017, he released two albums of newly recorded performances: God’s Problem Child, with 13 new songs that debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Country album chart and #10 on the Billboard 200, and Willie Nelson and The Boys (Willie’s Stash, Vol. 2),
that includes 11 country classics and one brand-new song performed by
Nelson and his sons Lukas and Micah. For 2018, he released Last Man Standing
in April to celebrate his 85th birthday. It is comprised entirely of
songs newly-penned by Nelson (and longtime collaborator and producer
Buddy Cannon). In September he released My Way, a collection of
newly recorded standards and classic originally made famous by Nelson’s
close friend and musical colleague Frank Sinatra. Not a month later,
Nelson debuted his new song “Vote ‘Em Out,” an urgent exhortation to
citizens everywhere to participate in democracy. He sings “the biggest
gun we’ve got; is called the ballot box; so if you don’t like who’s in
there; Vote ‘em out…” These new songs and performances add to his
classic catalog, and finds Willie Nelson rolling at a creative peak,
writing and singing and playing with the seasoned wit and wisdom that
comes from the road, which he still travels along performing for fans.
 

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