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It’s safe to say that any moment spent with Willie Nelson is no ordinary moment. The country legend has been around the block a few times, and he’s been known to march to the beat of his own drum, as Luke Combs found out first-hand when Nelson invited him to play poker at his house. As Combs recounts on the Full Send Podcast, he had just wrapped up a songwriting festival in Hawaii. Although his wife Nicole opted to go home for work, the singer stayed in Maui before doing some radio promo in Seattle a few days later. A festival organizer invited Combs to play golf and then head over to Nelson’s...
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Willie Nelson appears on Beyonce‘s new country album, Cowboy Carter, not once, but multiple times — but their collaboration is not remotely what fans expected. The 90-year-old country icon appears on several tracks, not as a singer, but as a narrator of sorts, providing voiceovers that draw from his own roots as a Texas DJ. Nelson originally broke into country music as a disc jockey in Texas before he made his way to Nashville to become a top songwriter and, eventually, an artist in his own right. He appears on Beyonce’s much-anticipated Cowboy Carter on a track titled “Smoke Hour,” which, giv...
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Beyonce has shared the song titles for her upcoming country album, Cowboy Carter, and she’s teasing a collaboration and a cover with two of country music’s all-time greats. Among the 27 titles the pop megastar dropped in a post to Instagram on Wednesday (March 27), she’s hinting at a collaboration with Willie Nelson, as well as a cover of one of Dolly Parton‘s biggest hits. Beyonce dropped two initial songs, “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages,” when she first announced plans for the album during the Super Bowl on Feb. 11. She sent “Texas Hold ‘Em” to country radio as an official single from th...
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Beyonce has shared the song titles for her upcoming country album, Cowboy Carter, and she’s teasing a collaboration and a cover with two of country music’s all-time greats. Among the 27 titles the pop megastar dropped in a post to Instagram on Wednesday (March 27), she’s hinting at a collaboration with Willie Nelson, as well as a cover of one of Dolly Parton‘s biggest hits. Beyonce dropped two initial songs, “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages,” when she first announced plans for the album during the Super Bowl on Feb. 11. She sent “Texas Hold ‘Em” to country radio as an official single from th...
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Willie Nelson has announced the lineup and dates for his 2024 Outlaw Music Festival Tour. In addition to headlining sets by the 90-year-old country legend and recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, 2024’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour will include performances by Bob Dylan throughout its 25-date run. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss will also play on select dates, alternating appearances with John Mellencamp. READ MORE: 2024 Rock Tour Preview Nelson’s Outlaw Tour debuted in 2016 and has since featured Sheryl Crow, Van Morrison, Chris Stapleton, Neil Young and ZZ Top. “This year’s Outlaw Music Fe...
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Thirty-seven years ago today, on Feb. 19, 1987, Willie Nelson‘s Red Headed Stranger film premiered in Austin, Texas. The movie, which also starred Morgan Fairchild and Katharine Ross, was based on Nelson’s 1975 album of the same name. In Red Headed Stranger, Nelson plays Rev. Julian Shay, who travels to Montana to preach, along with his wife, Raysha Shay (played by Fairchild). When his wife leaves him for another man, Julian Shay guns her down … and then tries to find redemption for his actions. William D. Wittliff wrote and directed Red Headed Stranger; he also co-produced the project with Ne...
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No one will ever top Toby Keith‘s version of “Don’t Let the Old Man In,” but that doesn’t mean Willie Nelson‘s cover isn’t worth your time. The 90-year-old country icon recorded the song for his 2020 First Rose of Spring album, and at the time, one could make a case that his was more effective. Nelson’s time on Earth felt more precious then, whereas Keith was admittedly singing lyrics inspired by another octogenarian, Clint Eastwood. Related: Toby Keith Dies: Jason Aldean, Luke Combs and More Stars Pay Tribute In 2023 and 2024, as Keith cancer battle came into focus, his original version of “D...
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Willie Nelson tried to take his own life "a couple of times". The 90-year-old singer recalled how he was "drinking more than ever" amid marital problems with his first wife, Martha Jewel Matthews, and financial woes and when he hit rock bottom, he even tried to get a car to run him over. Speaking on his new docuseries 'Willie Nelson and Family', he said: “She and I were fighting worse than ever, and I started drinking more than ever. "I would get drunk every night and go home with someone different every night. [I was] slowly self-destructing. I really didn’t care. “Back in my drinking days, I...
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Willie Nelson believes in reincarnation. The 90-year-old singer doesn't believe "life ends" and is convinced he will be back on Earth again one day after he finally passes away. He told CBS News: "I think we probably come back as ourselves, pretty much. I don’t believe life ends, ever." Asked by host Anthony Mason if fans will always have him and his songs, Willie added: "I’ll be back in a minute." The 'Blue Skies' singer admitted he's amazed his career has lasted so long. Asked how he has maintained such a long career, he said: "I don’t [know] either. I have the energy to do it and the desire...
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Willie Nelson has given up smoking and drinking to extend his life. The 90-year-old country music legend has long been an advocate for marijuana use but he's revealed he's curbed some of his habits now he's into his tenth decade. He noted to People magazine of his abstinence: "That's added a few days to my life, I'm sure." Willie admitted his hearing is "not the best" any more and he can only do most of his martial artis routines in his "mind", but he still feels young at heart. He said: "I still have a good time." Despite his advancing years, the 'On the Road Again' hitmaker has no plans to r...
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