There’s announcing your first lineup, and then there’s announcing your first lineup in the way the Beachlife Festival did on Monday. Set for picturesque Redondo Beach, California on May 3-5, the fest is just teeming with talent spanning genres and decades, all in the name of what’s sure to be a great weekend on the […]
“When we get to New York you’ll have to come visit me on the tour bus,” Willie Nelson said, when I told him how disappointed I was to be interviewing him by phone rather than in person. “We have fun on the bus. I think you’d like it.” He then let out a long, hearty […]
Voting is important — and Willie Nelson knows that. Fresh off the release of his Frank Sinatra tribute album My Way and his appearance at a rally for Beto O’Rourke, the challenger to incumbent Senator Ted Cruz (which ruffled feathers among Nelson’s fans who … somehow … weren’t aware of his political leanings, which have […]
At 85, Willie Nelson remains one of the hardest-working musicians around, and today he adds to his dense catalog of music with My Way, a musical tribute to the late Frank Sinatra — whom Nelson considered an inspiration and a friend. “I learned a lot about phrasing listening to Frank,” Willie said recently in an […]
This Friday, Sept. 14, Willie Nelson will release My Way, his tribute album to the late Frank Sinatra. The 85-year-old Nelson has previewed his reverent homage to the Rat Pack icon with a few tracks already, and on Monday he premiered the third (and last) pre-release song, his take on “One for My Baby (And […]
On September 14, Willie Nelson will add to his ever-growing collection of late-period releases with My Way, a musical tribute to the late Frank Sinatra. Recently, Willie premiered a new clip for his elegant, refined take on the Sinatra song “I’ll Be Around,” featuring excellent piano work from Buddy Cannon: “I learned a lot about […]
At 85, Willie Nelson is busier than most artists decades younger than him. Having just released a powerful new record titled Last Man Standing in time for his birthday in April, he already has another new one in the works. This one is titled My Way, and it’s a tribute by Nelson to one of […]
Any band with three singer/songwriters could easily get bogged down by disagreements about who’s going to handle lead and secondary vocal duties — but not The Wild Feathers. “Most of the time it’s pretty straightforward,” said bassist Joel King. “You get in where you can fit in. A lot of times, I’ll be singing the […]
Over the past few weeks, country legend Willie Nelson has premiered a few songs from his new album, Last Man Standing — and each has shown the living icon at his most vulnerable, raw, and self-reflective. Its release coincides with Nelson’s 85th birthday on Sunday, April 29. Today, that album was released, and it’s just […]
Next week, Willie Nelson will celebrate his 85th birthday with a new album, Last Man Standing. The country legend has been previewing it for a few weeks now with various videos of songs from the recording sessions, and he’s now offered up a fourth selection. Titled “Ready to Roar,” the song again features a video […]
