When it came time for Willie Nelson to celebrate his 90th birthday in April, his famous friends — including fellow Highwayman Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, George Strait and Miranda Lambert, Snoop Dogg, Neil Young, Chris Stapleton, George Strait, Norah Jones, Rosanne Cash and Tom Jones, — went big, gathering for a two-day concert extravaganza at the Hollywood Bowl. A limited theatrical run of Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 will be shown at the Odeon Theatre tomorrow and on Sunday. File picture via AP
When it came time for Willie Nelson to celebrate his 90th birthday in April, his famous friends — including fellow Highwayman Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, George Strait and Miranda Lambert, Snoop Dogg, Neil Young, Chris Stapleton, George Strait, Norah Jones, Rosanne Cash and Tom Jones, — went big, gathering for a two-day concert extravaganza at the Hollywood Bowl. A limited theatrical run of Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 will be shown at the Odeon Theatre tomorrow and on Sunday. File picture via AP
Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 is getting an encore screeing at the Odeon tomorrow (Friday June 16) at 5.45pm. Recorded at the Hollywood Bowl over two nights in April, the concert film will include performances by Nelson, Keith Richards, Neil Young, George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Snoop Dogg and many more.
Nelson, who was also inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, is having a banner year as a nonagenarian. He was honoured with an educational endowment at the University of Texas' LBJ School of Public Affairs and will have a new book about his songwriting called Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs, coming out on October 31 through William Morrow.
The Texas actor, activist and songwriter penned hits like Crazy, Funny How Times Slips Away and On the Road Again over his seven-decade career, as well as co-founded Farm Aid. - AP
