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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Happy 80th Birthday Willie Nelson!


Willie Nelson
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Happy 80th Birthday Willie Nelson!

Long May You Run.




Neil Young sings Happy Birthday to Willie Nelson.


Willie Nelson will celebrate his 80th Birthday on April 30, 2013.

More on Willie Nelson's 80th Birthday with Neil Young, others in Nashville.



DEMOCRACY NOW'S AMY GOODMAN: Music legend Willie Nelson turns 80 today. A lot of websites say it’s the 30th, tomorrow, but we talked to his wife Annie; she said he was born just before midnight, the doctor recorded it after midnight, so legally it’s the 30th, but really it’s the 29th.

Country music legend Willie Nelson turns 80 years old today. Last night he performed a benefit birthday concert in Austin to raise money for the fire department of West, Texas — the town devastated by a fertilizer plant explosion that killed 14 people earlier this month. Nelson was born just a few miles away in Abbott, Texas, in 1933. In addition to being one of the most celebrated country musicians, Nelson has been politically active for decades. He co-founded Farm Aid, the annual benefit and awareness-raising concert for small farmers. Nelson has partnered in a biodiesel plant that fuels trucks with vegetable oil. And he serves on the advisory board member for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. We broadcast an excerpt of our hour-long interview with Nelson when he joined us in our studio in 2008.


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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous4/30/2013 04:43:00 PM

    Neil even makes Happy Birthday sound great! Happy birthday Willie!

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  2. Dan14/30/2013 09:41:00 PM

    Would love to see a video of the "Long May You Run" Neil sang to Willie in that private concert.

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