Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson
Over on NYA, there's a regular feature called Bentley's Bandstand which covers various rock and roll musings by the Warner Music PR veteran Bill Bentley.
Bentley's pieces are always insightful and enjoyable for their insiders perspective. Incidentally, Bill Bentley handled the "Neil Young Account" at Warner Music. From Red Headed Wonder: Willie Nelson by Bill Bentley:
Wherever he performed it was like a private party for hundreds of people. There was something about Nelson's hard-won wisdom in his music that literally appealed to everyone. While beer sales went through the ceiling at the Armadillo, there were never any fights or even harsh words when Nelson appeared. He was like a musical prince of peace for all of us, pointing to that wide-open space where everyone could celebrate the commonality of being alive and grateful in a place of warm-blooded joy. Dozens and dozens of shows went by, and the wave started growing by the month.Full article at Red Headed Wonder: Willie Nelson by Bill Bentley.
In 1974 he held his first Fourth of July picnic, and it became official: Texas had a new cosmic leader and it was man who not only sang the truth, he lived it.
More on the Red Headed Wonder: Willie Nelson and Neil Young.
Or, how about Willie for a Nobelfor Farm Aid and his work on alternative fuels, and world peace initiatives!
Willie is a global treasure. He has written some of the most important and intelligent songs ever written and has influenced countless artists both famous and not so famous. He has touched a universal nerve of so many hearts around the world that he no longer belongs just to America, he belongs to the world. Thank you Wille, and keep em coming for as long as you can. You’re newest album is as good as your first. Anyone who hasn’t heard it should check it out. The man is a legend for a reason.
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ReplyDeleteWell said Dan. We're looking fwd to seeing Willie, his sons, and all of the FarmAidians in Sept.
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