Archive for the ‘Bobbie Nelson’ Category
In Memory of Bobbie Lee Nelson (JANUARY 1, 1931 – MARCH 10, 2022)
Monday, January 1st, 2024Bobbie Nelson and Paul English (Denver, Colorado) (July 30, 2016)
Sunday, July 30th, 2023
Thank you, Janis Tillerson, for these photos from the Willie Nelson & Familyshow at Fiddler’s Green in 2016.
Willie Nelson and Sister Bobbie
Sunday, March 26th, 2023Photo: Gary Miller
In Memory of Bobbie Lee Nelson (JANUARY 1, 1931 – MARCH 10, 2022
Friday, March 10th, 2023“Me and Sister Bobbie”
Thursday, July 7th, 2022Bobbie Nelson Estate Sale (June 24, 25)
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022Willie and Bobbie Nelson, “Family Bible” (Abbott Methodist Church)
Monday, June 20th, 2022Me and Sister Bobbie
Saturday, May 21st, 2022Bobbie Nelson, Always in our hearts
Sunday, April 3rd, 2022Bobbie Nelson
Sunday, January 9th, 2022Thanks to George Fowler for sharing this photo of Sister Bobbie Nelson, circa 1978.
Willie Nelson and Sister Bobbie
Tuesday, January 4th, 2022Willie Nelson talks about new book, “Me and Sister Bobbie”
Sunday, November 14th, 2021In his new book, “Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band,” country music legend Willie Nelson talks about his unbreakable bond with his sister Bobbie. As Harry Smith spoke with them for TODAY, they talked about being raised by their grandparents and their lifelong love of music. Regarding rumors of his death, Nelson jokes, “I hope they aren’t true.”
The Willie Nelson Family Album
Friday, September 24th, 2021Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release The Willie Nelson Family–Willie Nelson’s new studio album (and 16th for the label)–on Friday, November 19.
The Willie Nelson Family will be available on CD and digital formats. Pre-order here.
The Willie Nelson Family Album Track List:
1. Heaven and Hell (Willie Nelson)
2. Kneel at the Feet of Jesus (Willie Nelson)
3. Laying My Burdens Down (Willie Nelson)
4. Family Bible (Claude Gray, Paul Buskirk & Walt Breeland)
5. In the Garden (traditional)
6. All Things Must Pass (George Harrison)
7. I Saw the Light (Hank Williams, Sr.)
8. In God’s Eyes (Willie Nelson)
9. Keep It On the Sunnyside (A.P. Carter)
10. I Thought About You, Lord (Willie Nelson)
11. Too Sick To Pray (Willie Nelson)
12. Why Me (Kris Kristofferson)
Shaped around a setlist of 12 favorite spirit-driven songs from the Nelson Family repertoire, The Willie Nelson Family draws on deep Americana (including A.P. Carter’s “Keep It On The Sunnyside” and the traditional hymn “In The Garden”) while celebrating classic songwriting from Hank Williams (“I Saw The Light”) and Kris Kristofferson (“Why Me”) to George Harrison (“All Things Must Pass”) and Willie Nelson (who penned half of the album’s compositions).
Produced by Willie Nelson and Steve Chadie, The Willie Nelson Family was recorded and mixed by Chadie at Pedernales Studios in Austin, Texas.
Musicians on The Willie Nelson Family are: Willie Nelson (lead vocals, background vocals, Trigger); Bobbie Nelson (piano); Lukas Nelson (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals); Micah Nelson (drums, bass, background vocals); Paula Nelson (background vocals); Amy Nelson (background vocals); Mickey Raphael (harmonica); Billy English (drums); Paul English (percussion) and Kevin Smith (bass).
Willie’s son Lukas (who fronts his own band, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real) sings lead vocals on two of the album’s tracks–“All Things Must Pass” and “Keep It On The Sunnyside”–while sharing lead vocals with Willie on “I Saw the Light,” “I Thought About You, Lord” and “Why Me.”
Four of the performances on The Willie Nelson Family–“Heaven and Hell,” “Kneel at the Feet of Jesus,” “Laying My Burdens Down” and “Family Bible”–are among the last recordings Willie made with his longtime drummer and pal Paul English. Paul and Willie first played together in Fort Worth in 1955; Paul became Willie’s regular drummer in 1966 and an essential member of the Family until he passed away, at age 87, on February 11, 2020.
Willie Nelson & Family in Saratoga Springs, MD (9.12.21)
Monday, September 13th, 2021Thank you, Carol Sidoran, for sharing your great photos from the Outlaw Music Festival in Saratoga Springs, MD last night.