SiriusXM Radio celebrated the opening of its new studio at ACL Live on Willie Nelson Blvd. in Austin, TX with a historic broadcast on SIRIUS XM Willie’s Roadhouse. Host Dallas Wayne was joined in-studio by Willie Nelson, as well as Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell, Melissa Etheridge, Jerry Jeff Walker, Kinky Friedman, Johnny Bush, Junior Brown, Amber Digby, Darrell & Mona McCall, Justin Trevino and Tommy Alverson.
In Charlotte, N.C., back in May, fans at Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival only saw a few moments of the country legend. He walked stiffly across the stage, struggled to put on his guitar, then, clearly frustrated, he tossed his hat into the crowd and walked off stage. Nelson had already canceled a string of performances in February, citing a bad case of the flu. Some fans were wondering whether this was it. But just a few months later, he’s recovered and is back on the road again (including a re-do in Charlotte).
At 85, Nelson hasn’t had anything to prove for years. He established himself long ago as one of the most important voices in the history of the American Songbook, and yet, he’s still at it. He released a new album earlier this year called Last Man Standing. He has a tour scheduled through November and another new album slated for September.
“He said, ‘I meant to say welcome home Prodigal Son, but I was so stoned that it came out as Particle Kid,'” Micah recounts Willie saying. “It’s close enough. I like it better.”
When asked if they smoke as much as their dad, Willie interjects: “Nobody does.”
As much as Willie Nelson loves living, he’s done a lot of songs recently about dying (i.e. “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die”). But his illnesses this year were serious, and Willie got nervous when it was bad enough that he couldn’t sing, his wife Annie says.
“We went to Maui. He got some fresh air, but it took a good month,” she says. “Then, he was a little nervous about it, but I heard him singing so I knew he was fine. He would sneak off in the music room and sing and pick.”
He came back fiercer than ever, Annie says, and his sons both say he’s been playing better than ever. “Just the last two shows have just blown my mind,” his son Lukas says. “We’re playing really good music and Dad is singing his ass off.”
Lukas, who has his own band called Promise of the Real that regularly backs Neil Young, has a voice strikingly similar to Willie’s. Lukas and Micah often play with Willie on tour, and the trio recorded songs together, collected on Willie and the Boys: Willie’s Stash Vol. 2.
“There’s nothing that makes a parent happier than having your kids up there doing things with you, especially if they’re good,” Nelson says.
World Café makes a pilgrimage to Willie Nelson’s tour bus! Willie released an album called Last Man Standing just days before his 85th birthday. Willie talks about how the deaths of dear friends like Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings influenced the title track, the prank he pulled when he was in the hospital recovering from a collapsed lung and shares insights about his favorite form of relaxation. Giggles ensue.
Tune in to World Café, with host Talia Schlanger, every weekday at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ radio.krcb.org / Comcast Cable channel 961 all over the Bay Area / the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!
Hear a special two-hour special featuring highlights of the recent Luck Reunion, including Willie Nelson concert & interview, Ray Wylie Hubbard Chapel Session “guitar pull” with Tyler Childers, Cody Canada, Kelly Willis and John Doe and much more.
On July 23, 2001, Willie Nelson was a guest on Piano Jazz, with Marian McPartland. The show was recorded at Manhattan Beach Recording studios, New York, NY, and broadcast on NPR. The show aired on February 12, 2002.
Jackie King is on the show with Willie, and they perform”Heart of a Clown”, “Gypsy”, “Rain Day Blues”, “All of Me”. Willie talks about playing and singing blues and Jazz, and growing up listening to gospel music.
Another fan uploaded the songs, and you can download them. I haven’t tried to download them yet, so I don’t know how they work.
Track 01. The Heart Of A Clown (5.6MB) Track 02. Gypsy (6.0MB) Track 03. Rainy Day Blues (5.9MB) Track 04. Nuages (Django Reinhardt) (5.1MB) Track 05. All Of Me (5.7MB)
Track 06. Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael) (6.1MB) Track 07. The Great Divide (impromptu solo of Hotel California riff) (5.9MB)
Track 08. Crazy (5.7MB)
Track 09. There Will Never Be Another You (4.6MB)
If you aren’t already streaming SiriusXM, you can do it FREE now through February 7th. No login, no password, just click and listen to Willie’s Roadhouse.
Monday, 12/5 at 5 pm ET – Monday, 12/26 at 3 am ET
Featuring a mix of country Christmas music from contemporary and classic country artists like Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, and Carrie Underwood along with celebrity Guest DJs such as Dolly Parton, Little Big Town and Brenda Lee picking the music and sharing personal memories. Country Christmas will also include the “12 Days of Country Christmas Live,” a performance series featuring a different artist performance every day for 12 days. Artists include Collin Raye, John Michael Montgomery, T G Sheppard, Exile, The Bellamy Brothers, Mark Wills, Johnny Lee and more. Also streaming on Ch. 784.
Read about all their other Christmas music at their website.
Online: Stream video of Farm Aid 2017 at farmaid.org starting at 3:00 p.m. ET to watch live performances from the stage and stories from family farmers across the concert region.
Television: Watch AXS TV’s live broadcast or set your DVR beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Radio: Tune into Willie Nelson’s SiriusXM channel (59), Willie’s Roadhouse, for all the music plus backstage interviews with artists, local family farmers and more starting at 12 p.m. ET.
Willie Nelson’s SiriusXM channel (59), Willie’s Roadhouse, will air live from Farm Aid 2017, beginning at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, September 16. SiriusXM’s Dallas Wayne will host backstage interviews with artists, local family farmers and more.
Watch Farm Aid 2017 in HD when we stream the concert live at farmaid.org starting at 3pm EDT! The webcast will feature artist performances and stories from family farmers in the concert region.
Listen on Sirius XM
Willie Nelson’s SiriusXM channel (59), Willie’s Roadhouse, will air live from Farm Aid 2017 beginning at 12 pm EDT. SiriusXM’s Dallas Wayne will host backstage interviews and behind-the-scenes coverage of the event.
Watch on AXS TV
AXS TV will broadcast Farm Aid 2017 live beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET. To find AXS TV in your area, visit: www.axs.tv.
Lots of cool shirts available, if you need something to wear while you listen:
From 1948 to the late 1950s, Horace “Hoss” Logan produced the Louisiana Hayride, a weekly country music show broadcast on CBS Radio. The Hayride was known as the “Cradle of the Stars” for building many country music careers, and for introducing the young Elvis Presley to a national audience. Horace Logan’s memoir “brings the old show back to life,” as Hank Williams Jr. says–from Johnny Cash and Presley to George Jones, Johnny Horton, Faron Young, Jim Reeves, Willie Nelson, and many more
SIRIUS XM Willie’s Roadhouse (Channel 59) is Willie Nelson’s 24/7 channel for Traditional Country Music.
6:00 am – 12:00 pm
Willie’s Roadhouse with Charlie Monk/ Charlie Monk is called “The Mayor Of Music Row” because he knows everybody in Nashville and worked in every facet of the country music biz. He brightens your mornings with the stories about all the celebrities he knows, and of course classic country from Conway Twitty to Waylon Jennings.
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Willie’s Roadhouse with Dallas Wayne. “I’ve always wanted a job I could do in my underwear without a pole being involved,” Dallas Wayne says of broadcasting from his home outside Austin, TX, “But you’re welcome to drop by Stately Wayne Manor and stick a dollar in my garter anytime!” Or, just hear him play classic country.
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Willie’s Roadhouse with Paula Nelson, Founder of the Paula Nelson Band and daughter of Willie Nelson spins classic country from the SiriusXM studios on Willie Nelson Blvd. in Austin, TX.
10:00 pm – 12:00 am
The Grand Ole Opry Recognized around the world for showcasing the best in live American country music, The Grand Ole Opry is the oldest running radio program in the U.S. Its legendary stage has welcomed important music stars, performances and moments in country music history. That tradition continues…
