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Luck Reunion 2019 Artist Lineup
February 7th, 2019
Lucky Draw Live (February 7, 2019) at the Cactus Cafe in Austin
February 7th, 2019
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Luck Reunion 2019 held their Official Kickoff Party today in Austin at the Cactus Café.
The event will include a first come first serve flash sale of 300 Luck Reunion tickets, door prizes and more.
It will include their official 2019 Lineup reveal, free concert with Thomas Csorba and Hayes Carll.
The event is free, no tickets needed to attend.
THE CACTUS CAFE,
February 7, 2019
5:30
Austin, Texas:
2247 Guadalupe St,
Austin, TX 78712
7:00pm
Willie Nelson honored at pre-Grammy event
February 7th, 2019
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by Lyndsey Parker
It was a multigenerational affair at the Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing’s annual Grammy Week Celebration on Wednesday night when this year’s P&E honoree, 85-year-old Willie Nelson, took the stage with his sons Lukas and Micah Nelson and Lukas’s band, Promise of the Real.
Also on hand were Grammy Album of the Year nominee Kacey Musgraves and veteran country songwriter and producer Buddy Cannon, who introduced the elder Nelson, and surprise guest Dave Matthews, who performed acoustic versions of Nelson’s 1961 classic “Funny How Time Slips Away” and his own “Gravedigger,” which Nelson covered in 2008.
There was a lot of love in the room at Village Studios in Los Angeles as Musgraves proclaimed, “[Nelson] has this really unique ability to unite. … It’s really unlike any other artist I can think of. Underdogs, outliers, Republicans, rappers, presidents — everyone loves Willie! Speaking of presidents, I asked Willie one time, ‘So, why don’t you just run for president?’ He was like, ‘Because I’d win.’ Touché.
‘He’s just a huge part of American culture. I mean, little kids are still dressing up like him for Halloween. … His songs are so iconic, so classic. They’re never gonna die,” Musgraves continued. “And let’s get real — he’s probably not either. He’s going to outlive us all.”
Matthews later echoed Musgraves’s sentiment, telling the Village crowd (which included “Weird Al” Yankovic, Diane Warren, Feist, Ziggy Marley and Lisa Loeb), “[Nelson is] just a great influence. If you need someone to make you think it’s better to be good and kind, you just have to look at that guy. And then you realize, ‘Oh, there’s no reason to be a d***, because look how far this guy’s gotten being a f***in’ great guy!’”
Matthews was later joined onstage by Lukas for a rendition of “Crazy,” the Patsy Cline classic that his father wrote in 1961, after which the Nelson sons jammed on an 11-minute medley of his hits. Finally, the man of the hour got up for “Living in the Promiseland” and “On the Road Again.”
Willie seemed to prefer to let his music do the talking, keeping his P&E acceptance speech short and sweet — though he acknowledged that being so universally likable had delivered a career advantage. “I want to thank the producers and engineers over the years for making me sound as good as I could,” he quipped. “And I’m glad they liked me, because they really could have screwed me up!”
Now in its 12th year, the Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing Grammy Week Celebration also honored the contributions of the Producers & Engineers Wing’s 6,400-plus professional members, who work together to shape the future of music recording.
Nelson, who has eight Grammy wins and 200 hundred albums under his belt — and who planned to head back into the studio Thursday, according to Cannon — joins a list of P&E honorees that includes such illustrious names as T Bone Burnett, Jimmy Iovine, Quincy Jones, Neil Young, Nile Rodgers, Rick Rubin, Jack White and Alicia Keys.
“Willie is one of the icons, and he has been a standard-bearer for all of us,” said Recording Academy president and CEO Neil Portnow.
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February 7th, 2019Willie Nelson To Be Honored With 2019 Producers & Engineers Wing Award (Feb. 6, 2019)
February 6th, 2019
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by: Ana Yglesias
The GRAMMY-winning country legend will be honored for his many years of “artistic achievements and creative genius” during GRAMMY Week in February 2019
Willie Nelson may already have many accolades and achievements to his name, including eight GRAMMY Awards, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for more. On Oct. 30 the Recording Academy’s Producers & Engineers Wing announced they will be honoring Nelson during GRAMMY Week 2019 to “celebrate his artistic achievements and creative genius.”
he P&E Wing’s 12th annual celebration will take place on Feb. 6, 2019 in Los Angeles, Calif. as part of GRAMMY Week, which culminates with Music’s Biggest Night, the 61st GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 10. In addition to honoring Nelson, the event also acknowledges the industry contributions of the Wing’s more than 6,400 professional members.
“Each year, the Recording Academy’s Producers & Engineers Wing annual GRAMMY week event honors members of the recording community who exhibit exceptional standards of integrity, creativity and sonic quality,” said Maureen Droney, Managing Director of the P&E Wing. “We are thrilled to pay homage to Willie Nelson, an undeniable icon with an incomparable—and uncompromising—body of work.”
Nelson is a musical force to be reckoned with, a living legend who has released more than 200 albums over his six-decade career, a true leader in outlaw country music, and the larger genre as a whole. He has made an impact in the music industry as a songwriter, performer and collaborator, and in the larger world as an author, actor and activist. He has always used his platform to speak his mind and make a positive impact on those around him, such as with Farm Aid, an annual charity concert he co-founded in 1985 to support family farmers.
To date he has won eight GRAMMYs, taking home his first at the 18th GRAMMY Awards in 1975 for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for his breakout hit “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain,” from Red Headed Stranger. The album was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame in 2002, followed by several more of Nelson’s recordings. Over the years he has been recognized by the Recording Academy on multiple other occasions, receiving the President’s Merit Award in 1986, the GRAMMY Legend Award in 1990 and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.
“Willie Nelson has inspired generations of musicians and fans, and continues to set precedents of excellence within the music community,” added Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow.
In 2018 the P&E Wing honored power couple Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz. Prior honorees include Jack White, Rick Rubin, Nile Rodgers and Neil Young.
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Willie Nelson launches CBD infused cofffee
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Mountain Jam festival moves to Woodstock Site (June 13 – 16, 2019)
February 6th, 2019
www.poughkeepsiejournal.com
After 14 years at Hunter Mountain, plans are in the works to move the Mountain Jam music festival to Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, on the Woodstock site in Sullivan County.
That’s according to Mountain Jam founder Gary Chetkof, who said Tuesday afternoon that said he was awaiting approval for the gathering from the state Department of Health.
Mountain Jam will be held June 13-16 on the property that hosted the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in August 1969.
Willie Nelson & Family, Gov’t Mule, The Avett Brothers, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead and Marco Benevento are among more than 40 acts scheduled to perform on three stages as Mountain Jam nods to its jamband roots.
Mountain Jam was originally launched in 2005 as a one-day celebration of Radio Woodstock’s 25th anniversary. The planned move would add another big date to an already busy schedule at Bethel Woods between June and August.
Bethel Woods, Chetkof said, “is like going to the Taj Mahal of sites. It’s all about being on an amazing piece of land. What could be more amazing than Bethel Woods and the home of the Woodstock festival… It was really just a matter of going to the promised land
Willie Nelson, Texas Style (March 5, 1988)
February 5th, 2019Willie Nelson, Texas Style was first broadcast by CBS on 5 March 1988. “The gentle, easy, visually lovely outing, with Nelson roaming the plains, at his Texas Hill Country ranch, in a boat on the Rio Grande, or in the studio making music, makes you appreciate the Lone Star State,” the Vindicator wrote. The music was mixed with testimonials by friends & family.
Willie performed On The Road Again, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys, Asleep At The Wheel, South of The Border, and more. Ray sang Milk Cow Blues with Nelson, and solo’ed on Georgia On My Mind. The other guests were Asleep at the Wheel, and Bruce Hornsby and The Range.
Essential Willie Nelson Songs
February 5th, 2019
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by: Amy McCarthy
by: Amy McCarthy
Known as the Red-Headed Stranger, a serious cannabis enthusiast and one of country music’s most iconic songwriters, Willie Nelson has recorded an incredible number of classic songs in his more than 60-year-long career in the industry. Just before the 2019 Grammy Awards, set for Feb. 10, Nelson will be honored by the Recording Academy’s Producers & Engineers Wing for his musical achievements across dozens of records, hundreds of songs and at least six decades.
