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by Ashley Chapman
For information about the Back Yard Show, and how you can get tickets: www.TheBackYard.net.
When the news of the explosion that shook the town of West, Texas on Wednesday night April 17, Willie Nelson was devastated. Nelson had a personal connection with the community; he was born and raised just six short miles from where the blast occurred in a town known as Abbott, Texas. Willie Nelson spoke with CMT during an interview the morning after the explosion and said, “It’s where I grew up. I road my bike from Abbott to West and back all the time on that road where all that stuff happened. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those folks there in West”.
Emergency personnel continue to search for survivors of the explosion that shook the town just 80 miles south of Dallas, Texas. As many as thirty-five people are believed to been killed, including five members of the Volunteer Fire Department from West, four EMS workers and an off-duty Dallas firefighter.
Willie Nelson who turns 80 on the 30 of April planned to celebrate with a show two days before at the Backyard at Bee Cave near Austin, Texas. As of now, Willie Nelson is turning his show into a benefit concert for the West Fire Department. Willie stated that until April 18 the show was set to be a birthday gathering celebrating his age, life, and accomplishments, now him, his sons Lukas and Michah, as well as his daughters Paula and Amy, are all going to be there for a benefit concert performed for the West Fire Department.
Willie Nelson’s concert will take place on April 28 at the Backyard at Bee Cave; however, now all of the proceeds for that day will be donated to the West Volunteer Fire Department. If you are in the Austin, Texas area Willie Nelson encourages you to come out and show some support for the town of West, Texas. Nelson, is encouraging anyone that wants to join in to do so, he seems to be open to anything right now as long as it helps a town he is all too familiar with.
For many Willie Nelson is a great icon of Country Music even to this day. With his famous hits such as ‘Always on My Mind’, ‘Crazy’, ‘On the Road Again’, and many more have become family favorites for many years. The generosity Willie Nelson is showing the town of West, Texas is very admirable and admiring.