Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic Movie showing in Minneapolis (8/4/2010)


Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic, College Station, Texas (7/4/1974)
photo by: Bettmann/CORBIS

Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Celebration

Sound Unseen continues its monthly screening series of films on music, Wednesday, August 4th, with a documentary about the infamous Willie Nelson. Talk about high times! This seldom-screened documentary was shot over the course of three summer days and nights in 1974 at Willie Nelson’s 2nd annual 4th of July bash in College Station, Texas.

Drunken performers, topless girls and heartbreakingly good music meld here to create an incandescent record of a moment in American musical history that everyone knew, even then, was simply too white-hot to last. This is an intimate venue and a limited number of tickets available.
Click HERE to purchase your tickets!Date: Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue & Tickets: The TRYLON
Location: 3258 Minnehaha Ave S, MN, 55406Director: Yabo Yablonski
(USA, 1979, 35mm, 100 minutes)

1974 Willie Nelson’s 2nd Annual 4th Of July Picnic. Bryan/College Station, TX Sam Allred MC B.W. Stevenson “Texas Morning”

Here is an interesting read about the 1974 concert from a blog by George Kovacik. There is an article from the Village Voice as well.

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