Willie Nelson

Miranda Lambert Channels Country Music Legend Willie Nelson

... rounded out the spot-on look. Crimson lip gloss, and subtle eye make-up ensured the songstress was ready for her turn on the red carpet. Nothing fancy: On top she layered a distressed, light denim jacket over a black shirt with crisscross straps over her decolletage. Dolled up: Crimson lip gloss, and subtle eye make-up ensured the songstress was ready for her turn on the red carpet. Perhaps most notably, she styled her blonde tresses into dual braids, which she controlled with a floral-print headband. Of course country superstar and marijuana advocate Willie Nelson, 83, pioneered the unique look. The similarities became even more noticeable when she took the stage to begin her set, complete with just a simple acoustic guitar. Coincidence? Perhaps most notably, she styled her blonde tresses into dual braids, which she controlled with a floral-print headband, not unlike legend Willie Nelson, 84 (right). All smiles! ...

This Week On Sunday Morning April 2

... writing his new book, “Nevertheless,” is that “the past is the past. … I’m truly going to bury my past with this book.” And as he explains to correspondent Rita Braver, he’s not afraid of making enemies with his writing, adding that, “I try to, you know, kiss and slap in equal measure!”. WEB EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Alec Baldwin: “I thought I was a genius” about substance abuse. In this web exclusive, the actor (who has just published a new memoir, “Nevertheless”) opens up to “Sunday Morning” correspondent Rita Braver about his attitude in the 1980 s when he abused drugs and alcohol until a near-fatal incident led to his sobriety at age 26. WEB EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Alec Baldwin on “Streetcar Named Desire”. In 1992 Alan Baldwin starred in a Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire,” playing the volatile Stanley Kowalski. In this web exclusive, he tells “Sunday Morning” correspondent Rita Braver about the painful ...

April’s Got All-star Jams, Willie Nelson, ‘the Son’ And

... (HBO). The second season, some of which was shot in the American-Statesman building, was light-years better than it had any right to be; the third and final season does time in both Texas and Australia. (April 16). 12. “Fargo” (FX). Real talk, and this is not just Austin homerism: Our fair city’s own Noah Hawley is the TV showrunner of the year. Between the amazingly psychedelic, next-level superhero fiction on “Legion” and the third season of this brilliant show, the dude is killing it. This run is set in 2010, starring Ewan Mc Gregor in two roles as well as Carrie Coon (also on “The Leftovers”), Mary Elizabeth Winstead and David Thewlis. (April 19). RELATED: Noah Hawley talks about making ‘Fargo,’ ‘Legion’ for TV. 13. The Black Angels, “Death Song” (Partisan). It’s the newest album from this Austin outfit. Some of them were recently spotted filming some scenes for a video over at End of an Ear. (April 21). 14. Sheryl Crow, “Be Myself” (Warner). This lady used to be seen around Austin quite a bit. This is her ninth album. She doesn’t seem to be aging at all. (April 21). 15. Ray Davies, ...

Willie Nelson Is, As The Song Goes, Still Not Dead

... real good.”. Things didn’t always turn out “real good” for Willie. Back in the ‘90 s there was the little matter of back taxes he owed Uncle Sam. “I gotta say,” Schieffer noted, “you’re the only guitar picker from Abbott, Texas that I ever knew or heard of that owed the federal government $32 million!”. “It’s kind of funny when you think about it!” Nelson laughed. “But I’m sure it wasn’t funny to you at the time.”. He worked it out, and paid it off. But he never declared bankruptcy. “I don’t believe in that,” Nelson said. “You know, I believe if I owe some people some money, I want to pay them.”. He’s been arrested more than once for possession of marijuana. “I want to ask you a little about pot,” Schieffer asked. “You got one?”. These days he’s in the cannabis business in places where it’s legal. So why has he been such an advocate? “For myself, it’s good for me,” he said. “It keeps me from going off and doing ...

Watch Willie Nelson's Latest Video, 'it Gets Easier,' From 'god's Problem Child' Album

... with Buddy Cannon for his forthcoming album, "God's Problem Child." (James Minchin). Randy Lewis. Two life truisms appear to be at the heart of Willie Nelson’s forthcoming album, “God’s Problem Child”: Nobody’s getting any younger, and no one gets out of here alive. The Red Headed Stranger, like millions of music fans, became all the more acutely aware of those facts in 2016 thanks to a slew of high-profile musicians’ deaths, perhaps none affecting Nelson more than those of two longtime friends and fellow musical mavericks, Merle Haggard and Leon Russell. “It gets easier, as we get older, it gets easier to say, ‘Not today,’” Nelson sings in “It Gets Easier,” the first video from the album, which The Times is premiering. It was written by Nelson with another longtime collaborator, songwriter-producer Buddy Cannon, who has steered the proceedings on the new ...

Willie Nelson Treats Rodeo Crowd To Something Special

... me during “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground”: flashing between Nelson on the overhead video screens and the tiny band members onstage revolving around the arena floor, I imagined him totally disappearing into the song during his guitar solos; the effect created a powerful moment of intimacy for such a huge space. Even the way those screens showed him tossing his bandanna offstage or pointing to the sky (which he did a lot), while nothing special in and of itself, was still pretty cool because it was Willie. “Still Not Dead Again Today,” after Nelson introduced it Saturday, brought on a smile because it turned out to be another one of his patented frisky shuffles like another newer song, “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die.” (One line says, "Don't bury me, I got a show to play.") Another recent tune that made the rodeo set list, “It’s All Going to Pot” (his duet with the late Merle Haggard), might imply that Nelson has at last seen all of this world he cares to see, but these others — plus country-gospel standbys “I’ll Fly ...

Willie Nelson Declares He's 'still Not Dead

... Willie Nelson declares he's 'Still Not Dead' After death hoaxes and rumors of grave illness, country star's rep sets record straight. Check out this story on __link__: __link__ m Ur 7 v V. Cancel Send. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Nation's Conversation. To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs. Willie Nelson declares he's 'Still Not Dead'. Jayme Deerwester , USA TODAY Published 11:11 a.m. ET March 23, 2017 | Updated 4:37 p.m. ET March 23, 2017. Willie Nelson's publicist is fighting back, amid a report that the country singer's health is failing. Buzz 60's Amanda Kabbabe (@kabbaber) has more. Buzz 60. The Grim Reaper isn't coming for Willie Nelson just yet. (Photo: Rolando Otero, AP). 23078 CONNECT TWEET 22 LINKEDIN COMMENTEMAILMORE. The rumors of Willie Nelson's imminent demise have been exaggerated, his publicist says, disputing reports the country music icon is on death's door. "He's perfectly fine," Elaine Schock told the Associated Press on Wednesday, attempting ...

Tragic Willie Nelson Fighting To Breathe

... gaunt… a pale shadow of the man he used to be,” a source tells Radar. “He’s never fully recovered from the last time when he was deathly ill, more than a year ago. It’s now come back to hit him like a ton of bricks. PHOTOS: Flirting With Disaster! Selena’s Fling With The Weeknd Leaves Closest Friends ‘Worried’. “If he can’t get a deep breath in and his voice is a croak — there’s no way he can sing.”. The music icon’s reps ­apologized for his no-shows on his Facebook page, ­sending regrets for axing performances “due to recent illness” and announcing the shows “will not be rescheduled.”. Willie also cancelled gigs in late 2015 to undergo a stem cell treatment, saying: “It’s supposed to help the lungs. Over the years I’ve smoked a lot of cigarettes, and I’ve had emphysema and pneumonia four or five times, so my lungs were really screwed up.”. PHOTOS: Date With Disaster: Rehab Grad Selena Rebounds With Druggie Singer The Weeknd. But the Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain legend is also savaging his health by stuffing his face ...