Nelson returns to touring July 4, not playing Massachusetts
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 – Willie Nelson will return to the stage this Thursday at his annual July 4th shindig after being ill.
Nelson, 91, announced on Friday that he was cleared by doctors to resume touring this week. However, he will play the show tonight in Mansfield, Mass. Instead, his son Lukas Nelson and Family will replace him. Nelson and band will play some of Willie's songs along with their own.
Willie posted this afternoon, "Willie is looking forward to seeing everyone on July 4. He will not be performing in Mansfield today."
Bob Dylan, Allison Krauss + Robert Plant and Celisse will perform as scheduled in Massachusetts.
It was not disclosed the exact nature of Nelson's illness.
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Willie Nelson has released more than 150 albums in his career, including four in the past two years. All this while approaching and surpassing the age of 90. Of all his many solo recordings, "The Border" ranks as one of his best. The songs are fresh, sincere, and full of energy and have many of the elements that fans expect from Ol' Willie - his unmistakable vocals, the trademark lead guitar work on his iconic axe, Trigger, and harmonica support from his 50-plus year bandmate, Mickey Raphael. ...
Willie Nelson has a winner. How could it not be? It features some of the greatest songs in music history and some of the finest bluegrass players in the business. Most of all, it centers around Willie Nelson, one of the most iconic artists in the history of music, who at 90, has given bluegrass treatment to some of his favorite musical creations.
Songs on "Bluegrass" include some of his most recognized, including "Good Hearted Woman" (co-written with Waylon Jennings), "On ...
Is the fact that Lukas Nelson has a famous father (Willie Nelson) a blessing or a curse? One might well wonder if this is somehow the case because he deserves so much more attention than he gets. Listening to "Sticks and Stones" offers plenty of new evidence that Lukas inherited great songwriting skills from his dad. It's one of his best efforts to date, too.
The title track is a rather serious response to any and all that might judge Nelson and attempt to hurt him with mere words. ...
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