Rolling Stone — As American icon Willie Nelson celebrates his 83rd birthday today, he remains one of the last surviving country music legends who came to prominence in the twentieth century. But the tireless entertainer has not only survived, he continues to thrive,... more info

Uncut — On tour with Willie, discussing Trigger, Patsy Cline and being President On tour with Willie, discussing Trigger, Patsy Cline and being President The post Willie Nelson: “I smoked dope on the White House roof once” appeared first on Uncut. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Neil Young has announced a new live album called Earth. The album is mostly comprised of live recordings from Neil's 2015 tour with The Promise of the Real (a band that includes Willie Nelson's sons)... Continue reading… more info

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Rolling Stone — Nothing like learning how to play a song on the guitar on the fly from a country legend – that's what happened when Lil Wayne was tapped to perform with Kid Rock and Willie Nelson during the 2008 Country Music Awards. According to Weezy, who share... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for all Vulture Festival events (Fred Armisen/Sharon Van Etten, "How Did This Get Made?" podcast & lots more) go on sale at 10 AM. Tickets for the Willie Nelson and Aaron Lewis (of Straind) show at the Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwa... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Willie Nelson was already announced for Milwaukee's Summerfest, and he's since added more tour dates for this spring/summer... Continue reading… more info

Rolling Stone — Merle Haggard, who died last week at 79, considered Willie Nelson one of his closest friends. "I love Willie and I think Willie loves me," Haggard told Rolling Stone in 2014, detailing how the two bonded on the Nevada casino circuit in the Sevent... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — SERIES NCIS Personal plans are interrupted when errors are found in what everyone had thought to be a straight-forward, closed case. 8 p.m. CBS The Voice Blind auditions continue. 8 p.m. NBC The Muppets The show concludes its season with two new epis... more info

Stereogum — Last night, Willie Nelson was honored with the Library Of Congress’ Gershwin Prize at a gala in Washington, DC. He’s the first country singer to receive the award since its inception in 2007. During the concert portion of the ceremony — which a... more info