ContactMusic — WILLIE NELSON fears his hippie look held him back at the beginning of his career - because straight-laced Nashville, Tennessee music executives didn't give him the credit... more info

Totally Fuzzy — arthurfromholland said... Cuby & The Blizzards, Groeten uit Grollo(with regards from Grollo 1967)is the second album from the great dutch bluesband. and... C&B are still going strong ,see my weblog. more music with The Kinks(Peter Quaife R.I.P.) Bob ... more info

CMT — In a wide-ranging interview appearing in Sunday's (June 27) Parade magazine, Willie Nelson covers topics all the way from his childhood in Texas to his beliefs on tolerance and heaven and hell. I've always admired Nelson's openness because it seems ... more info

Guardian Music — Playing 30 songs in under an hour, the outlaw country legend showed no sign of slowing down as he approaches 80Who: Willie NelsonWhere and when: Pyramid stage, 3.15pmDress code: Nelson, like Johnny Cash before him, is the Man in Black. His trademark ... more info

NME — The Americana icon plays crowd pleasing set on the Pyramid Stage more info

NME - The Video Blog — Glastonbury has kicked off with fans eagerly piling onto the campsites of Worthy Farm. We spoke to the Eavis family in the run up. Below they tell us about the series of flukes which has turned into 40 years of iconic sets and memorable festival anti... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Kellie Pickler and songwriter Kyle Jacobs announced their engagement. Jacobs popped the question on June 15, the birthday of Pickler’s late grandmother. The New York Times‘ Jon Caramanica recapped Tuesday night’s four-hour concert, “Nashville... more info

Topix — The nation's top librarian has decreed that 2Pac , R.E.M. and Willie Nelson do indeed rock. more info

CMT — Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger, one of my perennial favorite albums, has been inducted into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. The album, as well as 24 other recordings from a variety of genres, was noted for being "culturally... more info

Allmusic Blog — Recordings by Tupac Shakur, R.E.M. and Willie Nelson — as well as the 1959 cast recording of Gypsy — have been inducted into the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry. Gathered through online submissions from the public and members ... more info