Willie Nelson’s stage manager of 34 years, Randall “Poodie” Locke, passed away at his home yesterday from a heart attack. He was 56. Michael Corcoran explains how he got the name Poodie:
As his mother Gloria “Momma†Locke loved to s... more info
Ryan's Smashing Life — RED HOT BOOTLEG: BOB DYLAN IN SAN JOSE '92Back in the March 6, 2008 issue of Rolling Stone, writer Andy Greene taps Bob Dylan's 1992 performance in San Jose as one of Bob's best performances of the period (pg 61). His "Bootleg" pick in the issue is a... more info
Pop Candy — Happy birthday, Willie Nelson! The legendary performer turns 76 years young today. But just because he's getting older, that doesn't mean he's slowing down at all -- in fact, it seems like Willie is working harder than ever. Last month...
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Altsounds — *Earlier this year Phosphorescent released his new album To Willie, a tribute to the music of Willie Nelson. Styled after Willie's own 1975 album To Lefty, From Willie (a tribute to Lefty Frizzell), To Willie has received glowing praise from sources ... more info
Buzzgrinder — It wasn't too long ago that Phosphorescent paid tribute to everybody's favorite advocate for the legalization of marijuana. No, not Woody Harrelson -- I'm talking Willie Nelson.
And It seems that To Willie, the 11-song jaunt through Nelson's catalog... more info
JamBase — DAYS FOR BIG NAMES FOR 4TH OF JULY FEST SET
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Rothbury Music Festival announced today, the lineup schedule for Rothbury 2009 headliners - The String Cheese Incident (their only 2009 performance) will top the bill on Friday, July 3; The Dead (th... more info
Ryan's Smashing Life — CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Egotistical Maniac and Actor Billy-Bob Thornton does his best on film to derail an interview with Q-TV's Jian Ghomeshi. What riled Thorton? In his intro to the piece, Ghomeshi mentioned the fact that he has a band in studio whose dr... more info