Willie Nelson News

By PRESTON JONES  J ust before 10 p.m. one recent Friday, Fort Worth guitarist Michael Lackey stands onstage at the Ridglea Theater.

Late at night, in his bedroom in Yonkers, N.Y., James Voight used to sit up and listen to WWVA out of Wheeling.

The 19th annual Humboldt Hemp Fest takes place at the Mateel Community Center in Redway on Saturday, Nov.

Singer, songwriter, legend, icon. What is there to say about Willie Nelson that you don't already know? Willie and Family essentially the same band he's toured with since the mid-'70s return to Savannah for a concert in the Johnny Mercer Theatre.

Music fans packed First Arena Tuesday night for Willie Nelson's concert. "I always loved ," said Walter Cunningham of South Corning, who said his favorite Nelson tune is "Crazy," made popular by Patsy Cline.

Willie Nelson is the original rambler, the man who embodies the country poet rock star.

"You're under arrest for the murder of Dawn Hamilton," the officer said. Bloodsworth, a former Marine, was convicted of sexual assault, rape and first-degree murder in the death of 9-year-old Dawn and sentenced to death.

Country singer and songwriter Trent Tomlinson is not the sensitive balladeer type.

Music fans packed First Arena Tuesday night for Willie Nelson's concert. 'I always loved ,' said Walter Cunningham of South Corning, who said his favorite Nelson tune is 'Crazy,' made popular by Patsy Cline.

Texas native Pat Green got his start in country music while still attending college in the mid-'90s. As a teenager, Green quickly took to the sounds of several Lone Star State performers like Robert Earl Keen, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Willie Nelson.

Over the past decade, Willie Nelson has seamlessly slid into his role of country music's elder spokesman.

As he's done for almost five decades, Willie Nelson is on the road again and will make a stop at 9 p.m. Saturday in the Mari Showroom of the Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville.

Droughts in recent years have stretched water supplies and it wasna t that long ago that you could almost walk across lakes in Benbrook, Weatherford, and elsewhere.

ROBERT EARL KEEN is more a legend than a celebrity. For more than 25 years, the Houston native has been writing smart, plucky songs about misfits and barflies and has recorded a string of well-received albums, including the landmark " A Bigger Piece of Sky " in 1993 and " Picnic " in 1997.

Start: Oct 23, 2009 End: Oct 23, 2009 Time: 7:00pm Price: $8 in advance and $10 at show time.

Recent Training Webcasts * Exotic Metal Extrication Challenges * When It's Your Final Option, The FDNY PSS With apologies to famed country singer Willie Nelson, I am here to announce that come June of 2010, I will be on the road again.

It's 11 a.m. on a Saturday, and I'm sitting with Arkey Blue at Arkey's Silver Dollar, a storied dance hall in the basement of Bandera's General Store.

FEATURE, OCTOBER 8, 2009 PARADISE PAVED Does Willie Nelson know?: It's ironic that the thousands of acres of farmland surrounding the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater are targeted for commercial development ["Local Harvest," Annie Zaleski , Roy Kasten , Christian Schaeffer ]. I was part of an exhibit in this year's Homegrown Village titled "Save It, ...

Editor's note: With Chet Flippo out of town on a news assignment, we're revisiting one of his most popular columns -- the one featuring the recipe for Chet's Tennessee Velvet Chili.

Country star Willie Nelson will perform at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in early December, the casino announced today.