September 22, 2011 - Texas-bred country superstars Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett and Dixie Chicks are among the performers scheduled to appear at an Oct. 17 concert to benefit Central Texas wildfire victims.
February 4, 2009 - Willie Nelson is on a major roll. When was the last time this guy made a wrong move? The I.R.S. is the only one with an answer to that question.
December 9, 2008 - Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel plan to hit the road together next year to support their forthcoming collaboration, "Willie and the Wheel."
February 28, 2007 - Willie Nelson, who has already traipsed across the UK and US this year, will head out with fellow country-music legends Merle Haggard and Ray Price next month.
December 13, 2000 - Alan Jackson, prior to linking with George Strait's Country Music Festival in late March, will open 2001 with a month-long tour of arenas in the northeastern United States. The country performer is supporting his latest album, “When Somebody Loves You.”
July 26, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times reported that OpenNap, "a grass-roots effort by about 100 music fans ... who have copied the bulk of Napster's central directory onto an informal network of personal computers," will continue where Napster left off.
June 30, 2000 - Sony Records Nashville reports that “One Voice,” the debut album from 12-year-old Billy Gilman, enters the country music charts at No. 4 this week, making him the youngest artist in SoundScan history to land a debut album in the top five. The mark was previously held by LeAnn Rimes.
A Monday night (10/17) benefit concert featuring George Strait, Dixie Chicks, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, The Avett Brothers and Asleep at the Wheel and others raised more than $500,000 for victims of the recent wildfires that swept through the state.
Texas-bred country superstars Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett and Dixie Chicks are among the performers scheduled to appear at an Oct. 17 concert to benefit Central Texas wildfire victims.
Willie Nelson is on a major roll. When was the last time this guy made a wrong move? The I.R.S. is the only one with an answer to that question.
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