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Willie Nelson – Has died

httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J34esa_aJxc Has Willie Nelson died? That’s the question fans are asking after a years-old rumor surfaced yet again in late May 2017. The answer is still the same, however: Willie Nelson is not dead. Heck, Willie Nelson will probably never die, he’ll just kind of fade into a cloud of marijuana smoke. As Snopes reported,...

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Willie Nelson – Beardless Willie: An early publicity still for circa 1965

httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=312SDrHM37Y Beardless Willie: An early publicity still for Willie Nelson circa 1965. Turtleneck Willie: Another ’60s still of Nelson and a pre-Trigger guitar. Everybody’s brother Willie: Nelson poses for a portrait with a man at the Hotel Taft on October 27, 1967 in New York City, New York. Thoughtful Willie: Nelson enjoys a contemplative moment...

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Willie Nelson – has been "On the Road Again" – and again and again – ever since he released that song back in 1980

httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7f189Z0v0Y Willie Nelson has been “On the Road Again” – and again and again – ever since he released that song back in 1980. It’s easy for Willie Nelson to laugh off these greatly exaggerated rumors of his demise. “A lot of people get to hear a lot of good music and hang out, have...

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Willie Nelson – In early April

httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7f189Z0v0Y In early April, I called my mother and invited her to join me in mid-May to see Willie Nelson play at Cary’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre. Filling the huge hole left in the bill by Merle’s death, Kris Kristofferson opened alongside Merle’s sons Ben and Noel Haggard, backed by The Strangers-the late Haggard’s backing band....

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WillieNelson – Here’s how to check out the tribute that’s airing tonight

httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7f189Z0v0Y Here’s how to check out the Willie Nelson tribute that’s airing tonight. Nelson received the Gershwin Prize from the Library of Congress back in November, when the special tribute was taped, but PBS is showing it for the first time tonight. “I think this is one of the most appropriate songs that we could...

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