The nature of Willie Nelson’s work has universal appeal, and so does the range of talent who took the stage to celebrate the life and career of Nelson at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for Willie: Life & Songs Of An American Outlaw should have come as no surprise.
With star studded guest performers, such as old friends like Kris Kristofferson and Emmylou Harris, to fresher upstarts like the Avett Brothers and Margo Price, came together at the end of the roughly four-hour commemoration to follow Nelson in a closing medley of “On the Road Again” and “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” it became even more apparent just how ubiquitous the outlaw legend’s hits have become over the last 50 years.
George Strait, Margo Price, Micah Nelson, Alison Krauss, and Jamey Johnson all performed highlights of a night that was recorded and is slated to be aired as a major broadcast special on A&E Network in 2019.
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