Update (8/8): According to Willie Nelson‘s publicist, the country singer will resume his tour on September 6th and will appear at September 21st’s Farm Aid in East Troy, Wisconsin. Willie Nelson has canceled the remainder of his current tour, citing health problems. The 86-year-old revealed the news following his show …
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Woodstock was just our third job, and it was quite a thrill. Mountain got on the show because our booking agent also handled Jimi Hendrix. I remember watching Creedence, Sly and the Family Stone, the Who. And I was thinking, “How can I top that?” It was one good band …
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“We’re the Highwomen, we sing of stories still untold,” sang Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Amanda Shires and Natalie Hemby at their first full-concert performance as the Highwomen Friday evening at the Newport Folk Festival. The supergroup was also backed by a band that included Jason Isbell and the Hanseroth Twins …
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