WILLIE NELSON & WAYLON JENNINGS "LIVE AT THE US FESTIVAL, 1983" FIRST TIME ON DVD NOV. 15

 On November 15 Shout! Factory will release two momentous concert performances on DVD for the first time, from two of the world's most beloved country legends, Willie Nelson Live At The US Festival, 1983 and Waylon Jennings Live At The US Festival, June 4, 1983. With 23 songs and a total running time of 80 minutes on Willie Nelson, and 22 songs and 60 minutes total running time on Waylon Jennings, these releases capture an unforgettable moment in country music history.

 

Held over two weekends in 1982 and 1983, the US Festival was funded and organized by Apple Computer's Steve Wozniak, who also organized the accompanying technology exposition, and the construction of a brand-new outdoor venue in Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernadino, CA. Nearly every musical genre was represented by bands as diverse as U2, Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Ozzy Osbourne, Willie Nelson, Van Halen, The Police and The Clash. Over the combined seven days of the festival, more than one million people passed through the entrance gates.

 

June 4, 1983, was "Country Day" at the US Festival, featuring artists such as such as Waylon Jennings, Alabama, Hank Williams, Jr., and Emmylou Harris, and the headliner was none other than the legendary Willie Nelson. This concert showcases the country music superstar at his peak, including many of his best-loved songs and greatest hits, such as "Whiskey River," "Bloody Mary Morning," and "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain," and to the excitement of the crowd was joined by Waylon for "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys," and "Good Hearted Woman."

 

Waylon's set was one of the day's highlights, with performances of several of his hits, including "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out Of Hand," "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way," "I've Always Been Crazy," and "Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)." Waylon was also joined onstage by wife Jessi Colter for a particularly memorable rendition of "Storms Never Last."

 

Willie Nelson Live At The US Festival, 1983

Whiskey River

Stay All Night (Stay A Little Longer)

Funny How Time Slips Away

Crazy

Night Life

If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time

Good Hearted Woman

Sweet Memories

Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys (With Waylon Jennings)

Good Hearted Woman (With Waylon Jennings)

Why Do I Have To Choose

Help Me Make It Through The Night

Bloody Mary Morning

Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain

Blue Skies

Georgia On My Mind

All Of Me

Stardust

My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys

I Can Get Off On You

Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground

On The Road Again

Always On My Mind

 

Waylon Jennings Live At The US Festival, June 4, 1983

Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out Of Hand

Clyde

Amanda

Just To Satisfy You

Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line

Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)

I've Always Been Crazy

Breakin' Down

Lonesome, On'ry And Mean

Jack-A-Diamonds

Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)

Storms Never Last (With Jessi Colter)

Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way

Rainy Day Woman

Women Do Know How To Carry On

I Ain't Livin' Long Like This

Good Hearted Woman

Honky Tonk Heroes

Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)

Mental Revenge

Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys

I Can Get Off On You

 

Willie's Country Throw Down Set Times

Set list times have been announced for the first date of Willie Nelson's Country Throwdown Tour:

2011 Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown Run of Show
Doors at 3:00PM
Bluebird Café Stage
Austin Lucas
Brent Cobb 4:05 – 4:35 30 min
Dani Flowers
Adam Hood
Erin Enderlin
5:05 – 5:35 30 min
Caitlyn Smith

Side Stage
Drake White 3:40 – 4:05 25 min
Lukas Nelson & The Promise of Real 4:35 – 5:05 30 min
Craig Campbell 5:35 – 6:05 30 min
Brantley Gilbert 6:50 – 7:25 35 min

Main Stage
Lee Brice 6:05 – 6:45 40 min
Randy Houser 7:30 – 8:15 45 min
Singer-Songwriter Group 1 8:15 – 8:35 20 min
Jamey Johnson 8:35 – 9:35 60 min
Singer-Songwriter Group 2 9:35 – 9:55 20 min
Willie Nelson 9:55 – 10:55 60 min

Willie Nelson Announces Location of Annual July 4th Picnic

Willie Nelson has announced the location of Annual July 4th Picnic, which will be held on July 3rd this year, at the new Osage Creek Amphitheater in northwest Arkansas, near Fayetteville. The show will include the artist currently preparing to join Willie on his Country Throwdown tour. Main stage artists include Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, and Lee Brice. There will also be a second stage, headlined by the Brantley Gilbert Band, and also featuring Craig Campbell, Luke Nelson, Drake White, and Jack Ingram (appearing just on dates from June 30 to July 3). The Throwdown will also host a traveling Bluebird Cafe, with performances from Austin Lucas, Brent Cobb, Dani Flowers, Adam Hood, Erin Enderlin, and Caityln Smith.

You can see Willie announce the picnic at http://www.willienelson.com/story/news/willie_nelsons_country_throwdown_and_jully_3rd_picnic

A Song or Time? Willie Nelson Sings for Freedom

Singer-songwriter and marijuana enthusiast Willie Nelson could have faced a lengthy jail term after he was arrested for possession in November. But perhaps the Texas prosecutor has been smoking some of Willie’s special cigarettes, because he has agreed to let the 77-year-old legend avoid prison but only if he gives the court a song.

Hudspeth County Attorney Kit Bramblett said: "I’m gonna let him plead, pay a small fine and he’s gotta sing “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” with his guitar right there in the courtroom, before adding, "You bet you’re a** I ain’t gonna be mean to Willie Nelson."

Nelson was arrested in November his tour bus was crossing the Mexican border into Hudspeth County, Texas on its way to Los Angeles when officers smelled cannabis coming from inside.

The bus was searched and six ounces was discovered, which Nelson said was his. He posted a $2,500 bail and the bus was allowed to go on its way. Nelson is a keen advocate of legalizing the drug and is co-chair of the advisory board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.

Local laws say that anything below three ounces is considered a misdemeanor, which Bramblett usually pushes for a fine and court costs, which are paid through the mail.
Willie Nelson's sympathetic judge. County Judge Becky Walker and prosecutor "Kit" Bramblett were easy on Nelson and he got off with a song. When Nelson’s papers came to County Judge Becky Walker’s desk, she told Bramblett to call the singer to her court, which he promptly did.

Although initially stopped with 6 ounces, with packaging removed the weight was less than three. Bramblett, who prosecutes between 10 and 12 marijuana possession cases a month joked, "Between me and the sheriff, we threw out enough of it or smoked enough so that there’s only three ounces, which is within my jurisdiction."

It is understood the singer will agree to the demand when his tour is next in town.