{"id":58092,"date":"2023-11-03T03:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T07:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2023\/11\/03\/willie-nelson-preps-90th-birthday-celebration-concert-special\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T03:04:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T07:04:00","slug":"willie-nelson-preps-90th-birthday-celebration-concert-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2023\/11\/03\/willie-nelson-preps-90th-birthday-celebration-concert-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Willie Nelson Preps 90th Birthday Celebration Concert\u00a0Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/willie-nelson\/\">Willie Nelson<\/a>\u2019s 90th birthday party is set to continue well into the last weeks of the 2023, with a televised all-star concert special, honoring the life and career of the country music legend. <\/p>\n<p>Featuring performances from Beck, Gary Clark Jr., Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg, Norah Jones, Miranda Lambert, Dave Matthews, Keith Richards, and the man of honor, <em>Willie Nelson\u2019s 90th Birthday Celebration<\/em> is set to air Sunday, Dec. 17 on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson\u2019s sons Lukas Nelson and Micah Nelson will also perform, alongside George Strait and Chris Stapleton, with Jennifer Garner, Chelsea Handler, Woody Harrelson, Ethan Hawke, Helen Mirren and Owen Wilson confirmed as hosts. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe iconic artist, author, actor, and activist broke the news of the televised concert special Thursday night (Nov. 2) when he appeared as a guest on Stephen Colbert\u2019s <em>The Late Show<\/em>. \u201cI\u2019m ready for it,\u201d he tells Colbert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMany stars on the lineup for next month\u2019s special were on hand when Nelson blew out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/concerts\/the-night-two-highlights-of-willie-nelsons-90th-birthday-concert-at-the-hollywood-bowl-1235319186\/\">90 candles<\/a> back in April of this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/beck\/\">Beck<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/george-strait\/\">George Strait<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/snoop-dogg\/\">Snoop Dogg<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/miranda-lambert\/\">Miranda Lambert<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/norah-jones\/\">Norah Jones<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/sheryl-crow\/\">Sheryl Crow<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/dave-matthews-band\/\">Dave Matthews<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/tom-jones\/\">Tom Jones<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/dixie-chicks\/\">The Chicks<\/a>,\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/chris-stapleton\/\">Chris Stapleton<\/a>\u00a0performed at the <em>Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90, A Star-Studded Concert Celebrating Willie\u2019s 90th\u00a0Birthday, <\/em>spread across two-dates<em> <\/em>at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/concerts\/the-night-two-highlights-of-willie-nelsons-90th-birthday-concert-at-the-hollywood-bowl-1235319186\/\">Hollywood Bowl<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cIt was great,\u201d he tells Colbert of that earlier love-in, \u201ca little surreal of course. I loved every minute of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillieNelson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@WillieNelson<\/a> celebrated his 90th birthday and now you can too! <\/p>\n<p>Join the party on December 17th as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@cbs<\/a> presents \u201cWillie Nelson\u2019s 90th Birthday Celebration\u201d with special appearances by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisStapleton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@ChrisStapleton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SherylCrow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@SherylCrow<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officialKeef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@OfficialKeef<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thechicks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@TheChicks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SnoopDogg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@SnoopDogg<\/a> and many more.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Colbert?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Colbert<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/orZ4FeXxTU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/orZ4FeXxTU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colbertlateshow\/status\/1720297369974317358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 3, 2023<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLike a fine wine, Nelson seems to be improving with age. He was nominated for four Grammys earlier this year and a multi-part documentary on Nelson, titled\u00a0<em>Willie Nelson &amp; Family<\/em>, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.\u00a0On March 3, he released his latest album,<em>\u00a0I Don\u2019t Know a Thing About Love,\u00a0<\/em>which highlighted songs written by Harlan Howard,\u00a0on Sony\u2019s Legacy Recordings. On Friday, Nov. 3, Nelson is inducted into\u00a0The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe party doesn\u2019t end there. \u201cIt is the sincere privilege of our lives to have produced these shows celebrating our beloved Willie, and to partner with CBS to bring this special to fans around the world,\u201d comment Mark Rothbaum and Keith Wortman, creators and executive producers of\u00a0<em>Willie Nelson\u2019s 90<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Birthday Celebration<\/em>. \u201cViewers will now have the chance to sing, and laugh, and cry and experience the joy of this celebration like never before.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor his latest late-night stint, Nelson performed \u201cI Never Cared For You,\u201d and \u201cWhiskey River,\u201d both of which appear on his <em>Greatest Hits<\/em>, released today to coincide with his Rock Hall elevation. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fWiTAixGMI4?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yjmo-8jFfJU?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/willie-nelson-90th-birthday-celebration-concert-special-1235461824\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Willie Nelson\u2019s 90th birthday party is set to continue well into the last weeks of the 2023, with a televised all-star concert special, honoring the life and career of the country music legend. 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