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Willie Nelson Tickets – The Outlaw Never Leaves the Spotlight
Willie Nelson is considered one of country music’s greatest outlaws – from his scratchy voice to his unkempt look, Nelson remains one of the genre’s most legendary and revolutionary performers. Contrary to belief, however, he still loves to rock a great concert, and he doesn’t just show up to an event; he arrives stylishly with guitar in hand.
This holiday season, our favorite country veteran is pulling out all the stops for a show that remains as diverse and eccentric as his career. Willie Nelson and the Family Holiday Show will light Nashville up in a series of firecracker lights as Nelson joins Asleep at the Wheel, Boxmasters and his family (Luke, Jacob, Amy and Paula) together for one spectacular evening of performances. The event will be held at the newly renovated Austin Music Hall, which officially re-opened its doors last November after over a year of renovations. Now it’s nearly doubled in size, with over 43,000 square feet and 4,400 seats. It is a guarantee that Willie Nelson tickets will sell out quickly, so act now and visit http://www.stubhub.com to enjoy the show.
At 76 years old, this Texas native is not slowing down. Born in 1933 in Fort Worth, Texas, he was raised by his grandparents in Abbott, Texas, who taught Nelson and his sister Bobbie to play several instruments. Nelson’s favorite was the guitar. He was performing tunes by age seven, when his sister met and married fiddler and band man Bud Fletcher. The Nelsons were off touring with the group as Willie played the front. With Fletcher through high school, Nelson eventually joined the Air Force for a brief stint before returning home and working at Fort Worth’s KCNC as a country disc jockey.
Just a few years into the DJ business Nelson decided to look into recording his own licks, of which he had a handful, and shot up to Vancouver, WA where he recorded a single but saw little commercial success. It wasn’t until 1960 when he sold his single “Family Bible” to music artist Claude Gray that he moved to Nashville to try his luck. He was immediately rejected because of his nasal tones but praised for his skills with a pad and pen, earning him a songwriting contract with Pamper Music as well as a spot on co-owner Ray Price’s touring outfit the Cherokee Cowboys.
The Price-involved set led to work with several stars and helped to really launch Nelson’s songwriting career. He wrote several tunes including the crossover smash “Crazy” by Patsy Cline, as well as a startup singing career for Nelson with Liberty Records. The single “Willingly” was a Top 10 hit in 1962, but eventually that success faded.
Discouraged after several years of minor success and retirement, Nelson returned with Shotgun Willie in 1973 that incorporated his love of country with rock and honky tonk. However, it was only when he left Nashville’s standards and signed to Columbia Records for 1975’s The Red Headed Stranger that he earned the breakthrough success that has kept his popularity strong and steady. Joining the outlaw movement along with Waylon Jennings, Tompall Glaser and Jessie Colter, Willie Nelson created a revolution in Nashville that allowed all of them unprecedented success.
