Willie Nelson - Independence Day Picnic 1974

Starring: BW Stevenson, Willie Nelson Dvd Release: 5th June, 2000 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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Willie Nelson is an American guitarist & country singer, originally from Abbott, Texas. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, though he had already become famous as a 1960s songwriter. Nelson & his sister, Bobbie, were raised by their grandparents after their father died & their mother ran away. Willie played the guitar, while Bobbie played the piano. She met Bud Fletcher, a fiddler & both siblings joined his band while Willie was in high school. After graduation, Nelson joined the Air Force, but left due to back problems. Eventually, he became a DJ at a country radio station in Fort Worth, Texas, while singing locally in honky tonk bars. In 1956, Nelson moved to Vancouver, Washington to begin a musical career by recording Lumberjack by Leon Payne. The single sold respectably but did not establish a career. Nelson continued to DJ & sing in clubs & sold a song called Family Bible for fifty dollars; the song was a hit for Claude Gray in 1960, has been covered widely & is often considered a gospel music classic. Posters Of Willie Nelson

I bought this for my Dad's Christmas this year & then had to buy it for myself. Willie & Waylon are always amazing. Having seen Willie Nelson live a few years ago, is's obvious that he hasn't changed much - just a bit greyer. Doug Kershaw plugsimself into the mains for his fiddle performance & Leon Russell should really have passed out he's so plastered. Loved every minute.

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