Nelson nominated for Rock & RolL Hall of Fame
Nelson and seven others will appear on the ballot for the first time. The other are Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Joy Division/New Order, Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, The White Stripes and Warren Zevon.
"This remarkable list of nominees reflects the diverse artists and music that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honors and celebrates," said Chairman John Sykes.
The Hall of Fame has a total of 352 inductees with 10 being country artists: Chet Atkins, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Johnny Cash, Floyd Cramer, Brenda Lee, Bill Monroe, Carl Perkins, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams Sr. and Dolly Parton, who was inducted last year.
Fans can vote daily through April 29 - Nelson's birthday.
Inductees will be announced in May with the Induction Ceremony coming this fall.
More news for Willie Nelson
- 05/16/23: Willie's 90th goes to the silver screen
- 05/03/23: Nelson, Crow, Wray to join Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
- 05/02/23: Nelson celebrates 90th in style
- 04/28/23: Strings gets "California Sober" with Willie
- 04/26/23: Church, Hunt, King, Lovett play Willie benefit
- 04/26/23: Nelson extends Outlaw Music Festival Tour
- 03/23/23: Nelson receives LBJ Foundation honor
- 03/14/23: Willie's Outlaw Music Fest returns
CD reviews for Willie Nelson
Who doesn't love and respect Willie Nelson? Willie, even at age 90, could sing the phone book – perhaps he has – and it would be worth hearing.
Willie's latest is a tribute to the songwriting of Harlan Howard, the dean of country music songwriters, who passed away in 2002. Howard once described country music as "three chords and the truth." Howard wrote hundreds of country hits during his career. Nelson and producer Buddy Cannon picked 10 to showcase here, ...
They say if you love what you do, you'll never have to work a day in your life. Just ask 89-year-old Willie Nelson. Within recent history, he's been releasing records at a clip far younger people can only envy, at over an album a year. A tribute album to Frank Sinatra? Absolutely. Traditional hymns? Sure. Another tribute album to Frank Sinatra? You can't make this stuff up.
Beginning with the 2017 "God's Problem Child" record, Willie started musically pondering the meaning of life. ...
Willie Nelson's decades-old explorations into the Great American Songbook continue with his second Frank Sinatra tribute in less than three years - the solid and satisfying "That's Life."
As with its 2018 predecessor "My Way," Nelson once again joined forces with the production team of Buddy Cannon and Matt Rollings. Like that previous outing, Rollings' "That's Life" arrangements don't go far afield from those found on the tracks popularized by Sinatra. ...
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