Long story short -- iconic singer and songwriter Willie Nelson just celebrated his 90th spin around the sun and he did it with impeccable style over two nights with his closest celebrity friends and fans.
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Hosted by the likes of actors Owen Wilson, Helen Mirren, Ethan Hawke, and Jennifer Garner, Willie Nelson's two-night run at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, dubbed Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90, kicked off on his actual birthday, Saturday, April 29, with performances spanning multiple genres, featuring Neil Young, rapper Snoop Dogg, country star Chris Stapleton, The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, The Lumineers, Norah Jones, George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Tom Jones, Jack Johnson, Sturgill Simpson, Beck, The Chicks, Leon Bridges, Ziggy Marley, Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff, and more.
During the evening, he was also joined by his 86-year-old Highwaymen bandmate Kris Kristofferson, and the 'Man in Black' Johnny Cash's daughter Rosanne Cash for a rendition of “Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again).”
Night two saw another list of collaborators take the stage along with many from night one, including Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards, and more -- even Stephen Stills hit the stage on Sunday with Neil Young for a version of their 1966 Buffalo Springfield track, “For What It’s Worth”
Finally, Willie welcomed all of the event’s collaborators on stage to join him for a rendition of the Carter Family’s 1935 song, “Can The Circle Be Unbroken?,” a longtime Nelson favorite and classic Country music closer, as well as a big ol' "Happy Birthday."
As best he could, given all of the incredible guests, Willie provided some proof of the evenings on his social channels, as you can see above. But it wasn't just Willie doing the celebrating on his special day... the Austin FC professional soccer team also *ahem* rolled out a tribute in celebration of the Texas-born musician's 90th.
Happy 90th Willie! Take a look at both night's set lists and 90 pictures of Willie that he shared for his 90 years below.
Night 1:
Billy Strings – “Whiskey River,” “Stay All Night”
Charley Crockett – “The Party’s Over”
Particle Kid & Daniel Lanois – “The Ghost”
Edie Brickell and Charlie Sexton – “Remember Me”
Lyle Lovett – “Hello Walls”
Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff – “I Can Get Off On You”
Beck – “Hands on the Wheel”
Norah Jones – “Down Yonder,” “Funny How Time Slips Away”
Warren Haynes – “Midnight Rider”
Rosanne Cash and Kris Kristofferson – “Lovin’ Her Was Easier”
Lukas Nelson – “Angles Flying Too Close to the Ground”
Leon Bridges and Gary Clark Jr. – “Night Life”
Gary Clark Jr. – “Texas Flood”
Jack Johnson – “Willie Got Me Stoned”
Tyler Childers and the Food Stamps – “Healing Hands of Time,” “Time of the Preacher”
Ziggy Marley – “Still Is Still Moving to Me”
Tom Jones – “Opportunity to Cry”
Jamey Johnson – “Live Forever”
Bob Weir – “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”
The Chicks with Keith Sewell – “Bloody Mary Morning”
The Lumineers – “A Song for You”
Nathaniel Rateliff – “City of New Orleans”
Miranda Lambert – “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys”
Chris Stapleton – “The Last Thing I Needed,” “Always on My Mind”
Neil Young, Stephen Stills with Promise of the Real – “Long May You Run,” “For What It’s Worth”
Willie Nelson, Lukas Nelson, Micah Nelson, Neil Young with POTR – “Are There Any More Real Cowboys”
George Strait and Willie Nelson – “Sing One With Willie,” “Pancho and Lefty”
Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson – “Roll Me Up”
Willie Nelson – “On the Road Again”
ALL HANDS
“Can the Circle Be Unbroken”
“I’ll Fly Away”
“Happy Birthday”
“It’s Hard to Be Humble”
Night 2:
"Whiskey River" (Johnny Bush cover with Billy Strings)
"I Gotta Get Drunk" (with Billy Strings)
"Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other (with Orville Peck)
"Yesterday's Wine" (with Charley Crockett)
"Seven Spanish Angels" (Ray Charles cover with Norah Jones, Alison Russell)
"Me and Paul (with Dwight Yoakam)
"I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train" (Billy Joe Shaver cover with Margo Price, Waylon Payne)
"(Die When I'm High) Halfway to Heaven" (Particle Kid cover with Daniel Lanois)
"It Ain't Over Yet (with Rodney Crowell)
"'Til I Gain Control Again" (Rodney Crowell cover with Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell)
"Pancho & Lefty" (Townes van Zandt cover with Rosanne Cash)
"Night Life" (with Warren Haynes)
"My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" (with Lyle Lovett)
"Willie Got Me Stoned and Took All My Money" (Jack Johnson cover with Jack Johnson)
"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" (Elton Britt and The Skytoppers cover with Beck)
"Across the Borderline" (Ry Cooder cover with Tom Jones)
"Stay a Little Longer" (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys cover with Bob Weir)
"Good Hearted Woman" (Waylon Jennings cover with Shooter Jennings)
"Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" (with Lukas Nelson)
"Pick Up the Tempo" (with The Avett Brothers)
"Heaven and Hell" (with The Avett Brothers)
"Pretty Paper" (with The Lumineers)
"Help Me Make It Through the Night" (Kris Kristofferson cover with Norah Jones)
"A Song for You" (Leon Russell cover with Nathaniel Rateliff)
"Crazy" (with Sheryl Crow)
"Funny How Time Slips Away" (with Dave Matthews)
"The Maker" (Daniel Lanois cover with Emmylou Harris, Daniel Lanois)
"Georgia (On My Mind)" (Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra cover with Jamey Johnson)
"Highwayman" (Jimmy Webb cover with Roseanne Cash)
"Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael and His Pals cover)
"Faraway Places" (with Sheryl Crow)
"Will You Remember Mine" (with Lily Meola)
"Something You Get Through" (with Buddy Cannon)
"California Sober" (Billy Strings cover with Billy Strings)
"We Had It All" (Donnie Fritts cover with Keith Richards)
"Live Forever" (Billy Joe Shaver cover with Keith Richards)
"On the Road Again"
"Can the Circle Be Unbroken" / "I'll Fly Away"
"Happy Birthday"
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