At practically 91, Willie Nelson has carried out on stage with nearly each notable musician of the previous 70 years. He ticked off one other milestone final night time (March 14), when he teamed with none apart from Kermit the Frog for the shock opening tune of his set at Luck Reunion on his ranch exterior Austin in Spicewood, Tx.
Having beforehand coated the inexperienced Muppet’s iconic “Rainbow Connection” because the title observe of a 2001 album, Nelson welcomed Kermit for a very heartwarming collaboration. “I feel they preferred it,” Nelson mused afterwards. “Yeah, that was nice!,” Kermit replied. “I feel we lastly discovered the connection,” Nelson stated. Kermit returned later within the present to help on the gospel favorites “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” and “I’ll Fly Away,” in addition to Nelson’s acquainted tackle Mac Davis’ “Arduous To Be Humble.”
Extra from Spin:
- Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Plant & Krauss Anchor ‘Outlaw’ Tour
- Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion Returns For 12th Edition
- Charley Crockett Enlists Willie Nelson For New Duet
As legend has it, Nelson’s daughter Amy was in kindergarten when she first heard “Rainbow Connection” in 1979’s The Muppet Film, after which spent the following 20 years making an attempt to persuade her dad to file it. In a full circle second, it was finally put to tape with Amy producing on the studio on the Luck Ranch property, which yesterday hosted its twelfth version of the Reunion.
Past Nelson’s 22-song set, the occasion featured performances by Tyler Childers, a collaborative set from Dawes and Lucius, Claud, Durand Jones, John Oates, Madi Diaz, Previous Crow Medication Present, the Polyphonic Spree and Toadies, amongst many others.
This week, Nelson additionally introduced a brand new studio album, The Border, which is able to arrive Could 31 from Legacy Recordings. It options 10 takes on up to date nation songs, led by a canopy of Rodney Crowell’s “The Border.”
Nelson shall be joined by a bunch of well-known mates this summer season on the 2024 version of the Outlaw Music Festival tour, together with Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss and John Mellencamp. The Blackbird Presents-organized trek, which launched in 2016, kicks off June 23 in Alpharetta, Ga., and wraps Sept. 17 in Corfu, N.Y.
I don’t use emojis nearly ever, however @WillieNelson and @KermitTheFrog at @LuckReunion –
pic.twitter.com/DBcOssdpOo
— Andy Langer (@Andylanger) March 15, 2024
To see our operating checklist of the highest 100 best rock stars of all time, click here.
