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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Massey Hall
Tickets go on-sale Friday, February 20th at 11am.
Tickets may be purchased by visiting
www.ticketmaster.ca or
www.masseyhall.com
or by phone 416-872-4255 or
416-870-8000
TORONTO, ON — Legendary, GRAMMY award winning, country
music star Willie Nelson is set to return to the road.
Nelson will be joined onstage by special guest Ray Price.
If ever the words "living legend" were more than just public
relations bluster, the application would be to Willie Hugh
Nelson. The iconic Texan is the creative genius behind
historic recordings like "Crazy", "Hello Walls", "Red-Headed
Stranger" and "Stardust". Nelson's career has spanned six
decades. His catalog boasts more than 200 albums. He's earned
every conceivable award and honor to be bestowed a person in his
profession. He has also amassed reputable credentials as an
author, actor and activist.
As ever, Nelson tours tirelessly, climbing aboard Honeysuckle
Rose III (he rode his first two buses into the ground) and takes
his music and fans on a seemingly endless journey to places that
were well worth the ride. Most importantly, Nelson's music is as
adventurous as ever-mixing sounds and styles, bending genre
boundaries and engendering the talents of today's most vibrant
artists.
Nelson's first album with Atlantic Records, 1973's Shotgun
Willie got the attention of music critics if not the masses, and
the 1974 follow-up Phases & Stages helped build a loyal
following. The breakthrough he'd been seeking for the better
part of two decades came in 1975 when he parted ways with
Atlantic Records and signed with Columbia Records.
Red Headed Stranger became one of country's most unlikely hits.
The acoustic concept album vaulted Nelson to country music's top
ranks, much to the surprise of Music Row. Nelson's
convention-busting stardom, combined with the concurrent
popularity of maverick Waylon Jennings, prompted journalist
Hazel Smith to dub the trend "Outlaw Music" and a movement was
underway.
additional info: www.willienelson.com
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