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Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson


Background information
Birth name Willie Hugh Nelson
Born April 30, 1933
Origin Abbott, Texas, U.S.
Genre(s) Country
Country Rock
Outlaw country
Alternative Country
Years active 1956—present
Label(s) RCA Records
Island Records
Columbia Records
Atlantic Records
Lost Highway Records
Associated acts Waylon Jennings
The Highwaymen
Johnny Cash
Kris Kristofferson
Roger Miller
Ray Price
Snoop Dogg
Merle Haggard
Kurt Nilsen
Faron Young
Emmylou Harris
Dolly Parton
Juice Newton
Toby Keith
Sheryl Crow
Norah Jones
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Bruce Springsteen, Tom Morello To Play Pete Seeger Birthday Party

March 19, 2009
Bruce Springsteen, Tom Morello To Play Pete Seeger Birthday PartyBruce Springsteen, Tom Morello and Eddie Vedder will perform at a gig celebrating the 90th birthday of Pete Seeger on May 3rd.

Other acts due to perform at New York's Madison Square Garden include Steve Earle, Ben Harper and Billy Bragg.

In recognition of Seeger's landmark birthday – and the year he was born, 1919 – tickets will cost from $19.19 to $250.

Proceeds from the concert will go towards the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater organistion, which protects the city's Hudson River.

(by Jason Gregory)



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