Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90, A Star-Studded Concert Celebrating Willie’s 90th Birthday fue el sentido homenaje al 90º cumpleaños del legendario músico country que, durante este fin de semana, reunió a músicos de la talla de Neil Young, Bob Weir, Norah Jones o Keith Richards.
Billy Strings, Charley Crockett, Micah Nelson, Edie Brickell, Margo Price, Beck, Norah Jones, Warren Haynes, Kris Kristofferson y Roseanne Cash, Lukas Nelson, Gary Clark Jr., Jack Johnson, Tyler Childers, Ziggy Marley, Tom Jones, Jamey Johnson, Bob Weir, The Chicks, The Lumineers, Nathaniel Rateliff, Sturgill Simpson, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, Neil Young y Stephen Stills fueron los protagonistas principales de la primera noche del homenaje en el Hollywood Bowl, acompañados de una banda que también incluía a Don Was, Benmont Tench y Greg Leisz. Kris Kristofferson, ex compañero de formación de Nelson como parte del supergrupo The Highwaymen, apareció junto a Rosanne Cash, hija del también miembro de Highwaymen Johnny Cash, para hacer un dueto en Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again). Otro de los momentos más celebrados fue la interprtación conjunta de la canción escrita por Willie Nelson y Neil Young de 1985, Are There Any More Real Cowboys?. En la segunda noche hubo otros protagonistas. Norah Jones, Warren Haynes, Jack Johnson, Sherryl Crow, con la que interpretó su clásico Crazy compuesto para Patsy Cline, su hijo Lukas o el cierre con Keith Richards y dos versiones, We Had It All (Donnie Fritts) y Live Forever (Billy Joe Shaver),
Setlist:
Noche 1
Billy Strings – Whiskey River (Johnny Bush)
Billy Strings – Stay a Little Longer (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys)
Charley Crockett – The Party’s Over
Micah Nelson and Daniel Lanois – The Ghost
Lyle Lovett – Hello Walls
Edie Brickell and Charlie Sexton – Remember Me (When the Candlelights Are Gleaming) (Lulu Belle & Scotty)
Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff – Take Back the Weed (Willie Nelson and Leon Russell)
Beck – Hands on the Wheel (Will Callery)
Norah Jones – Down Yonder (L. Wolfe Gilbert)
Warren Haynes – Midnight Rider (The Allman Brothers Band)
Roseanne Cash and Kris Kristofferson – Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
Lukas Nelson – Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground
Leon Bridges and Gary Clark Jr. – Night Life
Gary Clark Jr. – Texas Flood (Larry Davis)
Jack Johnson – Willie Got Me Stoned and Took All My Money
Tyler Childers – Healing Hands of Time
Tyler Childers – 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 (Elton Britt and The Skytoppers)
The Chicks – Bloody Mary Morning
The Lumineers – A Song for You (Leon Russell)
Sturgill Simpson – I’d Have To Be Crazy
Miranda Lambert – Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys (Ed Bruce)
Chris Stapleton – The Last Thing I Needed the First Thing This Morning (Gary P. Nunn)
Chris Stapleton – You Were Always on My Mind (Gwen McCrae)
Neil Young and Stephen Stills – Long May You Run (The Stills–Young Band)
Neil Young and Stephen Stills – For What It’s Worth (Buffalo Springfield)
Willie Nelson and Neil Young with Stephen Stills – Are There Any More Real Cowboys?
Willie Nelson with George Strait – Sing One With Willie (George Strait)
Willie Nelson with George Strait – Pancho & Lefty (Townes van Zandt)
Willie Nelson with Snoop Dogg – Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die
Willie Nelson – On the Road Again
Willie Nelson – Will the Circle Be Unbroken? / I’ll Fly Away
Willie Nelson – It’s Hard to Be Humble (Mac Davis)
Noche 2
Willie Nelson – Whiskey River (Johnny Bush cover) (with Billy Strings)
Willie Nelson – I Gotta Get Drunk (Billy Strings)
Willie Nelson – Yesterday’s Wine (with Charley Crockett)
Willie Nelson – Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other (with Orville Peck)
Willie Nelson – Seven Spanish Angels (Ray Charles cover) (with Norah Jones)
Willie Nelson – Me and Paul (with Dwight Yoakam)
Willie Nelson – Georgia on a Fast Train (Margo Price / Waylon Payne)
Willie Nelson – (Die When I’m High) Halfway to Heaven (Particle Kid cover) (with Daniel Lanois)
Willie Nelson – ‘Til I Gain Control Again (Rodney Crowell cover) (with Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell)
Willie Nelson – My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (with Lyle Lovett)
Willie Nelson – Night Life (with Warren Haynes)
Willie Nelson – Crazy (with Sheryl Crow)
Willie Nelson – Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground (with Lukas Nelson)
Willie Nelson – Willie Got Me Stoned and Took All My Money (Jack Johnson cover) (with Jack Johnson)
Willie Nelson – Stay a Little Longer (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys cover) (with Bob Weir)
Willie Nelson – Help Me Make It Through the Night (Kris Kristofferson cover) (with Kris Kristofferson)
Willie Nelson – Across the Borderline (Ry Cooder cover) (with Tom Jones)
Willie Nelson – We Had It All (Donnie Fritts cover) (with Keith Richards)
Willie Nelson – Live Forever (Billy Joe Shaver cover) (with Keith Richards)
