Willie Nelson’s Star-Packed 90th Birthday Concert to Be Released on Multiple Formats in December

New audio and video packages focusing on Willie Nelson’s star-studded two-show 90th birthday celebration—held this past April in Los Angeles—will be released on December 15, Legacy Recordings reports.

Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 Live at the Hollywood Bowl will be available as a deluxe two-CD/Blu-ray collection, digitally and a two-LP vinyl set, and can be pre-ordered here.

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Nelson’s 90th birthday concerts, which took place April 29 and 30 at L.A.’s famous Hollywood Bowl, featured a jaw-dropping cast of artists from the worlds of country, rock, pop, folk, reggae, and even hip-hop on hand to help the legendary country artist celebrate the milestone.

Among the many artists who performed, either with or for Nelson, were: Beck, Bob Weir, Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews, Dwight Yoakam, Emmylou Harris, George Strait, Jack Johnson, Jamey Johnson, Keith Richards, Kris Kristofferson, Lyle Lovett, Margo Price, Miranda Lambert, Nathaniel Rateliff, Neil Young, Norah Jones, Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg, Stephen Stills, Tom Jones, Warren Haynes, and Ziggy Marley.

The two-CD/Blu-ray package will feature three hours of video footage from the concert, plus three bonus performances, as well as 39 audio tracks and a booklet. The digital content will also feature the full audio from the shows, while the two-LP set will offer select highlights.

To mark the announcement of the Long Story Short releases, Dave Matthews’ performance of “Funny How Time Slips Away” from the event was made available Thursday, October 19, via all digital service providers.

Mark Rothbaum and Keith Wortman, who executive produced the Willie 90 concerts, said in a statement, “This release captures the magic of these shows and enables audiences all around the world to experience these performances as if they were at the Hollywood Bowl with all of us.”

In other news, a new career-spanning compilation called Willie Nelson Greatest Hits, will be released on November 3, to coincide with Nelson’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The 25-track collection will be available on CD, as a two-LP set, and digitally. It can be pre-ordered here.

In addition, Nelson will release a new book titled Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs on October 31 that zooms in on his songwriting process and expansive song catalog.

Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 Live at the Hollywood Bowl CD Track List:

Disc 1

1. Whiskey River – Billy Strings
2. Yesterday’s Wine – Charley Crockett
3. Seven Spanish Angels – Allison Russell & Norah Jones
4. Remember Me (When the Candle Lights Are Gleaming) – Edie Brickell & Charlie Sexton
5. Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other – Orville Peck
6. Me and Paul – Dwight Yoakam
7. Die When I’m High (Halfway to Heaven) – Particle Kid & Daniel Lanois
8. Georgia on a Fast Train – Margo Price & Waylon Payne
9. It Ain’t Over Yet- Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Payne, Mickey Raphael
10. Hello Walls – Lyle Lovett
11. Hands on the Wheel – Beck
12. Midnight Rider – Warren Haynes
13. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) – Rosanne Cash & Kris Kristofferson
14. Funny How Time Slips Away – Dave Matthews
15. Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground – Lukas Nelson
16. City of New Orleans – Nathaniel Rateliff
17. Stardust – Willie Nelson & Booker T. Jones
18. Will You Remember Mine – Willie Nelson & Lily Meola
19. Something You Get Through – Willie Nelson & Buddy Cannon

Disc 2

1. California Sober – Willie Nelson & Billy Strings
2. Still Is Still Moving to Me – Ziggy Marley
3. Down Yonder – Norah Jones
4. Pick Up the Tempo – The Avett Brothers
5. Pretty Paper – The Lumineers
6. Time of the Preacher – Tyler Childers and The Food Stamps
7. Night Life – Leon Bridges & Gary Clark Jr.
8. Texas Flood – Gary Clark Jr.
9. Opportunity to Cry – Tom Jones
10. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain – Bobby Weir
11. Willie Got Me Stoned – Jack Johnson
12. Georgia on My Mind – Jamey Johnson, Warren Haynes, Booker T. Jones
13. Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys – Miranda Lambert
14. Always on My Mind – Chris Stapleton
15. Are There Any More Real Cowboys? – Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Stephen Stills
16. Far Away Places – Willie Nelson & Sheryl Crow
17. Pancho & Lefty – Willie Nelson & George Strait
18. Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die – Willie Nelson & Snoop Dogg
19. We Had It All – Willie Nelson & Keith Richards
20. On the Road Again & Happy Birthday – All Sing

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