OUTLAW MUSIC FESTIVAL: WILLIE NELSON AND FAMILY - PNC Bank Arts Center

APPEARING WITH WILLIE NELSON AT THE OUTLAW MUSIC FESTIVAL: 

THE AVETT BROTHERS, MARCUS KING, FLATLAND CAVALRY, KATHLEEN EDWARDS & PARTICLE KID

 

Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, political activist and actor. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. The critical success of his album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana.