This April we hosted a very special event here at Third Man Records. We were honored to have the one and only Willie Nelson and some of his talented and lovely friends come to our building and perform a very special concert here for his 80th birthday. The fruits of that show were captured by CMT for their Crossroads program, and that special, Willie Nelson & Friends From Third Man Records, will be airing on the CMT network this Sunday June 23rd at 9pm ET.
In a rare occasion for modern television, all of the audio from the show was captured on our own analog recording equipment and it will be this warmer analog tape sound that will be broadcast on Sunday. So join Third Man, Willie Nelson, Jack White, Neil Young, Leon Russell, Norah Jones, Jamey Johnson, Ashley Monroe, Sheryl Crow and more to celebrate Willie Nelson's 80th birthday here at TMR this Sunday evening.
I am so excited to see this show. I was raised on Willie Nelson and have listened to his music from the first days…I’ve seen him put on some great shows, hung out with him on The Gypsy Rose, and find that he carries a warmth in his soul that will reach right out and give you a hug! He’s 80 and still will hang after the show to shake hands and give autographs…Thanks Thirdman/Jack White for giving Willie a great venue to celebrate…and congrats to Dominic…what an adventure….
Willie…wow!! 80. And I am told I am too old?? He is INCREDIBLE and prove that you are NEVER too old to enjoy music.
I’m so excited to see this on CMT!
did anyone else cry through that, or just me? those two men, have been my musical backbone throughout my life. i’m over the supermoon to see this. thanks again, and again and again, jack, dominic, and everyone else involved.
willy makes me proud to be a Texan. oh, and LOVE YOU NEIL!
@Quizze It was filmed in the new building next door to the TMR shop.
That looks like the Ryman to me… such a great venue for the audience to feel like they are a part of the long history that brought this celebration to pass … Was this filmed there or somewhere else? Definitely not in the Blue Room even though Im sensing there was some recording going on at Third Man relative to all these artists being there
Thanks for posting this – love it! Especially the lyrics at the bottom – it’s like Third Man karaoke. I saw some preview clips of Jack talking with Willie Nelson. It looks like it’s going to be a great show. Can’t wait to see this.