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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
WILLIE NELSON AND FAMILY & ALISON KRAUSS AND UNION STATION
FEATURING JERRY DOUGLAS
ANNOUNCE CO-HEADLINING 2014 TOUR DATES
TOUR WILL KICK OFF MAY 1 IN MURRAY, KY
NASHVILLE, TN – Music legends and Grammy Award winning artists Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss & Union Station
Featuring Jerry Douglas will be touring together throughout the spring and summer. The 35 city US tour will kick off May 1 in
Murray, KY at the CFSB Center at Murray State University and run through July 18 in Toledo, OH.
The tour will mark the first time that Willie Nelson and Family & Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas have
shared the stage together. The two groups’ unique personalities combined with impeccable musicianship and decades of awardwinning songs are sure to create a show full of unforgettable moments.
With a six-decade career and 200 plus albums, Willie Nelson is the creative genius behind the historic recordings of “Crazy”,
“Red Headed Stranger” and “Stardust.” He has earned every conceivable award as a musician and amassed reputable credentials
as an author, actor and activist. Heroes, his 2012 release and first album for Legacy Recordings, spent five weeks at #1 on the
Americana Radio Chart. His book, Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die, landed in the Top 10 on The New York Times' bestseller list. In 2013, Willie's albums included April's Let's Face The Music And Dance, an album of deep pop country repertoire
classics performed with transformative patented ease by Nelson and Family, his long-time touring and recording ensemble; and
October's To All The Girls… which features 18 duets with music's top female singers including Dolly Parton, Mavis Staples,
Sheryl Crow, Loretta Lynn, Wynonna Judd, Rosanne Cash, Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Emmylou
Harris, Norah Jones, and Shelby Lynne.
Alison Krauss is a virtuoso who effortlessly bridges the gap between roots music and country, rock and pop. Since signing with
Rounder Records at the age of 14, Krauss has sold over 12 million albums and won 27 Grammy Awards, the most for any female
and the second most of any recording artist in Grammy history. Paper Airplane is the latest masterpiece in Krauss’ illustrious
career. Recorded in partnership with her remarkably skillful and renowned band, Union Station, the album debuted at #1 on the
Billboard Country, Bluegrass and Folk Album Charts upon its release. Union Station – Jerry Douglas (dobro, lap steel, vocals),
Dan Tyminski (guitar, mandolin, lead vocal), Ron Block (banjo, guitar) and Barry Bales (bass, vocals), with Krauss on lead vocal
and fiddle – are five distinct personalities who come together to form something truly unique as a band. Each bandmate has his
own bustling career, but when these singular musicians come together, they’re an airtight unit devoted to the process of making
music together. Indeed, their connection is so close and deep that they’ve come to think of each other as family.
Joining them for separate portions of the tour will be folk trio The Devil Makes Three, two-time Grammy winner Kacey
Musgraves, and celebrated songwriter Jason Isbell.
The Devil Makes Three’s travels and travails serve as inspiration for their fourth album and their New West Records debut, I’m a
Stranger Here, produced by Buddy Miller and recorded at Dan Auerbach’s (Black Keys) Easy Eye Sound Studio in Nashville.
With a slightly punky perspective on vintage American blues, The Devil Makes Three is a breath of fresh musical air. Laced with
elements of ragtime, country, folk and rockabilly, the critically praised trio brings forth a genuine approach to acoustic music that
is deeply steeped in rhythm.
Nashville-based singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves released her Mercury Records Nashville debut album Same Trailer Different
Park this past spring to massive critical acclaim and recognition. The album, which she co-produced with Shane McAnally and
Luke Laird, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart making her the first solo female in five years to open at
No. 1 with a rookie release and just seventh in the 22-year Nielson SoundScan era. In addition to being named New Artist of the
Year at the 2013 CMA Awards, Kacey is fresh off of winning two Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and Best Country
Album.
An American singer/songwriter from Green Hill, Alabama, Jason Isbell has grown up since he showed up at a party a dozen years
ago and left in the Drive-By Trucker's van, ultimately becoming a member of the band. His newest
release, Southeastern, produced by David Cobb, is like nothing he has made before. Ranked American Songwriter's # 1 Best
Album of 2013, as well as being listed in several other of “Album of the Year” polls, Southeastern is another leap forward in
Jason Isbell's seemingly effortless solo career since leaving the Drive By Truckers in 2007.
For full, up-to-date event information, including on sale and ticket info, please visit:
www.willienelson.com
www.alisonkrauss.com
2014 TOUR DATES:
May 1
May 2
May 3
May 4
May 6
May 8
May 9
May 10
May 11
May 13
May 14
May 16
May 17
May 18
June 5
June 6
June 7
June 8
June 10
June 13
June 14
June 15
June 17
June 19
June 20
June 21
July 6
July 7
July 9
July 11
July 12
July 13
July 15
July 17
July 18
Murray, KY
Atlanta, GA
Knoxville, TN
Cary, NC
St. Augustine, FL
Daniel Island, SC
Simpsonville, SC
Greensboro, NC
Huntington, WV
Roanoke, VA
Columbus, OH
Nashville, TN
Birmingham, AL
Augusta, GA
Southaven, MS
Louisville, KY
Lewiston, NY
Bethel, NY
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Columbia, MD
Simsbury, CT
Boston, MA
Bangor, ME
Gilford, NH
Canandaigua, NY
Kansas City, MO
Rogers, AR
Oklahoma City, OK
Council Bluffs, IA
Chicago, IL
Detroit, MI
Rama, ON
Interlochen, MI
Toledo, OH
CFSB Center/Murray State University*
Chastain Park Amphitheatre *
Thompson Boling Arena*
Koka Booth Amphitheatre*
St. Augustine Amphitheatre*
Family Circle Cup Stadium*
Charter Amphitheatre*
White Oak Amphitheatre*
Big Sandy Superstar Arena*
Roanoke Civic Center*
Schottenstein Center*
The Woods at Fontanel*
BJCC*
James Brown Arena*
Snowden Grove Amphitheater #
Waterfront Park+
Artpark #
Bethel Woods Center For the Arts #
Radio City Music Hall #
Mann Center #
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Simsbury Meadows #
Blue Hills Bank Pavilion #
Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion #
Bank of NH Pavillion at Meadowbrook #
CMAC Performing Arts Center #
Starlight Theater ~
Arkansas Music Pavilion ~
Zoo Amphitheatre ~
Harrah’s Stir Cove~
Ravinia Festival~
Freedom Hill~
Casino Rama
Kresge Auditorium~
Toledo Zoo
*The Devil Makes Three
# Kacey Musgraves
~ Jason Isbell
+ The Wild Feathers
All dates are subject to change.
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For more information about Willie Nelson and Family, please contact:
Elaine Shock
Shock Ink
[email protected]
For more information about Alison Krauss and Union Station, please contact:
Regina Joskow
Rounder Records
[email protected]