In the course of his 40-year career (yes, he was writing music in the '60s, albeit for other people), Willie Nelson's done it all: singer, songwriter, bandleader -- he even made the occasional film cameo. Emerging in the mid-'70s as a spearhead of the outlaw country movement, Nelson is still considered today as one of the most versatile, enduring and influential talents in late 20th-century country music.
Nelson just keeps on truckin' and now he's co-headlining "The Last of the Breed" tour with buddies Merle Haggard and Ray Price, and special guest Asleep at the Wheel. The posse moseys on through Milwaukee on Saturday, March 24 at the Riverside Theater.
You can lasso yourself a ticket or two starting Jan. 26 at noon at the Riverside Theater Box Office, online at riversidetheater.org and tickets.com, or by calling (414) 286-3663 or (800) 511-1552. This one's gonna set you back $50 or $80, with special limited Gold Circle seating available for $125.
OnMilwaukee.com staff writer Julie Lawrence grew up in Wauwatosa and has lived her whole life in the Milwaukee area.
As any “word nerd” can attest, you never know when inspiration will strike, so from a very early age Julie has rarely been seen sans pen and little notebook. At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee it seemed only natural that she major in journalism. When OnMilwaukee.com offered her an avenue to combine her writing and the city she knows and loves in late 2004, she knew it was meant to be. Around the office, she answers to a plethora of nicknames, including “Lar,” (short for “Larry,” which is short for “Lawrence”) as well as the mysteriously-sourced “Bill Murray.”
