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Willie Nelson
Last Leaf on the Tree Legacy Recordings Nov 1, 2024 |
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Lovingly curated and produced by his son Micah Nelson, LAST LEAF ON THE TREE finds Willie covering songs from moody indie rock (Beck), psych alt-pop (The Flaming Lips – “Do You Realize??” at radio now!) and punk-informed folk (Sunny War, Micah’s Particle Kid) to thought-provoking soul jazz (Nina Simone) and lesser-known gems from legends like Tom Waits, Neil Young, Keith Richards, and Warren Zevon.
Focus Track: "Do You Realize??"
Formats: AAA, Noncomm, Americana
Willie make it? Stay tuned for the final announcement in May 2023.
Click here to support Willie Nelson for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2023 on the Offical Fans Ballot. You can select Willie Nelson and up to 4 other Nominees daily and submit your vote. Share your ballot, spread the word and rock the vote now until April 28th!
Click play to check out new Willie Nelson radio tracks from I Don't Know A Thing About Love (Columbia / Legacy), released March 3, 2023. List icon on right opens the song list, down arrows download the tracks.
Willie Nelson pays tribute to songwriter Harlan Howard with "I Don't Know a Thing About Love," out March 3, 2023, ahead of Willie's 90th birthday on April 29, 2023. "Busted" and "Tiger By the Tail" are out at radio now.
Formats: AAA, Americana, Country, Folk, Noncomm
Grab a front-row seat to this 1984 Tokyo concert, one of Nelson’s live legendary performances. Filmed at Budokan, the famous martial arts hall, the show features an amazing collection of Nelson’s greatest hits, from “Whiskey River” to “Always On My Mind,” “On the Road Again” to “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys” and many more.
Broadcasts premiere on PBS stations nationwide beginning Sat 11/26. Find airdates near you on the table below. Stations without dates and times may be coming in December. Click links in the “PBS” column for schedule updates.
Some stations are also airing Last of the Breed, a perennial PBS favorite concert special featuring Willie, Ray Price and Merle Haggard, listed below as “LOTB: …” for a list of dates or ” + LOTB” for stations with both shows scheduled back to back.
| Location | Station | Airdates |
|---|---|---|
| AK Fairbanks | KUAC | |
| AK Juneau | KTOO | Mon 11/28 7pm + Tue 11/29 1:30am |
| AK Statewide | AKPBS | Mon 11/28 7pm + Tue 11/29 1:30am |
| AL Statewide | APT | Sat 11/26 6pm |
| AR Statewide | AETN | Mon 11/28 8:30pm Sat 12/3 9:30pm |
| AS Samoa | KVZK | |
| AZ Phoenix | AZPBS | Mon 11/28 7pm Tue 11/29 5pm on World + Wed 11/30 10:30pm Sat 12/3 8:30pm |
| AZ Tucson | AZPM | Mon 11/28 9:30pm 12/2 10:30pm |
| CA Eureka | KEET | Tue 11/29 8pm Sat 12/3 9:30pm |
| CA Fresno | KVPT | Mon 11/28 7pm |
| CA Los Angeles | KCET | Sun 11/27 12pm Sun 12/4 7:30pm Mon 12/5 12pm LOTB Tue 11/29 1:30pm Thu 12/1 1:30am Sun 12/4 6pm |
| CA Los Angeles | KLCS | |
| CA Los Angeles | KOCE | Thu 12/1 7pm Sat 12/3 4pm Sat 12/3 6pm SoCal2 LOTB Thu 12/1 8:30pm Sat 12/3 7:30pm SoCal2 Wed 12/7 9pm Thu 12/8 7pm Sat 12/10 1:30am |
| CA Redding | KIXE | Wed 11/30 9:30pm |
| CA Sacramento | KVIE | |
| CA San Bernardino | KVCR | Fri 11/25 5pm Sat 11/26 12am Desert Cities Sat 11/26 2:30am Mon 11/28 1pm Desert Cities Sat 12/3 12:30pm Sun 12/4 10pm |
| CA San Diego | KPBS | |
| CA San Francisco | KQED | Sat 12/3 10:30pm Plus Sun 12/4 4:30am Plus Tue 12/6 7pm Plus Wed 12/7 1am Plus |
| CA Santa Rosa | KRCB | LOTB Sat 11/26 9pm |
| CO Denver | CPT12 | |
| CO Statewide | RMPBS | Mon 11/28 7pm + Fri 12/2 8pm Sat 12/3 1:30am |
| CT Hartford | CPTV | |
| DC Washington | WHUT | |
| FL Ft. Myers | WGCU | Wed 11/30 8pm + |
| FL Gainesville | WUFT | Sat 11/26 8pm Tue 11/29 3am Fri 12/2 10:30pm Sat 12/3 1:30am |
| FL Jacksonville | WJCT | Mon 11/28 8pm Tue 11/29 4:30pm Sat 12/3 6:30pm Sun 12/4 2:30am Wed 12/7 3am Sat 12/17 8pm Partners |
| FL Miami | WLRN | |
| FL Miami | WPBT | |
| FL Orlando | WUCF | Thu 12/1 9:30pm Sat 12/3 7:30pm |
| FL Pensacola | WSRE | Sat 12/3 7:30pm + |
| FL South Florida | WXEL | |
| FL Tallahassee | WFSU | |
| FL Tampa | WEDU | |
| GA Atlanta | ATLPBS | Sat 11/26 8:01pm Fri 12/2 8pm Mon 12/5 10pm Fri 12/16 3:30am |
| GA Statewide | GPB | Wed 11/30 7pm |
| HI Statewide | PBS HI | Sat 12/10 8pm LOTB Mon 12/5 9:30pm |
| IA Statewide | IAPBS | Sat 11/26 7pm Mon 11/28 6pm World |
| ID Statewide | IDPTV | |
| IL Carbondale | WSIU | Sun 11/27 8:30pm Wed 11/30 12am |
| IL Charleston | WEIU | |
| IL Chicago | WTTW | Sun 11/27 9:30pm + |
| IL Peoria | WTVP | Tue 11/29 7pm Thu 12/1 12am |
| IL Quad Cities | WQPT | |
| IL Springfield | WMEC | Sun 11/27 8:30pm Wed 11/30 12am |
| IL Urbana | WILL | Wed 11/30 7pm Sat 12/3 2:30am LOTB Fri 12/2 9:30pm |
| IN Bloomington | WTIU | Sat 12/3 8pm |
| IN Evansville | WNIN | Sun 11/27 9pm |
| IN Fort Wayne | PBS39 | Sat 12/3 10pm Sun 12/4 6:30pm Explore |
| IN Indianapolis | WFYI | 12/3 12am |
| IN Merrilville | WYIN | |
| IN Muncie | WIPB | |
| IN South Bend | WNIT | Sat 11/26 4:30pm Sat 12/3 7:30pm |
| IN Vincennes | WVUT | |
| KS Topeka | KTWU | 11/26 10pm 11/27 9pm Enhance |
| KS West KS | SHPTV | Sat 12/3 8:30pm |
| KS Wichita | KPTS | Sun 11/27 4:30pm Explore Tue 11/29 1:30pm Explore Wed 11/30 7pm LOTB Sun 11/27 6pm Explore Tue 11/29 12pm Explore |
| KY Bowling Green | WKYU | |
| KY Lexington | KET | 11/26 9pm 12/1 8pm KET2 |
| LA New Orleans | WYES | |
| LA Statewide | LPB | Sat 11/26 8:30pm Sun 11/27 10:30pm LPB3 Tue 11/29 2am LOTB Sat 12/10 1:30am |
| MA Boston | GBH | LOTB Sun 12/4 8pm GBH44 Sat 12/10 7pm |
| MA Springfield | NEPM | |
| MD Statewide | MPT | Sat 11/26 7pm Sat 12/3 6pm MPT2 |
| ME Statewide | MEPTV | Wed 11/30 8pm + Fri 12/2 12am Mon 12/5 3:30am Mon 12/5 10:30pm |
| MI Detroit | DPTV | Thu 12/1 10:30pm Sat 12/3 8pm |
| MI East Lansing | WKAR | |
| MI Flint | WDCQ | Thu 12/1 9pm |
| MI Grand Rapids | WGVU | Thu 12/1 8:30pm Sat 12/3 3pm Mon 12/12 1:30am |
| MI Marquette | WNMU | Sat 11/26 10:30pm Mon 11/28 2pm |
| MI Mt. Pleasant | WCMU | Mon 11/28 8pm + Tue 11/29 2pm Create |
| MN Appleton | Pioneer | Sat 12/3 8pm + |
| MN Austin | KSMQ | |
| MN Bemidji | LPTV | Wed 11/30 7pm Wed 11/30 7pm Thu 12/1 7pm Plus Fri 12/2 3pm Plus Sat 12/3 12am Sat 12/3 12am |
| MN Duluth | PBSNorth | Thu 12/1 7:30pm Explore Thu 12/1 11:30pm Sat 12/3 5:30pm |
| MN St. Paul | TPT | LOTB Sat 11/20 Noon TPT2 |
| MO Kansas City | KCPBS | Sat 12/10 7pm KCPBS2 |
| MO Springfield | OPT | Wed 11/30 7pm Thu 12/1 2am Thu 12/1 12:30pm |
| MO St. Louis | Nine PBS | LOTB 12/8 9:30pm |
| MO Warrensburg | KMOS | Wed 11/30 8:30pm Sat 12/3 5pm |
| MS Statewide | MPB | Wed 11/30 8:30pm |
| MT Statewide | MTPBS | |
| NC Charlotte | WTVI | Mon 11/28 7pm Tue 11/29 3am Sat 12/3 10pm Sun 12/4 3am |
| NC Statewide | PBSNC | Sat 11/26 4pm Explorer Sun 11/27 3am LOTB Mon 11/28 12am Explorer Mon 11/28 8pm Wed 11/30 1:30am Explorer Sat 12/3 2am Sat 12/3 10pm Explorer Sun 12/4 9:30am Explorer |
| ND Statewide | Prairie | |
| NE Statewide | NET | Sat 11/26 8pm Sun 11/27 10am World Tue 11/29 2am Sat 12/3 5:30pm World |
| NH Statewide | NHPBS | 12/1 8:30pm 12/3 3pm 12/4 12am LOTB 12/1 10pm 12/4 1:30am |
| NJ Statewide | NJTV | |
| NM Las Cruces | KRWG | Sun 11/27 10pm Mon 11/28 4am |
| NM Portales | KENW | Sat 11/26 8:30pm KENW2 Mon 11/28 7pm Thu 12/1 7pm KENW2 |
| NM Statewide | NMPBS | Sat 11/26 6:30pm World Mon 11/28 7pm Sat 12/3 1am Sat 12/3 7:30pm Mon 12/5 12am Tue 12/27 9:30pm World |
| NV Las Vegas | VegasPBS | Fri 12/2 8:30pm + |
| NV Reno | KNPB | Fri 12/2 9:30pm |
| NY Albany | WMHT | |
| NY Binghamton | WSKG | Thu 12/1 9:30pm Fri 12/2 3:30am |
| NY Buffalo | WNED | Mon 12/5 8pm |
| NY Long Island | WLIW21 | |
| NY New York | Thirteen | |
| NY Plattsburgh | MLPBS | Mon 11/28 9:30pm |
| NY Rochester | WXXI | |
| NY Syracuse | WCNY | |
| NY Watertown | WPBS | Tue 11/29 7pm |
| OH Athens | WOUB | Wed 11/30 11:30pm Sat 12/3 9:30pm Mon 12/5 11pm |
| OH Bowling Green | WBGU | Sat 12/3 7:30pm |
| OH Cincinnati | CET | Sat 11/26 10pm Mon 11/28 9:30pm ARTS Tue 11/29 9:30pm |
| OH Cleveland | WVIZ | |
| OH Columbus | WOSU | Sun 11/27 10:30pm Tue 11/29 9:30pm Plus Sat 12/3 11pm |
| OH Dayton | ThinkTV | Thu 12/1 9:30pm on 16 Fri 12/2 9:30pm on 14 |
| OH Kent | WNEO | Sat 11/26 5:30pm Mon 11/28 8pm |
| OH Toledo | WGTE | Sat 12/3 9:30pm Sun 12/4 3:30am |
| OK Claremore | RSU TV | |
| OK Statewide | OETA | Sat 12/3 8pm |
| OR Medford | SOPTV | Thu 12/1 8pm Sun 12/4 12:30am |
| OR Portland | OPB | 12/3 2:30pm |
| PA Bethlehem | WLVT | |
| PA Erie | WQLN | Sat 11/26 9:30pm Sun 11/27 5pm |
| PA Harrisburg | WITF | Sat 11/26 6:30pm Sun 11/27 12am Thu 12/1 3:30am Fri 12/2 10pm Sat 12/3 3am Sat 12/10 10am Sun 12/11 2:30am |
| PA Philadelphia | WHYY | Sat 12/3 10pm |
| PA Pittsburgh | WQED | LOTB Wed 11/16 6:30am Wed 11/16 7:30pm Thu 11/17 8:30am Thu 11/17 9:30pm Fri 11/18 10:30am Fri 11/18 11:30pm Sat 11/19 12:30pm Sun 11/20 1:30am Sun 11/20 2:30pm Mon 11/21 3:30am Mon 11/21 4:30pm Tue 11/22 5:30am Tue 11/22 6:30pm Wed 11/23 7:30am Wed 11/23 8:30pm Thu 11/24 9:30am |
| PA Scranton | WVIA | |
| PA State College | WPSU | Mon 11/28 8pm + Sat 12/3 9:30am |
| PR San Juan | WMTJ | |
| RI Providence | RIPBS | |
| SC Statewide | SCETV | Sun 12/4 10pm World Mon 12/5 4:30am Mon 12/5 8pm SC Wed 12/7 7pm |
| SD Vermillion | SDPB | Sun 11/27 8:30pm Tue 11/29 7pm Sun 12/4 4pm LOTB Sat 11/26 2:30pm |
| TN Chattanooga | WTCI | Mon 11/28 8pm Fri 12/2 1:30am Sat 12/3 6pm |
| TN Cookeville | WCTE | Sat 11/26 8pm + Mon 11/28 12:30am Thu 12/1 7pm 12/9 6pm Create 12/14 11pm |
| TN Knoxville | ETPBS | Mon 11/28 8pm Sat 12/3 6:30pm |
| TN Martin | WLJT | Mon 11/28 8:30pm |
| TN Memphis | WKNO | Sat 11/26 10pm Sun 11/27 6:30pm WKNO2 Sun 11/27 7:30pm |
| TN Nashville | NPT | Fri 12/2 8pm Mon 12/5 7pm Tue 12/6 3pm |
| TX Amarillo | PPBS | Sat 11/26 5:30pm |
| TX Austin | KLRU | Sat 11/26 7pm + |
| TX College Station | KAMU | Thu 12/1 7:30pm |
| TX Corpus Christi | KEDT | Thu 12/1 8:30pm Sun 12/4 1:30pm |
| TX Dallas | KERA | Sat 12/3 9:30pm Mon 12/5 2:30am Tue 12/6 10pm Fri 12/9 12am |
| TX El Paso | KCOS | Sat 11/26 8:30pm Sun 11/27 2:30am Tue 11/29 12pm |
| TX Houston | KUHT | Sat 11/26 10pm Sun 11/27 3:30am Mon 11/28 7pm Wed 11/30 2am Fri 12/2 2:30pm Mon 12/5 1:30am LOTB Mon 11/28 8:30pm Wed 11/30 12:30am Fri 12/2 4pm |
| TX Lubbock | KTTZ | Sat 11/26 8:30pm Sun 11/27 2:30am Tue 11/29 12pm |
| TX Midland | KBPT | |
| TX San Antonio | KLRN | 12/1 7pm 12/2 4pm 12/3 11pm |
| UT Salt Lake City | KUED | Sat 11/26 9pm |
| VA Arlington | WETA | |
| VA Norfolk | WHRO | Mon 11/28 9:30pm Tue 11/29 3:30am |
| VA Richmond | VPM | |
| VA Roanoke | WBRA | Sat 11/26 9:30pm Sun 11/27 10:30am Sat 12/3 2pm SWVA Sat 12/3 7pm Sat 12/3 11:30pm Mon 12/5 8:30pm Sat 12/10 9:30pm |
| VI St. Thomas | WTJX | |
| VT Statewide | VTPBS | Fri 12/23 8:30pm LOTB Sun 11/6 4pm Fri 12/9 8:30pm Sat 12/17 8am Wed 12/21 9:30pm Plus |
| WA Pullman | NWPB | |
| WA Seattle | KCTS 9 | Sat 11/26 6:30pm 12/17 4:30pm LOTB Tue 11/22 2am |
| WA Spokane | KSPS | Wed 11/30 7pm LOTB Wed 11/30 3:30am Fri 12/2 7pm Sat 12/3 4pm Sun 12/4 2:30am |
| WA Tacoma | KBTC | |
| WI Milwaukee | WMVS | Mon 11/28 7pm Sat 12/3 5:30pm |
| WI Statewide | PBS WI | Fri 12/2 8pm |
| WV Statewide | WVPB | Wed 11/30 8pm |
| WY Statewide | WYPBS | Tue 11/29 7pm Wed 11/30 1am Thu 12/1 7pm Create Sun 12/4 4:30pm |
The history of Willie Nelson and Paul English - the untold stories of a fabled friendship between a singer and his drummer. Inspired by Willie Nelson's new book with David Ritz, with music from the album "Live at Budokan 1984"
Radio Special Details
Please refer to these sample cue sheets with average segment lengths while the show in production. Exact details will be updated here as they are confirmed.
Two 1:00 music beds (**) are included for use as needed: as-is, live-read music beds, or to be replaced by your own pre-produced content.
3 segments, 2 breaks, up to 3:00 of local spots, primarily for non-commercial radio broadcasts.
4 segments, 3 breaks, up to 8:00 for local spots / promos / news. Top of the hour news can easily be inserted in the “news-hole” between the Billboard / Intro and Segment 1.
Click play to check out new Willie Nelson radio tracks from Live at Budokan (Columbia / Legacy), released November 18, 2022. List icon on right opens the song list, down arrows download the tracks.
While Willie Nelson Live At Budokan has been previously officially available as a LaserDisc in Japan (which is now long-out-of-print with low-grade bootleg copies treasured by collectors), this legendary concert performance of Willie, and his backing Family band, firing on all cylinders is enjoying its first official widespread release Nov 18, 2022. Willie's ensemble that night (February 23, 1984) featured his sister Bobbie Nelson on piano, Paul English on drums, Grady Martin on guitar, Jody Payne on vocals and guitar, Bee Spears on bass and Mickey Raphael on harmonica. The new production and mix of Willie Nelson Live At Budokan offers fans a front row seat at one of Willie's most exciting shows during an historic period in his career.
Formats: AAA, Americana, Country, Folk, Noncomm
Willie Nelson - A Beautiful Time ... the brand new radio special / podcast is coming soon to air or share an inside look at his new album, A Beautiful Time, set for release on April 29, 2022.
It's a great show to air that weekend, which is also Willie's birthday, or any time this spring / summer that works best for you. While this show is in production, preview music and other excerpts you will hear in the program.
Radio Special Details
Please refer to these sample cue sheets with average segment lengths while the show in production. Exact details will be updated here as they are confirmed.
Two 1:00 music beds (**) are included for use as needed: as-is, live-read music beds, or to be replaced by your own pre-produced content.
3 segments, 2 breaks, up to 3:00 of local spots, primarily for non-commercial radio broadcasts.
4 segments, 3 breaks, up to 8:00 for local spots / promos / news. Top of the hour news can easily be inserted in the “news-hole” between the Billboard / Intro and Segment 1.
Click play to check out new Willie Nelson radio tracks from A Beautiful Time (Columbia / Legacy), released April 29, 2022. List icon on right opens the song list, down arrows download the tracks.
I'LL LOVE YOU TILL THE DAY I DIE ... The first single at radio now from Willie’s up coming new studio album is a new song written by Rodney Crowell and Chris Stapleton. The album is called A Beautiful Time and will come on April 29 just in time for Willie’s 89th birthday.
Formats: AAA, Americana, Country, Folk, Noncomm
"Willie Nelson - I'll Love You Till The Day I Die Video" by Willie Nelson from A Beautiful Time (Columbia / Legacy - April 29, 2022). Great for AAA, Americana, Country, Folk, Noncomm radio.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34-1mSF91Kc