Saturday May 16, 2015
Saturday, May 16
8:00 PM
Mystic Showroom - Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
2400 Mystic Lake Blvd NW
Prior Lake, MN 55372
American icon and country music legend, Willie Nelson and Family will take the stage at the Mystic Showroom at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 16.
With a career spanning six decades and with 60 albums, country legend Willie Nelson is the creative genius behind the historic recordings of “Crazy,” “Red Headed Stranger,” “Hello Walls” and “Stardust.” The release of Red Headed Stranger in 1975 propelled him into the country music stratosphere, with his offbeat phrasing, distinctive nasal tones and hippie-styled look setting a new standard in “outlaw” country music. Nelson rose to the top of the charts with “Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain,” “On The Road Again” and “Always On My Mind.” He has received numerous accolades including eight Grammys, a President’s Merit Award, Grammy Legend Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Kennedy Center Honor and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993.
Nelson has appeared in over thirty films and TV shows including “The Electric Horseman” and “Honeysuckle Rose.” He has written seven books with his new book, It’s a Long Story, set for release in May. Besides an acclaimed songwriter, musician and entertainer, Nelson is active in a number of issues, including America’s family farmers which led him to co-found Farm Aid in 1985. In 2013, he celebrated more than 40 years on the road and in the studio with Family, the band he formed with his sister, Bobbie Nelson along with Paul English and Mickey Raphael.