Willie Nelson Comes To The Cotillion 3/10

The legendary Willie Nelson returns to The Cotillion on Thursday, March 10. Reserved seat tickets go on sale at 10 am Saturday, January 29 at Select-a-Seat, The Cotillion, House of Sight & Sound and the employee clubs but you can buy your tickets early during the exclusive internet presale. Go to selectaseat.com between 10 am Thursday and 10 pm Friday and enter the password "willie." 

The title of Willie Nelson's solo debut on Blue Note Records, American Classic, refers as much to the man himself as to the storied Tin Pan Alley repertoire he explores on this elegant new set. While it's common now for mature pop artists to attempt to put their own stamp on the American Songbook, Nelson practically invented the approach.

Fans around the world know that the adventurous Nelson can sing just about anything-and with just about anyone he pleases. As he sees it, "The more songs you know, the more musicians you listen to, the more writers you hear, the better equipped you are to decide where you want to go next. That's why I want to listen to everyone and everything and then decide which way I want to go. Then, of course, I might change my mind and go in an entirely different direction. But at least I have all these options."

As a Nashville artist in the ‘60s, Nelson himself penned more than a few tunes that have arguably become American classics themselves, including "Crazy," "Night Life" and the sublime "Funny How Time Slips Away." But that was just the prologue for the iconoclastic singer-songwriter, who would redraw the borders of country music in the ‘70s after moving back to Texas and settling in the musical melting pot of Austin. Along with fellow traveler Waylon Jennings, Nelson was labeled the outlaw of the genre, but he was more visionary than rebel, especially with the way he attracted rock fans to take a closer look at country.

Don't miss Willie Nelson & Family at The Cotillion on March 10, 2011.