CLASSIC MID-1970s BROADCAST RECORDING FROM WILLIE S OUTLAW COUNTRY PHASE A songwriter and performer since the early 1960s, Willie Hugh Nelson tasted success early on, having composed Crazy and Funny How Time Slips Away in the late 50s, both of which became huge country hits - with the former, in Patsy Cline s version, reaching No. 2 in 1962 and subsequently becoming a true standard, covered by hundreds of artists across the years. By the mid-1970s Willie was writing and performing Outlaw Country , and his albums Shotgun Willie (Atlantic, 1973) and Red Headed Stranger (Columbia, 1975) were both perfect examples of the new style, with the latter of reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Country Chart, and ultimately achieving double Platinum sales status. To help promote the LP, Nelson played a series of concerts across the US and Canada, during which he performed a dynamic show at San Francisco s Boarding House venue on 7th June 75, recorded for live broadcast. Playing a fine selection of tunes from his recent albums, plus a number of well-chosen covers, this entire show is now available on this CD for the first time.
