As listed on the original site that I got this from: this is a mandatory download situation!
This one goes out to my old buddy Wilder who I saw multiple Willie Nelson shows with. He would constantly yell requests for “Red Headed Stranger”, which were never granted. He spun the Willie Nelson and Family Live record at a party at his house that was immortalized in the Palace song “Weed Whacker”. I’ve been hooked ever since. And he is responsible for the site redesign. By the way that’s my axe pictured above!
Your gonna be pumped with this one because Willie does a big medley of tunes from the seminal album Red Haired Stranger. Which I guess in modern times is pretty rare. Robbie posts a few thoughts on that album, right here, with a great version of “I Love The Life I Live”.
Leon Russell plays his honky tonk piano all over this one, which is real special. Check out the tune “A Song For You” from this show, which you can stream on my other blog thing.
This tape comes from a legend in the Grateful Dead taping community, who recently passed away. RIP Jerry Moore.
Download mp3 of the live recording
Willie Nelson w/ Leon Russell
Capitol Theater – Passaic, NJ – 1979-04-01
disc one: 59:56
01: dj, intro
02: Whiskey River>
03: Stay All Night
04: Funny How Time Slips Away>
05: Crazy
06: Night Life
07: If You’ve Got The Money I’ve Got The Time
08: Sweet Memories
09: Bloody Mary Morning
10: Gotta Get Drunk>
11: Shotgun Willie
12: Time Of The Preacher>
13: Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
14: The Red Headed Stranger
15: Instrumental
16: Heartbreak Hotel
17: Trouble In Mind
18: A Song For You
disc two: 65:07
01: Come In My Kitchen
02: Detour
03: Will The Circle Be Unbroken
04: Amazing Grace
05: Land Of Uncloudy Skies
06: Instrumental
07: One For My Baby And One For The Road
08: Blue Skies
09: Georgia On My Mind
10: All Of Me
11: Stardust
12: Mama Don’t Let Your Babys Grow Up To Be Cowboys>
13: Take Back The Weed>
14: Willie & Waylon>
15: Whiskey River>
16: Instrumental
encores:
17: Good Hearted Woman
18: Sioux City Sue
19: White Lightning
20: One Night Of Love
21: Truck Drivin’ Man>
22: Whiskey River//
(outro instrumental missing)
notes: a mandatory download situation
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I am a serious bootleg collector and had an incomplete copy of this boot. I am forever grateful to you for posting the entire show. This really is one of the two or three best boots in my entire boot collection, and moreover is the greatest thing I’ve ever heard ol’ Willie do. The energy in this show is unreal, and the Time of the Preacher suite is both rare and AMAZING. Thanks again for putting it up. Definitely, as you said, MANDITORY
Thanks for the comment Sluggo, glad you found it. This is such a great show.
Hey dude, you are the man!-I’ve been looking for some Leon Russell!-saw him , first time last year in Tarrytown New York!-he was great -not really a Willie Nelson fan, but I am open minded-love Leon. Will there be anymore LR down the road?-how about more DTB-, either way, thanks for your generosity!-Cheers, Craig
No worries, Craig.
Gotta love Leon. I have a show from 1971 with Elton John as the opening act. I can put that one up if you don’t have it. It’s a lot of fun.
There is plenty more DTB around to post. Did you get his latest CD Revelator? Good stuff.
Cheers
Hell Yes! Just finding this old post of yours and i am so glad it is here. Thank You Thank you!
I’m speechless. This site is unbelievable. Leon’s version of “Song For You” in this concert really does remind me that it’s good to be alive. Did you post the concert you mentioned above — 1971 Leon with Elton John as the opener?
Yeah Leon is the man…I will work on that other show.