Willie Nelson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

• 2016
• Music, Events & Specials
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Willie Nelson is honored with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The event features performances by the honoree; Neil Young; Paul Simon; Edie Brickell; Rosanne Cash; Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real; Alison Krauss; Raul Malo; and Jamey Johnson. Also: Leon Bridges; Ana Gabriel; and Buckwheat Zydeco. Don Was serves as music director for the event, which was recorded Nov. 18, 2015, at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.