Willie Nelson’s career had a substantial beginning in the unlikely locale of Vancouver, Wa, a Portland suburb. Why? No immediate answers. The Wik says, “In 1956, Nelson moved to Vancouver, Washington to begin his formal musical career. His first record, “No Place For Me” included Leon Payne’s “Lumberjack” on the b-side, but was not successful. …
The occasion was Willie’s 70th Birthday and the DVD is “Willie Nelson and Friends Live and Kicking.” [Willie was born in Abbott, Texas, but his country music recording career began in Portland suburb, Vancouver, Washington.] It’s easy to have mixed feelings about Shania Twain and Mutt Lange, but she is very lovely and almost always …