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WILLIE NELSON - TO ALL THE GIRLS... RADIO SPECIAL

Dolly Parton, Norah Jones, Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris and more great female singers share their insightful, deeply personal stories about Willie Nelson, and the experience of recording duets with a legend who inspired their careers.

Brand-new one-hour special presents Willie Nelson, as told by the women who love him, and repay the many ways he inspired them by joining his new duets album, To All the Girls. The host is Tony Lawson (WDVX - Knoxville) and producer is Paul Chuffo (Joyride Media).

Public Radio favorites Rosanne Cash, Dolly Parton, Sheryl Crow, The Secret Sisters, Norah Jones and Emmylou Harris discuss how Willie Nelson affected their lives, both personally and musically. While their interviews conclude with their new duet recoredings, the songs heard throughout the show are not the end of their stories. It's clear that Willie's role in their lives will continue long after this program is over.

59:00 program includes optional news-hole feature from WAMC / Northeast Public Radio about Willie's 2013 Farm Aid concert at the Saratoga, NY Performing Arts Center.

The producer is Paul Chuffo (Joyride Media) and follows his previous Willie Nelson programs also available on PRX (My Own Peculiar Way and True Outlaw Stories) as part of the "Willie Nelson 80th Birthday Celebration" series. All are great to air anytime in 2013.

CREDITS

Host: Tony Lawson (WDVX – Knoxville)
Producer: Joyride Media
Contacts: Andy Cahn
Broadcast Window: Anytime on or after Oct 11, 2013
Length: 54:00
Target Dates: Fall 2013, Thanksgiving, around Willie Nelson tour dates
Terms: Available at no cost to all USA terrestrial broadcasters. No built-in national spots.
Interviews: Dolly Parton, Sheryl Crow, Laura and Lydia Rogers (Secret Sisters), Carrie Underwood, Norah Jones, Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash

Timing and Cues

Billboard (1:00)

In: “Willie is like a lullaby you heard in childhood…”
Out: “I’m Tony Lawson, and welcome to Willie Nelson: To All The Girls…”
Song: Have You Ever Seen The Rain

Optional News-Hole Segment (5:00)

WAMC Farm Aid 2013 Feature
In: On September 21st..
Out: "This is Lucas Willard from WAMC Southern Adirondack Bureau (crowd sings "This land is made for you and me...")

Part 1 (15:00)

In: “Welcome back to Willie Nelson: To All The Girls…”
Out: “I’m Tony Lawson, and you’re listening to Willie Nelson: To All The Girls…”
Songs: Somewhere Between, Grandma’s Hands, From Here To The Moon And Back, Always On My Mind

Break 1 with Music Bed (1:00) Song: Back to Earth

Part 2 (18:00)

In: “Welcome back to Willie Nelson: To All The Girls…”
Out: “I’m Tony Lawson, and you’re listening to Willie Nelson: To All The Girls…”
Songs: Till The End Of The World, Walkin’, Dry Lightning, It Won’t Be Very Long

Break 2 with Music Bed (1:00) Song: Will you Remember Mine

Part 3 (18:00)

In: “Welcome back to Willie Nelson: To All The Girls…”
Out: “I’m Tony Lawson, and thanks for listening.”
Songs: No Mas Amor, Bloody Mary Morning, Far Away Places, Please Don’t Tell Me How The Story Ends, Have You Ever Seen The Rain

SONGS FROM WILLIE NELSON - TO ALL THE GIRLS...
Album in stores 10/15 from Sony Legacy

1. Dolly Parton – From Here To The Moon And Back
2. Miranda Lambert – She Was No Good For Me
3. Secret Sisters – It Won’t Be Very Long
4. Rosanne Cash – Please Don’t Tell Me
5. Sheryl Crow – Far Away Places
6. Wynonna Judd – Bloody Mary Morning
7. Carrie Underwood – Always On My Mind
8. Loretta Lynn – Somewhere Between
9. Alison Krauss – No Mas Amor
10. Melonie Cannon – Back On Earth
11. Mavis Staples – Grandma’s Hands
12. Norah Jones – Walkin’
13. Shelby Lynne – Til The End Of The World
14. Lily Meola – Will You Remember Mine
15. Emmylou Harris – Dry Lightning
16. Brandi Carlile – Making Believe
17. Paula Nelson – Have You Ever Seen The Rain
18. Tina Rose – After The Fire Is Gone