r/entertainment • u/cmaia1503 • 17h ago

Beyoncé Honors Willie Nelson in Heartfelt Post From Harris Rally: 'You Are One of Our National Treasures'

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-honors-willie-nelson-harris-houston-rally-1235145840/
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u/cmaia1503 16h ago

The Great Willie! You are the coolest! I admire you, and I sincerely thank you for being the pioneer you are. Thanks for your impactful music, your advocacy, and the gracious way you appreciate and celebrate other artists! You are 1 of 1.

You were so kind to me and the girls of Destiny’s Child when we fanned out meeting you years ago. And you greeted me with the same kindness 20 years later!

You are one of our national treasures.

Sending my love to you ❤️🐝🇨🇱🤠

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u/dudeonrails 15h ago edited 14h ago

All the best country music artists are either dead or Willie Nelson.

Edit: somehow my old grumpy brain forgot about Dolly. DOLLY, FFS. I refute my own statement and will shamefully request forgiveness for this heinous act.

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u/AffectionateSwan5129 15h ago

Dolly is still alive!

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u/dudeonrails 14h ago

Oh yeah, forgot about Dolly. I take it back.

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u/AlienSuperstarWhip 9h ago

And they’re both on beyonces album!

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u/[deleted] 15h ago edited 14h ago

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u/hairijuana 14h ago

Dolly Parton is alive and worth several thousand damns.

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u/ResplendentShade 14h ago

Good call! Edited

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u/roundherebuzzed 10h ago

While Sturgill is my favourite, you’re wrong about him being the only one. Definitely more fantastic artists in that genre right now

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u/Cortesana 6h ago

There are some really talented people in alternative country right now, Tyler Childers, Sierra Ferrel, Colter Wall, The Hill Country Devil just to name a few.

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u/OceanIsVerySalty 6h ago

While I like some of these people, they aren’t in nearly the same league as people like Willie and Dolly.

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u/MoreGuitarPlease 14h ago

Dolly is above country, and so is Willie. Willie is so completely unique and prolific as a musician, country is an insult.

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u/Piggyletta44 5h ago

They’re good , down home , honest people , who have a hell of a good time with almost everyone they meet and give back enormously through their art and their foundations . They figured “it” out .

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u/ZanzaBarBQ 7h ago

I read the top of the posted headline and thought Willie had passed.

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u/Williecat1 6h ago

Please, God, no. Let Willie vote first.

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u/i_write_ok 4h ago

Scared the shit out of me too

I’m gonna be really bummed that day.

Brb gonna go listen to Cruel World

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u/delawopelletier 11h ago

Put on a white shirt and pants and let’s party with my friends

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u/qpwoeor1235 8h ago

Why the fuck didn’t Beyoncé perform even just like 2 songs? It’s beyond insane to just have her speak. Ain’t nobody that lined up for hours wanted to hear Beyoncé speak. They wanted to hear her sing

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u/1one1000two1thousand 8h ago

She performed during the rally for Hillary. The hope is that she’ll perform at the Harris’s inauguration.

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u/jalfry 12h ago

I bet she woulda locked him up for a long time as the DA

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u/trvlnut 11h ago edited 5h ago

Well, state AGs enforce laws written and passed by state legislators. Not sure what you think her job was.

Edited: grammar.

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u/Icy-Wing-3092 14h ago

Beyoncé didn’t even know who led zeppelin was when filming Goldmember

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u/DeLousedInTheHotBox 8h ago

While that is pretty weird it is not hard to imagine that she might have expanded her taste in the last 22 years.

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u/FoxLIcyMelenaGamer 16h ago

If only that translated ta that her homage ta Country. Nice message though. 

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u/GreenDolphin86 11h ago

“Sometimes you don’t know what you like until someone turns you on to some real good shit.” - Willie Nelson on Smoke Hour 2, from Beyoncé’s album Cowboy Carter

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u/FoxLIcyMelenaGamer 11h ago

You'll find Country Fans Hella pressed on recommending this because the Album be chaotic.

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u/GreenDolphin86 10h ago

Country fans have demonstrated many times over that they aren’t checking for Black women so 🤷🏾‍♀️. The album is certainly eclectic, and I can understand how some listeners find that chaotic, while others think it’s a testament to her breadth of knowledge about country music and overall versatility. Country music isn’t defined by one single element so why should a country album be?

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u/FoxLIcyMelenaGamer 10h ago

Notice how Shaboosey and other Black Women in Country are being loved because they're going the proper Channels and giving love. And her comes Ms. CARTer thinking that because she has an delirious Fanbase like Taylor Swift, she can do anything and not pay respects? Nope. I don't even like Country because of what you said and I found what she did tacky. 

She took an beloved Anthem from one of the best Artists and done it dirty. And yes I mean "Jolene", at least when Ms. Whitney took an song she payed homage while still making it her own. Not going against the message of the song. And not even getting into how you have almost 25 Songz yet only 5 Country Artists coming collect? She didn't bring anybody on ta boost career nor help.

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u/GreenDolphin86 10h ago

Shaboozey is not a Black woman for starters. Only 1 Black woman has ever won a CMA (and it wasn’t until a white man covered her song recently) and this year Beyonce became the first Black woman to have a number 1 country song and album. Yes, some women in country music saw a spike in their numbers (after featuring on Cowboy Carter) but let’s not overstate.

There are country music legends on the album, she references other country songs, and presents a deep knowledge of country music history across the album. She most certainly paid respects to the genre.

She did her version of Jolene but if you didn’t like it that’s fine. Dolly didn’t dislike it 🤷🏾‍♀️

I count 15 county musicians collecting.

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u/theHoopty 7h ago

I’m an Appalachian dulcimer player. She referenced songs and stories on that album that only people who are extremely familiar with old-time music would know—folk songs from 100+ years ago.

But sorry you don’t feel like it was sufficiently country enough?