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Willie's on the road again, Willie Nelson, the king of country music, rolled into town last night for his Grandstanding act at the Canadian National E(...)
Willie's on the road again, Willie Nelson, the king of country music, rolled into town last night for his Grandstanding act at the Canadian National E(...)

Willie's on the road again, Willie Nelson, the king of country music, rolled into town last night for his Grandstanding act at the Canadian National E(...)

Date8/20/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Willie's on the road again, Willie Nelson, the king of country music, rolled into town last night for his Grandstanding act at the Canadian National Exhibition. He was joined by Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson as they offered a big helping of Texas honky-tonk to Metro cowpokes.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0070604F
    Willie's looking wonderful, Willie Nelson, the pig-tailed king of country music, brought his road show version of his famous annual July 4 picnic to C(...)
    Willie's looking wonderful, Willie Nelson, the pig-tailed king of country music, brought his road show version of his famous annual July 4 picnic to C(...)
    Darrell, Dick
    8/27/1984
    Willie's looking wonderful. Willie Nelson, the pony-tailed king of country music, looked jaunty in a Michael Jackson Thriller cap when he was presente(...)
    Willie's looking wonderful. Willie Nelson, the pony-tailed king of country music, looked jaunty in a Michael Jackson Thriller cap when he was presente(...)
    Griffin, Doug
    8/27/1984
    Willie's back where he belongs, Willie Thomas, 76, was selling papers at Bay and Front Sts
    Willie's back where he belongs, Willie Thomas, 76, was selling papers at Bay and Front Sts
    Goode, Jeff
    5/1/1987
    Two local boys invite visitors to come to Willie's Tavern
    Two local boys invite visitors to come to Willie's Tavern
    Bryant, George
    10/14/1986
    Diving defence: Blue Jay second Nelson Liriano can't quite get to this ball up the middle off the bat of Cleveland's Willie Upshaw in the ninth inning of last night's game at Exhibition Stadium
    Diving defence: Blue Jay second Nelson Liriano can't quite get to this ball up the middle off the bat of Cleveland's Willie Upshaw in the ninth inning of last night's game at Exhibition Stadium
    Liriano, Nelson
    6/11/1988
    Out at home, Jays catcher Greg Myers loses his hat but hangs on to ball to tag out Oakland's Willie Wilson in the sixth inning last night
    Out at home, Jays catcher Greg Myers loses his hat but hangs on to ball to tag out Oakland's Willie Wilson in the sixth inning last night
    Mahler, John
    7/10/1992
    O, What a guy: Blue Jays' Al Oliver cranked a home run in his second at-bat against Oakland last night, earning congratulations from Rance Mulliniks, who scored ahead of him, and Willie Upshaw
    O, What a guy: Blue Jays' Al Oliver cranked a home run in his second at-bat against Oakland last night, earning congratulations from Rance Mulliniks, who scored ahead of him, and Willie Upshaw
    Darrell, Dick
    7/18/1985
    Willie Nelson
    Willie Nelson
    Goode, Jeff
    1/27/1987
    Grandstanding Allman, Greg Allman of the Allman Brothers bangs out a tune for the crowd at the CNE grandstand last night Tomorrow night Billy idol plays the stadium
    Grandstanding Allman, Greg Allman of the Allman Brothers bangs out a tune for the crowd at the CNE grandstand last night Tomorrow night Billy idol plays the stadium
    Allman, Gregg
    8/23/1990
    Angels' Willie Aikens connects for his second grand-slam home run in two nights
    Angels' Willie Aikens connects for his second grand-slam home run in two nights
    Lennon, Frank
    6/14/1979
    Hot blues on a cold night. Veteran bluesman Willie Dixon's steaming concert cut through 5-degree temperature and 20 mile-an-hour winds to warm hearts of 1,500 fans at Forum last night
    Hot blues on a cold night. Veteran bluesman Willie Dixon's steaming concert cut through 5-degree temperature and 20 mile-an-hour winds to warm hearts of 1,500 fans at Forum last night
    Cooper, David
    5/18/1983
    Canadian boxer Willie de Wit makes his U
    Canadian boxer Willie de Wit makes his U
    Bock, Tony
    2/14/1984