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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Andrew Dalton | Associated Press

Willie Nelson inhales the love at his 90th birthday concert at the Hollywood Bowl

Willie Nelson performs in Abilene, Texas on April 1. The country music legend celebrated his 90th birthday Saturday and Sunday with two shows at the Hollywood Bowl. Reflecting the diversity of Nelson’s audience, the stands were dotted with cowboy hats, hippies danced in the aisles and weed smoke wafted through the air. (Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES — “Are there any more real cowboys?” Neil Young sang Saturday night at the Hollywood Bowl on a rare evening when he was neither the headliner nor, at age 77, even close to the oldest artist on the bill.

Providing an instant answer, Willie Nelson, wearing a cowboy hat and red-white-and-blue guitar strap, slowly strolled on to the stage on his 90th birthday, bringing the crowd of more than 17,000 to its feet.

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