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Willie Nelson documentary to close SXSW film festival

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Mar 4, 2011 Updated Mar 23, 2011

Billy Bob Thornton’s documentary about Willie Nelson will close the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas on March 19.

The Sling Blade actor shot the film, The King of Luck, in 2009 and 2010 while the pair were on tour together. The screening will be the world premiere of the film, which focuses on "the man, the songwriter, the friend, the father, legendary performer and champion of the family farmer."

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Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of...

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