(Tulips Fort Worth, April 2021. Photo by Steve Lawrence)
The Willie Specials [Facebook] are an annual (sometimes bi-annual) Willie Nelson tribute band out of Fort Worth, TX.
The Willie Specials began as a one time homage to Willie Nelson for a show at The Grotto (may she rest in peace) in Fort Worth, TX on April 20, 2015. The band had too much fun to limit this to a one time affair, and have since organized a show or two a year, every year, since.
The Willie Specials are:
Keegan McInroe (vocals, guitar)
Big Mike Richardson (vocals, guitar)
Gary Grammer (harmonica)
Steve Hammond (keys)
Johnny Goodson (drums)
Blake Hestir (bass)