Kelly Willis

[hullabelew 3,724]

Kelly is a Texas National Treasure. No idea how I'm just now seeing this.......

 

[Beau Vine 54,230]

39 minutes ago, hullabelew said:

 

No idea how I'm just now seeing this.......

 

I have no idea either.  She did play at my church last week, though.

[jimmyjazz 45,957]

<ray charles>

[retread 2,951]

 

[South Austin 52,509]

First saw her at Poor David's Pub off Lower Greenville in Dallas.  It was December 2002, and it was her Christmas show (sans Bruce Robison).  I went to the show with a woman who is now my wife, but fell in love with Kelly that night. 

[Chad Fuck 17,682]

Saw her at a club in downtown Ft. Worth around the same time period.  She's dreamy.

[Whatever 700]

Been a fan since I first heard "I Have Not Forgotten You" on The Range in DFW sometime around 2000 or 2001. And she's married to Bruce Robison, who is also excellent.

[HenryJames 66,055]

 

[hullabelew 3,724]

20 hours ago, hullabelew said:

 

Kelly is a Texas National Treasure. No idea how I'm just now seeing this.......

 

 

Dammit, the video didn't post above. I'm headed to the bar.  

 

 

 

Edited March 1, 2019 by hullabelew

[hullabelew 3,724]

2 hours ago, Whatever said:

Been a fan since I first heard "I Have Not Forgotten You" on The Range in DFW sometime around 2000 or 2001. And she's married to Bruce Robison, who is also excellent.

Bruce wrote that song.  

[Llano Estacado 1,257]

Cheater’s Game album. If you haven’t heard it Hulla.

 

Husband and Wife laying it down.

 

Edit: Cheater’s. Not Chester’s fried chicken

 

[hullabelew 3,724]

1 hour ago, Llano Estacado said:

Cheater’s Game album. If you haven’t heard it Hulla.

Husband and Wife laying it down.

Edit: Cheater’s. Not Chester’s fried chicken

 

Bruce is the only person I know who was quoted in the National Enquirer.   I guess it was during the recording of her Fading Fast EP, someone took a picture of her walking out of a hotel with a guitar case in hand.  According to the article, she was supposedly leaving Lyle Lovett's hotel room.  They 'quoted' Bruce in the article.  Something along the lines of, "If it's true, I'm going to break his scrawny neck".  I used to have a copy of that edition of the Enquirer and always wanted Bruce to autograph it for me but never got around to it.  

[Duckman 82]

This one with Charlie always gets to me.

 

 

[hullabelew 3,724]

From her most recent record, "Back Being Blue".

 

 

[South Austin 52,509]

This was the song that got me when I first saw her, but I don't think she peformed it in the 4-5 times I've seen her since.

 

[hullabelew 3,724]

Bruce wrote that one as well.  Only time I've heard her do that song was on the tour for "Easy".   And damn, I miss hearing Amy Farris sing.  

[South Austin 52,509]

Do she and Bruce still do their Christmas show at the Paramount?  We used to be members and caught this show a couple times, but it's been probably almost a decade.

[hullabelew 3,724]

Yep.  They still do them.  Not sure where the Austin ones were this year.  

[Whatever 700]

Bruce wrote that song.  

Of course he did. Dude is a bad ass mofo.

[hullabelew 3,724]

From the Robison fridge, with each kid having their own Christmas list.

Edited March 4, 2019 by hullabelew

[jimmyjazz 45,957]

That's hilarious.  How old is Ben?  At least one of their kids runs track and is about the same age as my son (15) because I've seen Kelly at a couple of meets.

[hullabelew 3,724]

Ha.  Yep, that is him.  He has the twin sister.  

Edited March 4, 2019 by hullabelew

[Rollo Tomassi 80]

One of the boys goes to LASA w/ my son.  I've seen Kelly around the school a couple of times.  Her voice is sublime.

 

[Beau Vine 54,230]

Bruce also plays at my church every year.  One of the most memorable concerts I've ever seen was when he just showed up with his guitar, sat down and killed it for two hours; Kelly was in the audience and she came up and sang a couple of songs.  If I had stretched out my legs, I would have kicked him in the shins.  If you've never been to one of the Savannah's Kitchen concerts, you should try to make it down sometime -- homemade tamales and pie, then quality music in a small room without cigarette smoke and drunk assholes:

Seen Slaid several times and he's great -- he and his family live in Wimberley.  The first time I saw him, I realized that I was standing next to his dad -- we were both having back problems at the time.

[HenryJames 66,055]

18 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Kelly was in the audience and she came up and sang a couple of songs.  If I had stretched out my legs, I would have kicked him in the shins.

[chitwood 155]

On 3/1/2019 at 10:16 AM, hullabelew said:

Yep.  They still do them.  Not sure where the Austin ones were this year.  

They also do a holiday show in Bertram at the Globe Theater.  We went in 2017 but missed this year.  Really cool old place to see them.  Recommend hiring a car.

[GhostOfTomJoad 9,324]

Kelly and Bruce are divorcing. Anyone who's been through a divorce knows how difficult a journey it is. Seems like she's doing the best she can.

[Chad Fuck 17,682]

Kelly and Bruce are divorcing. Anyone who's been through a divorce knows how difficult a journey it is. Seems like she's doing the best she can.

Which Whataburger did you say, now?

[jimmyjazz 45,957]

Well, shit.  It's not like they occupied a lot of my thoughts, but I didn't expect they wouldn't make it, either.  Two massive talents.

[bluto 4,929]

Reckon they won’t be doing a holiday show tour this yr 

[noharleyyet 2,838]

New songs are being written...

[Kennythetiger 9,384]

4 minutes ago, noharleyyet said:

New songs are being written...

That’s what I figured with Evan’s giant mess in Turnpike, too. 

[jimmyjazz 45,957]

12 minutes ago, noharleyyet said:

New songs are being written...

Shades of Shawn Colvin ("Monopoly"):
 

Music, it never goes
But I told you I hate that shit
When people say"well you know
You got a song out of it

[NOMAAA 1,696]

19 hours ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

 

 

Kelly and Bruce are divorcing. Anyone who's been through a divorce knows how difficult a journey it is. Seems like she's doing the best she can.

 

as a single man who likes both kelly willis and whataburger, this hits close to home.

[Pescado_Rojo 19,416]

16 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:

Which Whataburger did you say, now?

Back off mother fucker! 

[TexasHooch 5,122]

Has anyone here seen her perform lately?  She's coming to the MN State Fair next week for a few performances.  They're on a free stage, so I'll likely go regardless, but I wonder what her setlist will be.  I saw her a lot, (and I mean a lot) in the late 90's early 00's but don't really care much for her more recent stuff much.  

[South Austin 52,509]

csb, my daughter as a freshman at McCallum was on the basketball team with her daughter who was a senior.  Unfortunately that was during the first year of the pandemic and we couldn't attend games in person, so I didn't get a chance to stalk . . . err, I mean . . . sit by her in the stands.

[jimmyjazz 45,957]

On 8/24/2022 at 11:20 AM, South Austin said:

csb, my daughter as a freshman at McCallum was on the basketball team with her daughter who was a senior.  Unfortunately that was during the first year of the pandemic and we couldn't attend games in person, so I didn't get a chance to stalk . . . err, I mean . . . sit by her in the stands.

Yeah, I used to see Kelly at football games and track meets, seems like late Lamar/ early McCallum years for my son.  Never saw Bruce.

[Beau Vine 54,230]

On 8/24/2022 at 11:20 AM, South Austin said:

csb, my daughter as a freshman at McCallum was on the basketball team with her daughter who was a senior.  Unfortunately that was during the first year of the pandemic and we couldn't attend games in person, so I didn't get a chance to stalk . . . err, I mean . . . sit by her in the stands.

Her daughter goes to Texas State now.  I believe she was a freshman this past year.  

I wondered how that girl's roommate reacted when some girl she had never met showed up and introduced herself as her new roommate and "Oh, these are my parents, Kelly and Bruce."

Edited August 27, 2022 by Beau Vine

[ztejas 43,452]

Just now, Beau Vine said:

I wondered how that girl's roommate reacted when some girl she have never met showed up and introduced herself as her new roommate and "Oh, these are my parents, Kelly and Bruce."

Very normally? 18 year olds don't know who Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison are. They aren't celebs outside of Austin. 

[CooterBrown 18,012]

Very normally? 18 year olds don't know who Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison are. They aren't celebs outside of Austin. 

Also, it’s doubtful most under 40 in Austin have even heard of them. Hell, I’m fiddy and I feel like I’m at the tail end of their demographic.

[hullabelew 3,724]

That’s what I figured with Evan’s giant mess in Turnpike, too. 

Be interesting to see what Lorrie has been up to.

[TexasHooch 5,122]

My wife and I went to see her last night.  She sounds as great as ever!  She played two sets and included plenty of the old and new.  Thankfully, she didn't shy away from the Bruce songs either. She even introduced "Take it all out on you" as having been written by both of her ex-husbands.  

Edited September 4, 2022 by TexasHooch

[troph 24,804]

Angry all the time seems relevant maybe? Currently my favorite song of “theirs”.  Kelly though should have made the big time. She’s incredible. 

[Longhornstampede 3,182]

I first saw her at an ACL taping in the 90s, huge crush. Wasn't long after that she recorded this and I was in love

 

[Kennythetiger 9,384]

On 10/18/2022 at 11:37 PM, troph said:

Angry all the time seems relevant maybe? Currently my favorite song of “theirs”.  Kelly though should have made the big time. She’s incredible. 

What a great song.