thanks to Barry for the photos

All-Star Line-up Includes Performances by Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Richards,
Toby Keith, Kid Rock, Merle Haggard, Lee Ann Womack, Ben Harper, Lucinda
Williams, Al Green, Shelby Lynne, Rickie Lee Jones, Toots Hibbert, Joe Walsh,
Los Lonely Boys and The Holmes Brothers

                   Concert Event Hosted by Actor James Caan

    NEW YORK, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Country music legend and American icon
Willie Nelson will be joined by some of the biggest names in music for the
special concert event, Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws and Angels.  An
all-star line-up will come together for the third year in a row to perform in
the 2-hour telecast to air exclusively on USA Network on Memorial Day, Monday,
May 31st at 9:00 pm (ET/PT).  The announcement was made today by Elizabeth
Porter Hogan, vice president, reality programming and specials, USA Network.
    "We are thrilled to again host an all-star event for Willie," said Hogan.
"It's such an huge credit to him that we can gather such incredible talent to
perform together in his honor, now for the third year in a row."
    Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws and Angels will tape Wednesday, May 5th
at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.  Actor James Caan (The Godfather,
Brian's Song, Las Vegas) will host the event.
    The all-star musical lineup includes performances by Jerry Lee Lewis,
Keith Richards, Toby Keith, Kid Rock, Merle Haggard, Lee Ann Womack, Ben
Harper, Lucinda Williams, Al Green, Shelby Lynne, Rickie Lee Jones, Toots
Hibbert (of Toots and the Maytals), Joe Walsh, Los Lonely Boys and The Holmes
Brothers, among others.
    Encore presentations of Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws and Angels will
air on USA Network immediately following the premiere from 11:00-1:00 am
(ET/PT), Saturday, June 5 from 3:00-5:00 am (ET/PT) and Sunday, June 6 from
9:00-11:00 am (ET)/10:00 am-12:00 pm (PT).
    Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws and Angels is produced by USA Network and
Don Mischer Productions.  The event is executive produced by Don Mischer and
Mark Rothbaum.  David Goldberg and Charlie Haykel serve as producers.  Jeb
Brien will direct.

    Don Mischer Productions
    Don Mischer is a well-known producer and director of television and live
events who has been honored with thirteen prime time Emmy Awards and a record
nine Director's Guild of America Awards.  As a producer-director his credits
range from The Kennedy Center Honors, Baryshnikov by Tharp, and Barbra
Streisand's Millennium Concert; to Motown 25, Gregory Hines Tap Dance in
America, and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of both the Summer and Winter
Olympic Games.

    Lost Highway Records
    Lost Highway, Nashville's first full-service start up label in over a
decade, burst onto the music scene with hit records from Ryan Adams, Lucinda
Williams, the ground-breaking soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and
its successful follow up, the live "Down From The Mountain."  In 2003, Lost
Highway was a vital catalyst in the comeback of the legendary Johnny Cash with
the release his first-ever platinum studio album, the Grammy-winning "American
IV: The Man Comes Around."  Within its first year of operation, Lost Highway
shattered records by garnering 16 Grammy Award nominations that included 7
wins for the coveted Album of the Year and Best Soundtrack (O Brother, Where
Art Thou?), Best Female Rock Performance (Lucinda Williams), and Best Country
Album (Hank Williams Timeless), among others.

    Universal Music Group
    Universal Music Group is the world's largest music company with wholly
owned record operations or licensees in 71 countries.  Its businesses also
include Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's largest global
music publishing operations.
    Universal Music Group consists of record labels Decca Record Company,
Deutsche Grammophon, DreamWorks Records, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Island
Def Jam Music Group, Lost Highway Records, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville,
Mercury Records, Philips, Polydor, Universal Music Latino, Universal Motown
Records Group, and Verve Music Group as well as a multitude of record labels
owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world.  The
Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the
industry, which is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music
Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Strategic Marketing & Commercial Affairs
(outside the U.S.).  Universal Music Group also includes eLabs, a new media
and technologies division.
    Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi Universal, a global media and
communications company.

    USA NETWORK
    USA Network is cable television's leading provider of original series and
feature movies, sports events, off-net television shows, and blockbuster
theatrical films.  USA Network is available in 82% of all U.S. homes and is
seen in over 88 million U.S. homes.  The USA Network Web site is located at
http://www.usanetwork.com.
    USA Network is a program service of Universal Television Networks, part of
the Universal Television Group a division of Vivendi Universal Entertainment
(VUE) (http://www.universalstudios.com), the U.S.-based film, television and
recreation entity of Vivendi Universal, a global media and communications
company.

    For further information, please contact Aurli Bokovza, +1-212-413-5552,
aurli.bokovza@unistudios.com, or Andrea Tiano Epstein, +1-818-777-6679,
andrea.tiano@unistudios.com, both for USA Network.

SOURCE USA Network
Web Site: http://www.usanetworks.com