Ep.30 Don't Touch My Willie (Brad Hurlbut's grandfather's land was the location for Willie Nelson's first 4th of July Picnic in 1973)

Brad Hurlbut moved to Dripping Springs as a young man in 1972.  His family's ranch was the site of the original Willie Nelson's 4th of July picnic in 1973.  His grandfather bought the 7000 acre Hurlbut Ranch in the 60's and the Hurlbut's became an iconic family in the Dripping Springs area.  Brad tell stories about the many famous country artists he met over the years (including Kris Kristofferson, Tom T. Hall, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings) and the adventures he had on the Hurlbut Ranch. 

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