Willie Nelson headlines Outlaw Music Festival at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel

Willie Nelson is on the road again, and he's coming to Holmdel.

The American music legend headlines the big Outlaw Music Festival on Sunday, Aug. 6, at the PNC Bank Arts Center. The Avett Brothers, Marcus King, Kathleen Edwards, Flatland Cavalry and Particle Kid are also on the bill.

This just isn't another concert. Nelson turned 90 on April 29.

“Jokingly, I retire after every tour,” said Nelson to AARP. “But I’m always ready to go back again. I like the bus. I have everything I need on the bus. I never have to go into a hotel room anywhere.”

Nelson's bus will be rolling up the Garden State Parkway this weekend. Songs on rcent setlists have included “Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,” “On the Road Again,” “Always on My Mind,” “Georgia (On My Mind)” and “It's Hard to Be Humble,”

Humble? Nelson has done it all, from writing songs for Elvis Presley to partying at the Jimmy Carter White House to co-founding the Farm Aid Music Festival in 1985 with John Mellencamp and Neil Young.

Nelson starred in two 90th birthday concerts at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in April. Keith Richards, Neil Young, George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Snoop Dogg and many more turned out. Snoop and Nelson sang the musical ode to marijuana, “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die.”

Nelson said he lit up on the roof of the White House in 1978 when President Carter invited him to stay overnight. No wonder he's called an Outlaw.

Yet, those who know him say he's anything but.

“He's a sweet and gentle soul,” said Stan Andrucyk of the Jersey Shore-based A&M Productions, which has promoted numerous Nelson shows in the New Jersey area. “I love how he marches on thick and thin. He keeps going and he gets the younger people to come out to see him, too.”

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Nelson, born 1933 in Abbott, Texas, started deejaying and songwriting in the '50s. He crafted some of country music's greatest hits, including “Crazy” for Patsy Cline.

He became part of the Nashville scene in the '60s, but not a star. He left Music City for Austin, Texas, and released his breakthrough album, “Red Headed Stranger,” and “Wanted! The Outlaws,” with Waylon Jennings, in 1975.

He's been an A-lister ever since, but he's hit a few bumps along the way, including tax problems and multiple arrests for marijuana use.

“That's what I respect about him, he marches forward through it all,” Andrucyk said. “No matter what problems he's had or issues that came about, he marched forward and performed and people loved him for that. He was the original Outlaw.”

The spotlight still glows. A five-hour documentary, “Willie Nelson & Family,” debuted at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Thom Zimny of Point Pleasant, known for his work with Bruce Springsteen, is the co-director.

A new album, “Bluegrass,” featuring Nelson performing 12 of his favorite self-penned classics with a bluegrass ensemble, is due Sept. 15 from Sony Legacy Recordings.

And he's going into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn this November.

“With over 60 years in the music business, Willie Nelson — songwriter, performer, anti-establishment outlaw, political activist, and philanthropist — is an American institution,” states the Rock Hall. “Nelson may call country music his home, but he has always pushed stylistic boundaries — mixing in rock & roll, jazz, pop and blues.”

See it in Holmdel when Nelson takes the stage.

“I can’t wait to be on the road with the amazing group of artists joining us on this year’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour,” said Nelson in a statement prior the start of the tour. “It is always a great day of music and fun with family, friends and the incredible fans, and even more special this year in celebration of my 90th birthday.”

Go: Outlaw Music Festival Tour, with Willie Nelson and Family, 3:55 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, PNC Bank Arts Center, Garden State Parkway, Holmdel. Tickets start at $20; livenation.com.

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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at @chrisfhjordan; cjordan@app.com

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Willie Nelson to perform at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel