Nelson, Whitters, Watson out with new music
Friday, February 26, 2021 – The indefatigable Willie Nelson can't seem to slow down. He's out with "That's Life," a tribute to Frank Sinatra. In 2018, he came out with "My Way," also honoring Sinatra. That disc earned a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Solo Album. Produced by Buddy Cannon and Matt Rollings,�"That's Life"�was recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood--where Frank Sinatra, the first artist to record at the facility from March 1956 to November 1961--with additional recording at Pedernales Studios in Austin.�
"The Dream" apparently wasn't enough for Hailey Whitters because now the Iowa native is out with "Living the Dream," a deluxe version of the disc. Whitters adds five songs to the mix with help from Brett Cobb, Little Big Town, Jordan Davis, Trisha Yearwood, Lori McKenna and Hillary Lindsey. The current single is "Fill-in' My Cup" with LBT. The new release contains 17 songs.
Dale Watson drops his first all instrumental album, "The Memphians." Watson, a Texas native and honky tanker, moved to Memphis in 2017 where he recorded the disc.
Family trio Track45 is out with its "Big Dreams EP." The group is comprised of Jenna, Ben and KK Johnson from Meridien, Miss. The five songs include a cover of Dolly Parton's Light of a Clear Blue Morning."
More news for Willie Nelson
- 03/12/25: Nelson has Crowell covered
- 02/03/25: Nelson's Outlaw Tour returns
- 11/01/24: Johnson, Nelson, Barber, Langley out with new music
- 10/25/24: Nelson's Beck cover is no "Lost Cause"
- 09/19/24: Nelson has The Flaming Lips covered today
- 08/15/24: Nelson may be the "Last Leaf on the Tree"
- 07/02/24: Nelson returns to touring July 4, not playing Massachusetts
- 06/23/24: Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival starts - without Nelson
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Willie Nelson has released more than 150 albums in his career, including four in the past two years. All this while approaching and surpassing the age of 90. Of all his many solo recordings, "The Border" ranks as one of his best. The songs are fresh, sincere, and full of energy and have many of the elements that fans expect from Ol' Willie - his unmistakable vocals, the trademark lead guitar work on his iconic axe, Trigger, and harmonica support from his 50-plus year bandmate, Mickey Raphael. ...
Willie Nelson has a winner. How could it not be? It features some of the greatest songs in music history and some of the finest bluegrass players in the business. Most of all, it centers around Willie Nelson, one of the most iconic artists in the history of music, who at 90, has given bluegrass treatment to some of his favorite musical creations.
Songs on "Bluegrass" include some of his most recognized, including "Good Hearted Woman" (co-written with Waylon Jennings), "On ...
Who doesn't love and respect Willie Nelson? Willie, even at age 90, could sing the phone book – perhaps he has – and it would be worth hearing.
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