Willie Nelson

Artist:  Willie Nelson
Birth Name:  Willie Hugh Nelson
Born:  April 29, 1933
Origin:  Abbott, Texas, USA.
Genre:  Country, Country Rock, Outlaw Country, Alternative Country, Progressive Country, Vocals Pop
Occupations:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Actor
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Willie Nelson is an American Country Music Singer, Songwriter and Actor.  He was the one of the key of Outlaw Country that developed from the conservative restrictions of the Nashville Sound, along with Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, and Tompall Glaser in album Wanted! The Outlaw, especially he joined the Country Supergroup The Highwaymen, with Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson.  His music styles uses a variety including Country, Folk, Rock, Blues, Pop and Jazz and he is the Icon in Country Music, influencing the New Country, New Tradition and Alternative Country in 1980s and 1990s.  He was inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 1933, and he received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1988, he was also inducted to the National Agricultural Hall Of Fame in 2011.

Title:  For The Good Times:  A Tribute To Ray Price  (2016)
Genre:  Country, Country Rock, Outlaw Country, Alternative Country, Progressive Country, Vocals Pop
Label:  Sony Legacy
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Heartaches By The Number (feat. The Time Jumpers) (3:06)
 2.  I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) (feat. The Time Jumpers) (2:11)
 3.  Faded Love  (5:24)
 4.  It Always Will Be  (3:34)
 5.  City Lights (feat. The Time Jumpers)  (2:57)
 6.  Don't You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me (feat. The Time Jumpers)  (2:35)
 7.  Make The World Go Away  (3:03)
 8.  I'm Still Not Over You  (4:31)
 9.  Night Life  (3;19)
10. Crazy Arms (feat. The Time Jumpers)  (2:44)
11. Invitation To The Blues (feat. The Time Jumpers) (2:47)
12. For The Good Times  (4:18)

Personnel:

Willie Nelson:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

Musicians:

John Hobbs:  Piano
Larry Paxton:  Bass
John Willis:  Acoustic Guitar
Steve Gibson:  Electric Guitar
Paul Franklin:  Pedal Steel
Eddie Bayers:  Drums
Charlie McCoy:  Vibes

The Time Jumpers:

Vince Gill:  Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Harmony Vocals
Andy Reiss:  Electric Guitar
Larry Franklin:  Fiddle
Joe Spivey:  Fiddle
Kenny Sears:  Fiddle
Brad Albin:  Bass
Billy Thomas:  Drums
Jeff Taylor:  Piano, Accordion
Paul Franklin:  Pedal Steel
Mickey Raphael:  Harmonica
Bergen White, Joe Mark Ivey, Shane McConnell, Jordan Lehning, Ellen Dockery, Kira Small, Lisa Silver:  Background Vocals

The Nashville String Machine:  Strings
Conni Ellisor, Alan Umstead, David Davidson, Mary Katheryn VanOsdale, David Angell, Catherine Umstead, Karen Winklemann, Janet Darnall, Bruce Wethey, Stefan Petrescu, Wei Tsun Chang:  Violins
Kristen Wilkinson, Jim Grosjean, Bruce Christensen, Chris Farrell, Simona Rusu, Seanad Chang:  Violas
Carole  Rabinowitz, Anthony LaMarchina, Julia Tanner, Keith Nicholas, Eli Lara, Michael Samis, Kirsten Greer:  Cellos
Craig Nelson, Jack Jezzro:  Basses
Jim Horn:  Saxophone, Flute
James Button:  Oboe

For The Good Times:  A Tribute To Ray Price is the tribute album by Willie Nelson, was released on September 16, 2016 by Sony/Legacy, Willie paying tribute to one of the his most legendary influences and longtime friend Ray Price.