Friday, October 9, 2020

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:   First Rose Of Spring  (2020) 

Genre:  Country, Country Rock, Outlaw Country, Alternative Country, Progressive Country, Vocals Pop

Label:  Legacy

Rating:   *****


Format:  CD


Tracks:


 1.  First Rose Of Spring  (3:41)

 2.  Blue Star  (4:35)

 3.  I'll Brea Out Again Tonight  (2:49)

 4.  Don't Let The Old Man In  (3:09)

 5.  Just Bummin' Around  (3:15)

 6.  Our Song  (3:51)

 7.  We Are The Cowboys  (4:03)

 8.  Stealing Home  (3:42)

 9.  I'm The Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised  (4:11)

10. Love Just Laughed  (4:34)

11. Yesterday When I Was Young  (3:31)


















Format:   LP


Side A:


 1.  First Rose Of Spring  (3:41)

 2.  Blue Star  (4:35)

 3.  I'll Brea Out Again Tonight  (2:49)

 4.  Don't Let The Old Man In  (3:09)

 5.  Just Bummin' Around  (3:15)

 6.  Our Song  (3:51)


Side B:


 1.  We Are The Cowboys  (4:03)

 2.  Stealing Home  (3:42)

 3.  I'm The Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised  (4:11)

 4.  Love Just Laughed  (4:34)

 5.  Yesterday When I Was Young  (3:31)


Personnel:


Willie Nelson:  Lead Vocals,  Trigger

Larry Paxton:  Upright Bass

Kevin "Swine" Grantt:   Upright Bass

Bobby Terry:  Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Steel Guitar

Buddy Cannon:  Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals

Mike Johnson:  Steel Guitar

Catherine Marx:  Piano, B3 Organ, Wurlitzer, Rhodes

Mickey Raphael:  Harmonica

Chad Cromwell:  Drums

Lonnie Wilson:  Drums

Melodie Cannon:  Background Vocals

Ward Davis:   Background Vocals

Dave Angell:  Strings

Monisa Angell:  Strings

Jerry Bifano:  Strings

David Davidson:  Strings

Connie Ellisor:  Strings

Alicia Enstrom:  Strings

Anthony La Marchina:   Strings

Sari Reist:   Strings

Kristin Wilkinson:  Strings

Karen Winkelmann:  Strings


First Rose Of Spring is the seventieth solo album by Willie Nelson, released on July 3, 2020 by Legacy Recordings.  11 brand new studio recordings, featuring a blend of new originals, classic and covers of Toby Keith's "Don't Let The Old Man In", and Chris Stapleton's "Our Song".










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