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:  The Border (2024) 

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

Label:  Legacy/Sony Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1. The Border (5:10)

 2.  Once Upon A Yesterday (3:41)

 3.  Wha If I'm Out Of My Mind (2:58)

 4.  I Wrote This Song For You (3:49)

 5.  Kiss Me When You're Through (2:45)

Side B:

 1.  Many A Long And Lonesome Highway (4:05)

 2.  Hank's Guitar (3:06)

 3.  Made In Texas (2:25)

 4.  Nobody Knows Me Like You (3:56)

 5.  How Much Does It Cost (3:21)

Personnel:

Willie Nelson:  Lead Vocals, Trigger

James Mitchell:  Electric Guitar

Bobby Terry:  Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Steel Guitar

Barry Bale:  Acoustic Bass

Jim "Moose" Brown:  Organ, Piano, Synthesizer

Fred Eltringham:  Drums, Percussion

Mickey Raphael:  Harmonica

Buddy Cannon:  Background Vocals

Melonie Cannon:  Background Vocals

The Border is the 75th solo studio album by Willie Nelson, released on May 31, 2024 by Legacy Recordings/Sony Music, featuring the lead single "The Border", was released on March 4, 2024.