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:  Workin' Man:  Willie Sings Merle (2025)

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

Label:  Legacy/Sony Music

Rating:   ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Workin' Man Blues (5:16)

 2.  Silver Wings (5:58)

 3.  Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down (2:47)

4.  Today I Started Loving You Again (2:52)

 5.  Swinging Doors (2:57)

Side B:

 1.  Okie From Muskogee (2:49)

 2.  Mama Tried (2:18)

 3.  I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink (3:30)

 4.  Somewhere Between (3:03)

 5.  If We Make It Through December (3:30)

 6.  Ramblin' Fever (3:37)

Personnel:

Willie Nelson:  Lead Vocals, Trigger

Mickey Raphael:  Harmonica

Bobbie Nelson:  Piano

Paul English:  Drums, Percussion

Billy English:  Drums, Percussion

Kevin Smith:  Upright Bass, Electric Bass

Workin' Man:  Willie Sings Merle is a tribute album by Willie Nelson, released on November 7, 2025 by Legacy/Sony Music, featuring classic tracks of Merle, "Mama Tried" "Okie From Muskogee", "I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink".