Willie Nelson has announced a new album titled Bluegrass, out September 15th via Legacy Recordings. As a preview, he’s shared the new track “You Left Me a Long, Long Time Ago.”
As the title implies, Bluegrass features 12 classic songs from Nelson’s expansive catalog reinterpreted with his bluegrass ensemble. All of the tracks selected for the album were penned by Nelson, except for “Good Hearted Woman,” which he co-wrote with Waylon Jennings. Other highlights include “On the Road Again,” “Yesterday’s Wine,” and “Still is Still Moving to Me.”
The album was produced by Nelson’s longtime collaborator Buddy Cannon and features contributions from Barry Bales (upright bass), Ron Block (banjo), Aubrey Haynie (fiddle), Rob Ickes (dobro), Josh Martin (acoustic guitar), Mickey Raphael (harmonica), Seth Taylor (mandolin), Bobby Terry, and Dan Tyminski (mandolin). Its cover art was made by Willie’s son Micah Nelson. Pre-orders are ongoing.
“You Left Me a Long,...
As the title implies, Bluegrass features 12 classic songs from Nelson’s expansive catalog reinterpreted with his bluegrass ensemble. All of the tracks selected for the album were penned by Nelson, except for “Good Hearted Woman,” which he co-wrote with Waylon Jennings. Other highlights include “On the Road Again,” “Yesterday’s Wine,” and “Still is Still Moving to Me.”
The album was produced by Nelson’s longtime collaborator Buddy Cannon and features contributions from Barry Bales (upright bass), Ron Block (banjo), Aubrey Haynie (fiddle), Rob Ickes (dobro), Josh Martin (acoustic guitar), Mickey Raphael (harmonica), Seth Taylor (mandolin), Bobby Terry, and Dan Tyminski (mandolin). Its cover art was made by Willie’s son Micah Nelson. Pre-orders are ongoing.
“You Left Me a Long,...
- 6/22/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Willie Nelson will reinterpret some of his classic songs with a group of world-class pickers on his new album Bluegrass. The project, which marks the 90-year-old country legend’s 151st (or so) album release, arrives Sept. 15 and is introduced with a new rendition of “You Left Me a Long, Long Time Ago.”
The original version of “You Left Me a Long, Long Time Ago,” from Nelson’s 1972 album The Willie Way, was a full-band production that was steeped in piano and pedal steel, belying its relatively quick tempo. This new version featuring only acoustic instruments,...
The original version of “You Left Me a Long, Long Time Ago,” from Nelson’s 1972 album The Willie Way, was a full-band production that was steeped in piano and pedal steel, belying its relatively quick tempo. This new version featuring only acoustic instruments,...
- 6/22/2023
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Nominations for the 31st annual International Bluegrass Music Association Awards were unveiled Friday in a live event broadcast on SiriusXM’s Bluegrass Junction channel, with an array of talent, from legends to newcomers, recognized in more than a dozen categories. Competition was so tight in the top-prize race this year that Entertainer of the Year features six nominees instead of the usual five.
Musicians vying for Entertainer of the Year are Balsam Range, Billy Strings, Del McCoury Band, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Sister Sadie, and Special Consensus.
With their mention in the category,...
Musicians vying for Entertainer of the Year are Balsam Range, Billy Strings, Del McCoury Band, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Sister Sadie, and Special Consensus.
With their mention in the category,...
- 6/26/2020
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Nominations for the 2019 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards were announced Wednesday morning. With a total of 24 nominations among them, this year’s nominees for the Ibma Entertainer of the Year are Balsam Range, Sam Bush Band, the Earls of Leicester, Del McCoury Band, and Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers. The winners in this and other categories, including Album of the Year, individual vocal and instrumental exellence, and Song of the Year (with a surprising seven nominees because of a tie) will be revealed at the 2019 International Bluegrass Music Awards on September 26th.
- 7/24/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
When Cmt debuted the genre-mixing concert series Cmt Crossroads in 2002 with Americana darling Lucinda Williams and English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello performing each other’s songs, the network established a musical mutual admiration society that continues to this day.
A year after Cmt Crossroads premiered, the network was slowly but transitioning from primarily a music-video channel to one occasionally featuring special programming. Music videos became the focus of their annual fan-voted awards show, then called the Flameworthys, which remains one of the channel’s highest-rated events and continues to present one-of-a-kind artistic collaborations.
A year after Cmt Crossroads premiered, the network was slowly but transitioning from primarily a music-video channel to one occasionally featuring special programming. Music videos became the focus of their annual fan-voted awards show, then called the Flameworthys, which remains one of the channel’s highest-rated events and continues to present one-of-a-kind artistic collaborations.
- 6/5/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
As their clever name, a tribute to two all-time greats, suggests, Earls of Leicester pay homage with a powerful bluegrass sound dedicated solely to the music of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and delivered by six of the genre’s modern masters. The supergroup of pickers — Jerry Douglas, Shawn Camp, Barry Bales, Charlie Cushman, Johnny Warren and Jeff White — will release their latest Rounder Records album, Live at the Cma Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame, on September 28th.
Recorded over a two-night stand in Nashville, the LP...
Recorded over a two-night stand in Nashville, the LP...
- 9/20/2018
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Alison Krauss knows all about making a classic tune feel new.
In a video shared exclusively with People, the 27-time Grammy Award-winning singer performs a jazzy rendition of Willie Nelson’s old favorite “I Never Cared for You” off of her new album Windy City for Cracker Barrel’s Warehouse Sessions.
“We made music with the folks from Cracker Barrel many years ago, and it was great to be back alongside them again,” said Krauss, 45, of the experience.
In the clip, Krauss is joined by Union Station band members Ron Block on acoustic guitar and Barry Bales on bass, Matt Rollings...
In a video shared exclusively with People, the 27-time Grammy Award-winning singer performs a jazzy rendition of Willie Nelson’s old favorite “I Never Cared for You” off of her new album Windy City for Cracker Barrel’s Warehouse Sessions.
“We made music with the folks from Cracker Barrel many years ago, and it was great to be back alongside them again,” said Krauss, 45, of the experience.
In the clip, Krauss is joined by Union Station band members Ron Block on acoustic guitar and Barry Bales on bass, Matt Rollings...
- 2/24/2017
- by Brianne Tracy
- PEOPLE.com
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