To celebrate Willie Nelson's upcoming 75th birthday (April 30th) Legacy Recordings is set to release a monumental 4 CD, 100-song box set that will cover all phases of Willie's 50 plus years in music called One Hell Of A Ride. It is set to arrive in stores on April 1, 2008 and will include any collection, recordings and performances taken from the entire career, no matter the record labels, of Willie Nelson. It will include rare early recordings like "When I've Sang My Last Hillbilly Song," which was recorded late 1954/early 1955 and "No Place For Me," which was recorded in 1957. The set will also include Willie's own early 1960s performances of "Night Life," "Funny How Time Slips Away" and "Crazy" as well as the mid '60s when he recorded with RCA and began to form his own sound of country, to the '70s when he formed his part in the outlaw country movement, as well as all the great collaborations with Waylon Jennings, Chet Atkins, Roger Miller, Ray Price, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Julio Iglesias, and many more. Also included will be the covers he did with his signature sound like: Fred Neil's "Everybody'sTalkin'," Fred Rose's "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain," Townes Van Zandt's "Pancho & Lefty," Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust" and "Georgia On My Mind,” and others. This I believe as shocking as it may be will be the first ever Willie Nelson box set and will be like an audio history book of sorts. It will be a must to own for all music lovers, as Willie is one of the most influential artists in country music.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Willie Nelson Box Set
To celebrate Willie Nelson's upcoming 75th birthday (April 30th) Legacy Recordings is set to release a monumental 4 CD, 100-song box set that will cover all phases of Willie's 50 plus years in music called One Hell Of A Ride. It is set to arrive in stores on April 1, 2008 and will include any collection, recordings and performances taken from the entire career, no matter the record labels, of Willie Nelson. It will include rare early recordings like "When I've Sang My Last Hillbilly Song," which was recorded late 1954/early 1955 and "No Place For Me," which was recorded in 1957. The set will also include Willie's own early 1960s performances of "Night Life," "Funny How Time Slips Away" and "Crazy" as well as the mid '60s when he recorded with RCA and began to form his own sound of country, to the '70s when he formed his part in the outlaw country movement, as well as all the great collaborations with Waylon Jennings, Chet Atkins, Roger Miller, Ray Price, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Julio Iglesias, and many more. Also included will be the covers he did with his signature sound like: Fred Neil's "Everybody'sTalkin'," Fred Rose's "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain," Townes Van Zandt's "Pancho & Lefty," Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust" and "Georgia On My Mind,” and others. This I believe as shocking as it may be will be the first ever Willie Nelson box set and will be like an audio history book of sorts. It will be a must to own for all music lovers, as Willie is one of the most influential artists in country music.
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