On November 7, Willie Nelson’s “Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle” arrives. It includes covers of songs including Haggard’s legendary “Mama Tried.”
Preparing to enter his seventh decade in the music industry, 92-year-old country music and American icon Willie Nelson is releasing his 78th solo album.
“Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle” arrives on Nov. 7 from Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings.
The release’s lead single, Nelson’s cover of Merle Haggard’s 1969 No. 1 country hit “Workin’ Man Blues,” is currently available.
Nelson’s latest album arrives as he prepares to start the final leg of the 10th anniversary of his Outlaw Music Festival tour with Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee and Madeline Edwards.
As well, on Sept. 20, Nelson will headline the 40th annual Farm Aid concert event in Minneapolis. There, he’ll be joined by Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, Margo Price, Billy Strings, Nathanial Rateliff and more.
What to expect from Willie Nelson’s latest album?
Nelson and Haggard were longtime friends and collaborators who released three collaborative albums together: 1983’s “Pancho and Lefty,” 2007’s “Last Of The Breed” (alongside Ray Price) and 2015’s “Django and Jimmie.”
Nelson recorded his latest album at Austin’s Pedernales Studios with vaunted session musician and harmonica player Mickey Raphael serving as a co-producer. The album also marks his final release with his sister Bobbie Nelson playing piano and Paul English on drums.
The album includes versions of 11 of the Country Music and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s favorite Haggard songs, including “Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down,” “Mama Tried,” “Okie From Muskogee,” “If We Make It Through December” and “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink.”
Solo album No. 78 for Nelson is the latest in a decade of work that has seen him focus on songwriters Harlan Howard, Ray Price, George Gershwin and Rodney Crowell and release two volumes of songs associated with Frank Sinatra.
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