Willie Nelson’s latest album, Country Music, includes covers of songs first made famous by the likes of Porter Wagoner, Al Dexter, the Louvin Brothers and Merle Travis.
Released on Tuesday, the album ties together several Country subgenres, including rockabilly, honky-tonk, western swing and bluegrass with Nelson’s familiar vocal above it all.
“This is a group of songs that when they first came out, it didn’t take them very long to become standards,” Willie told Billboard of the Country Music track list. “Just like ‘Stardust,’ ‘Moonlight In Vermont,’ ‘All Of Me’ and ‘Georgia [On My Mind]‘ are considered standards, so are ‘Dark As A Dungeon,’ ‘Freight Train Boogie,’ ‘Pistol Packin’ Mama’ and ‘Satisfied Mind.’ These are all standard songs from another field of music, but they are still the same category. They are just as good in their own way.”
A cover of Jimmy C. Newton’s 1954 hit, “Cry, Cry Darling,” is being added as a bonus track for customers who download the album through iTunes. Meanwhile, Nelson will introduce songs from the album every hour through Saturday on his Sirius XM Channel, Willie’s Place.
Source: GACtv.com
