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Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American musician, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Read more on Last.fm
Willie’s output is typically solid, unabashed, behind the beat country. Willie marches to the beat of his own drum…literally. This worthy collection finds him playing songs he’s been singing in saloons for a number of years, stoic ballads and drunken roustabouts. It’s all clever and well produced…its also all good.