Album: The Essential Willie Nelson by Willie Nelson (2003)
Genre: Country | Mood: Bittersweet
Record Label: Columbia
Format: Album

Description: The Essential Willie Nelson is a two-disc compilation of Willie Nelson songs. This digitally-remastered compilation covers five decades of Nelson's recording career, and is part of Sony's Essential series of compilation albums.

Artist Background: Willie Hugh Nelson (Born April 30, 1933) is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, 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 at the end of the 1960s as a reaction to th... Part of the Abbott, Texas music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Country movement.

Related Artists: Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson

Music Scene: Part of the Abbott, Texas music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Country movement.

Tags: Country, Bittersweet, 2000s, Album, Columbia

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The Essential Willie Nelson is a two-disc compilation of Willie Nelson songs. This digitally-remastered compilation covers five decades of Nelson's recording career, and is part of Sony's Essential series of compilation albums.

The Essential Willie Nelson

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