There's even a bit of Bach included here, far from a country sound would you believe, but that's the unpredictability of the man. I was never too keen on Willie's 'nasal' singing, but what he gets out of that battered old guitar is always brilliant, and it's further well demonstrated on this collection. ![]() This is a typical example of what came out as a result - and to prove a point, it was pretty commercially successful too. Willie and Waylon, and to a certain extent Johnny became the bad boy rebels by saying 'Up yours!' to this non-creative officialdom and made every effort to change all that, even finally becoming their own producers. You did only what the recording executives of the label told you to, and the A&R men picked both the songs and even chose the musicians too. ![]() the success of such popular Nelson opuses as Red Headed Stranger, Stardust. All four superstars rebelled in some way against the set up of recording country in Nashville. The concept of a special Willie Nelson album may be hard for many to get a. I purchased this album, amongst others, after reading all about the Outlaw movement in the February issue of a new magazine called 'Country'. ![]() I've always been a big Johnny Cash fan, and this extended to Kris Kristofferson, Waylon and Willie when they formed The Highwaymen.
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