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Willie Nelson joined Ray Price's Cherokee Cowboys in 1961, the first step in a lifelong friendship between the two men. From that point on, the pair never fell out of touch. At the height of his superstardom in 1980, Nelson cut a duet album with Price called San Antonio Rose, the first of three joint efforts they'd cut over the years. Whenever the pair got together, they'd sing the old songs, Western swing standards and honky tonk classics from the '50s and '60s -- the songs that form the core of For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price, a salute Willie delivered three years after Price's 2013 death. Supported by producer Fred Foster and arranger Bergen White -- a duo who also were friends with Price and completed his final album, Beauty Is -- Nelson doesn't make any attempt to freshen up these songs, which is the album's charm. Nelson salutes every phase of Ray's career, reviving the lush Nashville strings of Price's early-'70s hits in addition to the dry, dusty Texas two-steps and Ray Price shuffles. All of these sounds are considered traditional from the vantage of 2016 and, in effect, For the Good Times extends the tradition, not through reinvention but rather adherence. Nelson has been singing these songs all of his life, recording them several times a decade, but instead of seeming recycled, For the Good Times underscores how the song may remain the same but the singer does not. Nelson is showing his age -- his voice is leathery and tattered, much thinner than it was just ten years ago -- and yet that's part of the point of the album. Willie sang these songs with Ray and now that Price is gone, Nelson sings them a little differently, his love and melancholy accentuating his weathered voice. It makes for an affectionate and bittersweet album, one that is a fitting tribute to a lifelong friend.
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Release Date: | 09/16/2016 |
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Label: | Sony Legacy |
UPC: | 0889853155224 |
catalogNumber: | 531552 |
Rank: | 45818 |
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Album Credits
Performance Credits
Willie Nelson Primary ArtistJack Jezzro Bass
Steve Gibson Electric Guitar
Mickey Raphael Harmonica
David Angell Violin
Eddie Bayers Drums
David Davidson Violin
Ellen Dockery Background Vocals
Larry Franklin Fiddle
Paul Franklin Pedal Steel Guitar
Vince Gill Acoustic Guitar,Electric Guitar,Vocal Harmony
Carl Gorodetzky Strings
Jim Grosjean Viola
John Hobbs Piano
Jim Horn Flute,Saxophone
Anthony LaMarchina Cello
Larry Paxton Bass
Andy Reiss Electric Guitar
Kenny Sears Fiddle
Lisa Silver Background Vocals
Joe Spivey Fiddle
Julia Tanner Cello
Alan Umstead Violin
Catherine Umstead Violin
Mary Kathryn Van Osdale Violin
Bergen White Conductor,Background Vocals
Kristin Wilkinson Viola
John Willis Acoustic Guitar
Charlie McCoy Vibes
James Button Oboe
Keith Nicholas Cello
Billy Thomas Drums
Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz Cello
Wei Tsun Chang Violin
Bruce Wethey Violin
Bruce Christensen Viola
Jon Mark Ivey Background Vocals
Jeff Taylor Piano,Accordion
Shane McConnell Background Vocals
Jordan Lehning Background Vocals
Brad Albin Bass
Kira Small Background Vocals
Stefan Petrescu Violin
Janet Darnall Violin
Carole Rabinowitz Cello
Craig Nelson Bass
Seanad Chang Viola
Karen Winklemann Violin
Conni Ellisor Violin
Kirsten Greer Cello
Michael Samis Cello
Mary Kay Vanosdale Violin
Simona Rusu Viola
Eli Lara Cello
Chris Farrell Viola
Technical Credits
Bill Anderson ComposerKris Kristofferson Composer
Willie Nelson Composer
Ray Price Composer
Roger Miller Composer
Walt Breeland Composer
Hank Cochran Composer
Fred Foster Producer
Harlan Howard Composer
Pat McMakin Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Ralph Mooney Composer
Bergen White Arranger
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Composer
Don Hunstein Back Cover Photo
Frank Harkins Art Direction
Rusty Gabbard Composer
Johnny Lee Wills Composer
Charles Seals Composer
Dalton Campbell Cover Photo
Paul Buslirk Composer
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