NEW WILLIE CD

The latest from Willie Nelson is due November 21st. Called Remember Me, Vol 1, it features songs Willie picked that he considers country's most definitive. The songs go back 70 years! This Vol (Vol 2 comes next year!) comes from Willie's sessions with his friend and producer James Stroud (the two volumes will feature 30 songs).

Each track features the work of Nashville's top musicians. Eddie Bayers on drums, David Hungate on bass, Brent Mason on electric guitar, Biff Watson plays acoustic guitar, Mickey Raphael is on harmonica, Sonny Garrish plays steel guitar, John Hobbs does the piano/keyboard work, Aubrey Haynie is on the fiddle/mandolin and Wes Hightower along with Cindy Walker provide background vocals. Jerry Puckett and Chris Collins are also guests.

Remember Me, Vol. 1

• Remember Me (Ernest Tub, 1950, #5 Country)
• Sixteen Tons (Tennessee Ernie Ford, 1955, #1 Country & Pop)
• Why Baby Why (George Jones, 1955, #4 Country)
• Today I Started Loving You Again (Merle Haggard, 1970)
• I'm Movin' On (Hank Snow, 1950, #1 Country)
• That Just About Does It (Vern Gosdin, 1989, #4 Country)
• This Old House (Rosemary Clooney, 1954, #1 Pop)
• Sunday Morning Coming Down (Johnny Cash, 1970, #1 Country)
• Smoke That Cigarette (Tex Williams, 1947, #1 Country)
• Slowly (Webb Pierce, 1054, #1 Country)
• A Satisfied Mind (Porter Wagoner, 1955, #1 Country)
• Roly Poly (Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, 1946, #3 Country)
• Release Me (Ray Price, 1954, #6 Country)
• Ramblin' Fever (Merle Haggard, 1977, #2 Country)
• More and More (Webb Pierce, 1954, #1 Country)