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Willie Nelson Spotlights the Songs of Rodney Crowell on ‘Oh What a Beautiful World’ Album
Willie Nelson will highlight the musical compositions of Rodney Crowell on his new album, out April 25.
Nelson’s upcoming Legacy Recordings album Oh What a Beautiful World, out April 25, will highlight the songwriting compositions of another lauded singer/songwriter and fellow Texan: Rodney Crowell. Crowell formed the band The Cherry Bombs in the 1970s, then went on to gain acclaim as an artist and songwriter, releasing his 1978 debut album Ain’t Living Long Like This, while also writing or co-writing songs that became hits for artists including Highway 101 (“Somewhere Tonight”), Gary Stewart, Emmylou Harris, Jerry Jeff Walker and Waylon Jennings (who each recorded versions of Crowell’s “Ain’t Living Long Like This”), and Emmylou Harris and the Oak Ridge Boys (who both recorded “Leaving Louisiana in Broad Daylight”). In 1988, Crowell’s album Diamonds & Dirt notched five consecutive Hot Country Songs chart No.
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