Willie Nelson continues to, if not dominate, at least figure large on these pages, certainly the most prolific nonagenarian we have ever featured. Hot on the heels of Amy Irving’s quirky take on a number of Wilson and Wilson associated standards, Always Will Be, the maestro himself is turning out a tribute of his own. With form here, a lot of form, Wilson has taken to interspersing his own new material with offerings dedicated to old friends along the way, both living and dead. Harlan Howard was one recent recipient, but it is the turn now for Rodney Crowell to get some love, in a set of 12 by and large deeper cuts, occasionally songs written or made successful by others, rather than from his own not infrequent chart forays.
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