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WILLIE NELSON - Milk Cow Blues (2000)

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MILK COW BLUES was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. Though he's best known as a country artist, Willie Nelson has always been bigger than that. He's recorded albums of everything from popular standards to guitar instrumentals with equal aplomb. So this blues album should come as no surprise to longtime fans, especially given the fact that the kind of sophisticated, urbane, Charles Brown-style blues he tackles on much of MILK COW BLUES was a key component of some of Nelson's early work. Willie's joined here by a bevy of guest artists; blues stars both new and old, including B.B. King and Susan Tedeschi. The lion's share of the cuts here are duets, where the seemingly egoless Nelson is happy to share the spotlight with his talented friends. For all the sparks those duets generate, however, its a tribute to the man's unique gifts that the most effective tracks turn out to be Willie's solo turns.

01. Milk Cow Blues (Featuring Francine Reed)
02. Outskirts Of Town (Featuring Keb' Mo)
03. Black Night (Featuring Dr. John)
04. Funny How Time Slips Away (Featuring Francine Reed)
05. Rainy Day Blues (Featuring Jonny Lang)
06. Crazy (Featuring Susan Tedeschi)
07. The Thrill Is Gone (Featuring B.B. King)
08. Wake Me When It's Over
09. Kansas City (Featuring Susan Tedeschi)
10. Fool's Paradise (Featuring Dr. John)
11. Ain't Nobody's Business (Featuring Jonny Lang)
12. Night Life (Featuring B.B. King)
13. Sittin' On Top Of The World
14. Lonely Street
15. Texas Flood (Featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd)
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