Remember Me, Vol. 1

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Total Tracks: 14   Total Length: 42:27

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Bobby Charles: The In-A-While Crocodile

By Lenny Kaye, eMusic Contributor

Robert Charles Guidry was leaving a diner in his native Louisiana when he heard the words that would forever make him Bobby Charles. "See you later, alligator," the 17-year-old jive-talked to a friend, only to hear, like a gospel call-and-response, "In a while, crocodile" from a neighboring patron. He had been playing teen soirees with a combo called the Cardinals (no relation to the r&b vocal group of the same name) in the small town of… more »

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A Field Report from the New Country

By Lenny Kaye, eMusic Contributor

Whither country music - or will it wither? Most of the c&w on strut at the recent CMA awards had more to do with 80's power-rock and 00's teen-pop than the morning farm report. In recent years, an alt-country movement in such Willy-billy suburbs as Brooklyn's Williamsburg has waved a country flag, along with a taste for trucker's caps and Pabst Blue Ribbon. This isn't a sudden outcropping on the range; ever since Gram Parsons… more »

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The Best Christmas Album of the Last 20 Years

By Mike McGonigal, eMusic Contributor

Every year it's the same problem. I am in love with love gospel music, and also am in strong "like" with Christmas music. So you'd think I'd have a ton of records, or at least a bunch of songs, to write about this time of year, right? The problem is, the best Christmas songs tend to be the knockoff novelty numbers. The way our culture celebrates the holidays is all about commerce and kitsch, so… more »

They Say All Music Guide

Remember Me, Vol. 1 will undoubtedly have a lot of volumes following in its wake, since the premise is unlimited, with Willie Nelson revisiting and recording his favorite country hits from the past 70 years in his signature Willie Nelson style, backed by some of Nashville’s finest session musicians. Among the highlights here are Nelson’s versions of Ernest Tubb’s “Remember Me,” Webb Pierce’s “Slowly,” Porter Wagoner’s “Satisfied Mind,” Ray Price’s “Release Me,” and Merle Haggard’s “Ramblin’ Fever,” although each track has its own kind of hushed and easy-flowing grace to it. – Steve Leggett

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