NELSON,WILLIE / First Rose Of Spring (CD)

2020 studio album from the time-defying legend who has won Grammys for his last two albums (2019's Ride Me Back Home just won Best Solo Country Performance and 2018's My Way won Best Traditional Pop Album). While his last few albums have focused on facing the reality of mortality and crying or laughing in it's face, this one is focused much more on celebrating the now and embracing life, love and friends and family. The album includes new songs written by Willie and long-time producer Buddy Cannon combined with new songs written by Chris Stapleton and Toby Keith plus a handful of classic songs that Willie interprets his way, all performed with an amazing band of Nashville gunslingers.