Album Review: Willie Nelson - For The Good Times: A Tribute To Ray Price

16 September 2016 | 2:46 pm | Pete Laurie

"The music of one legend of the genre, filtered through the interpretation of another."

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After an album of George Gershwin covers earlier this year, the Willie Nelson tribute train keeps on rollin' along.

This time he's paying homage to a musical peer and long time friend with For The Good Times: A Tribute To Ray Price. The music of one legend of the genre, filtered through the interpretation of another — this is classic, unapologetic country from a time long gone. From stripped-back, pedal steel-fuelled restraint, to fiddle-driven good times, to lush, orchestra-filled beauty, Willie Nelson mixes nostalgia, affection and cowboy movie harmonies for an irresistible throwback.