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- Record Label: Legacy Recordings / Sony Music
- Release Date: Nov 7, 2025
- Summary: Willie Nelson covers 11 songs from Merle Haggard discography on the tribute album that also features contributions from Bobbie Nelson, who died in 2022, and drummer Paul English, who died in 2020.
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- Record Label: Legacy Recordings / Sony Music
- Genre(s): Country
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MojoNov 24, 2025Nelson still plays Trigger. .... Willie's technique varies 'twixt hard blues and laid-back swing. This novel approach is a perfect description for both Nelson and Hagard's personal interpretation of how they perform country music. [Jan 2026, p.83]
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Nov 24, 2025Maximalist fans might miss the razzle dazzle. But Merle Haggard would certainly be moved by this intimate, off the floor sounding tribute, because it sounds like pals jamming.
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Nov 24, 2025It's not a grand-scale homage to Merle Haggard, but it comes from the heart and sounds like it was as pleasing to record as it is to hear.
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UncutNov 24, 2025While Workin' Man also marks the final studio contributions of Nelson's pianist sister Bobbie and drummer Paul English, the mood is very much celebratory. [Review of the Year 2025, p.27]