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Willie Nelson Signs Historic New Record Deal - New Album To Be Released In Spring!
Wednesday, 01 February 2012 Written by Jon Stickler
Willie Nelson Signs Historic New Record Deal - New Album To Be Released In Spring!

Legacy Recordings, the catalogue division of Sony Music Entertainment, has signed a historic new record deal with American legend Willie Nelson. The deal marks a label homecoming for Nelson, who, from 1975 to 1993, cut a string of top-selling singles and albums, beginning with 1975's seminal smash 'Red Headed Stranger'.

Forthcoming Willie Nelson titles under Legacy will include newly recorded songs and performances as well as archival releases, personally curated by the artist, drawn from many years of his career including his recordings for RCA Records and others.

As curator of his catalogue, Willie will work with label archivists to select recordings, including previously released and previously unreleased tracks, for release in newly compiled collections and as bonus material on new editions of existing titles. The newly curated Willie Nelson titles will provide fresh perspective and context to the artist's influential and successful career.

Under the new deal, fans around the world can look forward to five brand-new Willie Nelson albums, with the first slated for release in spring 2012.

"I'm really happy to be back home with Sony Music. We have been partners for many years; all the way back to Pamper and Tree Music. We share a great history, and I'm looking forward to many more years together,” said Willie Nelson.

With a six-decade career and a catalog of more than 200 albums to his credit, the iconic Texas singer-songwriter Willie Nelson has earned a permanent position in pop music's pantheon with songs that combine the sophistication of Tin Pan Alley with the rough-and-tumble grit and emotional honesty of country music. He brought pop and country together on the radio in the early 1960s with unforgettable songs like 'Crazy' (Patsy Cline), 'Hello Walls' (Faron Young), 'Funny How Time Slips Away' (Billy Walker), 'Night Life' (Ray Price) and others and, by the mid-1970s, had become a superstar in his own right as a prime mover of a thriving outlaw country music scene.

A seven-time Grammy Award winner, Willie Nelson has received numerous accolades including American Music Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards, Country Music Association Awards and others.
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