AUSTIN, TEXAS - JULY 04: Singer-songwriter Willie Nelson performs onstage with Willie Nelson and Family during the 46th Annual Willie Nelson 4th of July Picnic at Austin360 Amphitheater on July 04, 2019 in Austin, Texas
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'Bluegrass': 5 Standout Tracks from Willie Nelson's 151st Album

Willie Nelson grassed up 12 personal and fan favorites.

For aptly-titled new album Bluegrass (out Sept. 15 via Legacy Recordings), Willie Nelson revisited some of his favorite compositions and set them to the musical innovations of Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers.

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As we've learned from his Frank Sinatra and George and Ira Gershwin tribute albums, Nelson's weathered voice morphs to fit a variety of styles. It's no surprise, then, that Nelson sounds like he's a natural at harmonizing with bluegrass pickers.

As for the song selection, 11 solo writes and Waylon Jennings co-write "A Good Hearted Woman" offer a solid survey of a catalog that now spans 151 albums. The different musical context draws more attention to something pretty obvious— Nelson's a poet with lyrics that become no less compelling on repeat listens, regardless of stylistic musical or vocal tweaks.

Read on for five standout tracks from an album without a dud.

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