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Nacogdoches (2004)

Where the lyrics of Nacogdoches take you, and where it was really made.

The album takes its name from the Texas town where it was recorded, but the source gives no date for the sessions.

Key places

Recording at Encore Studio in Nacogdoches (2004)

Recording site Encore Studio — The album was recorded at Encore Studio in Nacogdoches, Texas. The pin sits at city-centre level, not at the studio building itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Nacogdoches: 51st studio album by country singer Willie Nelson
• A collection of jazz and pop standards
• Named after Nacogdoches, Texas, the city where it was recorded
• Seven songs had been recorded by Nelson before: "Columbus Stockade Blues" (1970), "Stardust" (1978), "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter" (1980), and "Golden Earrings," "A Dreamer's Holiday," "I Can't Begin to Tell You," and "To Each His Own" (1983, Without a Song)

Background

• Released 29 April 2004 by Texas Roadhouse (Spanish Wikipedia)
• Thirteen tracks, including "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" and "How High the Moon"
• Several tracks are re-recordings of Nelson's earlier work, so the album revisits his own catalogue

Recording

• Recorded at Encore Studio, Nacogdoches, Texas
• Produced by Willie Nelson and Paul Buskirk
• Engineer Jim Taylor, with assistant engineers Dana Woods, Mike Ward, and Spence Peppard
• Pro Tools engineer Wayne Chance
• Mastered by Jerry Tubb

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born Willie Hugh Nelson on April 29, 1933, in Abbott, Texas.
• Wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band, Bohemian Polka, as a guitarist at age nine.
• Attended Baylor University for two years before dropping out to pursue music.
• Moved to Nashville in 1960 and joined Ray Price's band as a bassist.

Career

• Songs such as "Crazy" (Patsy Cline), "Funny How Time Slips Away" and "Pretty Paper" became hits for other artists.
• Debut album ...And Then I Wrote was released in 1962; joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1965.
• Helped lead the outlaw country movement after moving to Austin, Texas in 1972.
• Red Headed Stranger (1975) was a critically acclaimed concept album; the single "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" became his first number one hit.
• Co-founded Farm Aid in 1985 with Neil Young and John Mellencamp.
• Acted in over 30 films, including The Electric Horseman (1979).
• Received a Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance for "Ride Me Back Home" (2019).
• Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993 and received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1998.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released 29 April 2004 by Texas Roadhouse (Spanish Wikipedia)
• Paul Buskirk, credited as mandolin player, co-produced the album with Nelson
• Band credits: Paul Schmitt on piano, Gary Weldon on harmonica and flugelhorn, Mike Lefebvre on drums, Mike Nase on bass
• Discogs notes the release as featuring the artistry of Brother Paul Buskirk

Reappraisal

• No critical reviews of this album appear in the source material

Records

• No chart positions, sales figures, certifications, or awards appear in the source material

Sources: es.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album takes its name from Nacogdoches, Texas, the city where it was recorded at Encore Studio.
• Discogs lists the release with the note "Featuring The Artistry Of Brother Paul Buskirk."
• Seven of the thirteen tracks were songs Nelson had recorded before, including "Columbus Stockade Blues" from 1970 and "Stardust" from 1978.
• The Italian Wikipedia entry also dates the release to April 2004.
• Jerry Tubb mastered the album.

Sources: www.discogs.com · en.wikipedia.org

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