Willie Nelson to Pay Tribute to Ray Price In “For The Good Times”
If you’re looking for more Willie Nelson and Ray Price in your life, you can knock out two birds with one stone, and get a heaping helping of The Time Jumpers at the same time on a new tribute album on the way. For The Good Times: A Tribute To Ray Price is set for release via Legacy Recordings on September 16th.
Produced by Fred Foster, with assistance from conductor/arranger Bergen White who worked with Ray Price and will help bring the symphonic breadth that was signature to so many Ray Price songs, this is Willie Nelson’s effort to pay tribute to one of his closest musical compadres, and a country music legend. Both Fred Foster and Bergen White worked on Ray Price’s final record Beauty Is, and Foster produced the 2007 record with Willie, Ray Price, and Merle Haggard called Last of the Breed.
Also appearing on the record will be a healthy does of the supergroup The Time Jumpers, who collaborate on six Ray Price tunes, and feature all-star names like Vince Gill, steel guitar player Paul Franklin, and fiddle player Kenny Sears. Harmonica player Mickey Raphael also appears on the album.
Willie Nelson played bass in Ray Price’s Cherokee Cowboys early in his career, and as Ray’s career dwindled and Willie’s rose, he never forgot his old friend, including him in many functions like his 4th of July Picnics.
TRACK LIST:
1. “Heartaches By The Number” (featuring The Time Jumpers)
2. “I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)” (featuring The Time Jumpers)
3. “Faded Love”
4. “It Always Will Be”
5. “City Lights” (featuring The Time Jumpers)
6. “Don’t You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me” (featuring The Time Jumpers)
7. “Make The World Go Away”
8. “I’m Still Not Over You”
9. “Night Life”
10. “Crazy Arms” (featuring The Time Jumpers)
11. “Invitation To The Blues” (featuring The Time Jumpers)
12. “For The Good Times”
July 26, 2016 @ 9:54 pm
A couple years ago, at a used record store, I found a Willie and Ray album – San Antonio Rose. It gets played quite a bit. Looking forward to the tribute album. Time Jumpers will definitely be a bonus.
July 27, 2016 @ 6:14 am
The aforementioned Willie and Ray duet album, “San Antonio Rose,” released in 1980 (on vinyl), is a masterpiece. I’m certain this new collection of songs originally recorded by Ray will be another gem. I’m already looking forward to its release. Major kudos to Willie for keeping a bright light shining on Ray’s legacy.
July 27, 2016 @ 6:40 am
An older relative gave me a cassette of Ray Price’s “Tribute to Willie and Kris” just last month, along with a couple dozen other treasures. I’m glad my vehicle is old enough to have a cassette player.
July 28, 2016 @ 12:38 am
Good, because I’m glad my vehicle is not.
July 27, 2016 @ 7:15 am
Should be a nice little surprise. Thanks for sharing Trigger!
July 27, 2016 @ 10:07 am
Man!!! Did I need this good, big ol’ dose of GOOD New !! Cannot wait to hear this!!!
Bill C. Graham
July 27, 2016 @ 11:10 am
Ray got mad at Willie one time for shooting his prize rooster and they didn’t speak for year. Thats a good story. Glad they made up!
July 27, 2016 @ 12:16 pm
My father introduced me to the music of Willie Nelson many years ago. I still remember those beautiful songs.
July 27, 2016 @ 12:25 pm
Can’t wait!
July 27, 2016 @ 2:14 pm
Willie Nelson is covering a Ray price song that was a cover of a Willie Nelson song?
July 28, 2016 @ 5:24 pm
Willie’s probably recorded at least 10 of these songs–maybe all 12–before.
July 28, 2016 @ 10:08 am
A Ray Price Shuffle, with that walking bass line and some fiddle and steel guitar, is one of the greatest things on earth.
July 28, 2016 @ 12:26 pm
I second that
September 29, 2019 @ 6:57 am
I was a late-comer to Country Music. I heard and loved the song “San Antonio Rose,” and pulled up, on iTunes, Ray Price’s version of the song. At that time, I became a great Ray Price fan – even though he had already died – and he sings to me every time I’m in my car. He was sadly missing from the entire series!!!