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- Artist(s): Merle Haggard
- Summary: Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard's tribute to Django Reinhardt and Jimmie Rodgers was produced by Buddy Cannon.
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- Record Label: Legacy
- Genre(s): Country, Progressive Country, Traditional Country
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Jun 4, 2015Together, these giants deliver a master class on how country music is supposed to be done. It's also the strongest work of their three-decades-plus partnership.
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Jun 2, 2015Veracity makes Django and Jimmie a marvel, mixing novelty, pathos and classics. What emerges is a core sample of what made these men endure for half a century.
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Jul 1, 2015Though Django and Jimmie could have been a mere nostalgia trip, it’s more akin listening to your favorite uncles at family reunions, telling stories that they aren’t supposed to.
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Jun 2, 2015Neither has anything left to prove but the utter joy and comradery on display makes you hope this isn’t their final collaboration.
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Jun 2, 2015Often, country memories can get maudlin, but Willie and Merle are filled with good humor here and the pair often strike a delicate balance of fun and sweet melancholy which gives Django and Jimmie a soulful lift.
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Jun 2, 2015We get a grab bag of new songs and rerecorded signatures fixed on the duo's own mythology, largely sans blue yodels or gypsy jazz.
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Jan 14, 2016Athough the two old giants of country music can't hit all the notes of youth their phrasing is neat and nuanced on their fourth album together.