Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin 10/29/2001 14Me and My Friends

14Me and My Friends

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The threesome also thrives with lyrics both simple and sonorous

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Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin 10/29/2001 14Me and My FriendsTributee: George Gershwin. In 2015, Willie Nelson became the first country artist to receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, an honor so deserving, it almost seemed like destiny. Similarly, Nelson's reaction to the award feels a bit preordained: he settled into the studio with much of his band and longtime producer Buddy Cannon to cut 11 George Gershwin tunes. It's largely the same crew who were responsible for 2013's Let's