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Willie Nelson’s 155th Album Features Merle Classics, Tours Ahead

9/6/2025

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Willie Nelson's album, *Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle*, releases on November 7, 2025, his 155th.
It includes 11 classic Merle Haggard songs, such as “Workin’ Man Blues” and “Mama Tried.”
Recorded at Pedernales Studios, it features Nelson's last sessions with Bobbie Nelson and Paul English.
The album launches alongside *Highway 99: A Double Album*, a documentary on Haggard by Ethan Hawke.
At 92, Nelson tours, starting with the Outlaw Music Festival on September 5 and headlining Farm Aid on September 20.

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Story summary

Willie Nelson's album, *Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle*, releases on November 7, 2025, his 155th.
It includes 11 classic Merle Haggard songs, such as “Workin’ Man Blues” and “Mama Tried.”
Recorded at Pedernales Studios, it features Nelson's last sessions with Bobbie Nelson and Paul English.
The album launches alongside *Highway 99: A Double Album*, a documentary on Haggard by Ethan Hawke.
At 92, Nelson tours, starting with the Outlaw Music Festival on September 5 and headlining Farm Aid on September 20.