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This cover image released by Legacy Recordings shows &quot;Last Man Standing,&quot; by Willie Nelson. (Legacy via AP)

Music Review: Willie Nelson produces another quiet gem

By GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2017, file photo, Willie Nelson performs in Nashville, Tenn. Nelson has cancelled shows in Nevada and California after leaving a concert in San Diego after performing one song. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that Nelson left his show at a San Diego casino on Saturday after the first song, “Whiskey River.” Fans told the newspaper that he was coughing and apparently having difficulty breathing. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Willie Nelson cancels shows after leaving a concert early

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FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2017, file photo, Willie Nelson performs in Nashville, Tenn. Nelson blamed Utah's high altitude for forcing him to cut a suburban Salt Lake City show short on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Willie Nelson cuts show short, cites Utah’s high altitude

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FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2017, file photo, Willie Nelson performs in Nashville, Tenn. Nelson's latest album, &quot;God’s Problem Child,&quot; will be released on Friday, April 28. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Willie Nelson back with new songs on ‘God’s Problem Child’

By GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2017, file photo, Willie Nelson performs in Nashville, Tenn. Nelson's publicist told The Associated Press on March 22, 2017, that the singer is &quot;perfectly fine&quot; despite reports claiming the country music legend is &quot;deathly ill&quot; and struggling to breathe. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

AP FACT CHECK: Willie Nelson not deathly ill, publicist says

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Willie Nelson to return to stage after fighting cold

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Willie Nelson cancels 3 California shows because of illness

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FILE- In this Jan. 7, 2017 file photo, Willie Nelson performs in Nashville, Tenn. Nelson is canceling two Las Vegas shows this weekend due to illness. Nelson's publicist, said Thursday that Nelson has a bad cold and won't play Saturday Jan. 28 or Sunday Jan. 29. He plans to play the remaining three shows, Feb. 1, 3 and 4, at The Venetian resort on the Las Vegas Strip. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey,File)

Willie Nelson cancels 2 of 5 Las Vegas shows due to illness

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In this Jan. 7, 2017 photo, Willie Nelson performs in Nashville, Tenn. The 83-year-old outlaw country icon wants to help a lot of people give marijuana a try. He’s attached his name to a line of legal marijuana being sold in Colorado and Washington called “Willie’s Reserve,” after decades of personally advocating for the legalization of marijuana. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Willie Nelson wants Loretta Lynn to try pot again

By KRISTIN M. HALL - Associated Press

Willie Nelson thanks Snoop Dogg for marijuana-themed Christmas sweater

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

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The Wild Feathers singer Taylor Burns on touring with Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson

By Keith Valcourt — Special to The Washington Times

Willie Nelson performed after being presented with the 2015 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. (Associated Press)

Willie Nelson awarded Gershwin Popular Song Prize

By Meghan Bartlett - The Washington Times

Singer Willie Nelson performs during an “In Performance at the White House” series event, attended by President Barack Obama, part of the Joining Forces initiative, an event with musicians, members of the U.S. military, military veterans, and their families inside a tent on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Willie Nelson to roll out his own brand of marijuana

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Snoop Dogg takes part in the "Keynote Conversation with Snoop Dogg" during the SXSW Music Festival on Friday, March 20, 2015 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)

Snoop Dogg says he’s developing HBO series

By Mesfin Fekadu - Associated Press

COUNTRY TIMES: Asleep at the Wheel brings Texas country music style to D.C. area

By Nancy Dunham - Special to The Washington Times

Willie Nelson and Neil Young perform at the Harvest the Hope concert in Neligh, Neb. on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. The concert in northeast Nebraska was organized to raise money for efforts opposing the Keystone petroleum pipeline. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver)

Thousands attend anti-pipeline concert in Nebraska

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** FILE ** In this June 8, 2013, file photo, Paul McCartney performs during a concert at the Barclays Center in New York. Bob Dylan, Billy Joel and Willie Nelson are among the artists performing McCartney songs in a massive tribute to the former Beatle due out in November. (Photo by Jason DeCrow/Invision/AP, File)

Massive Paul McCartney tribute CD due

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FILE - In this March 15, 2014 file photo, Willie Nelson performs at the iTunes Festival during the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas. University of Texas' Dolph Briscoe Center for American History on Thursday, May 8, 2014 announced that Nelson has donated many of his platinum records, manuscripts and creative documents to UT. The Willie Nelson Collection in Austin will be the focus of an upcoming exhibit. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)

Nelson donating awards, archives to Briscoe Center

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Willie Nelson, the country music icon who turns 81 this week, bows as he receives his fifth-degree black belt in the martial art of Gong Kwon Yu Sul on Monday, April 28, 2014, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Ralph Barrera) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM, MAGS OUT

‘Master’ Willie Nelson gets 5th-degree black belt

By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

Willie Nelson performs during the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame show on Saturday night April 26, 2014. Nelson, who will celebrate his 81st birthday next week by receiving his fifth-degree black belt in martial arts, was the first Austin City Limits performer in 1974 on what is now the longest-running television music program in the U.S. (AP Photo/Courtesy of KLRU, Scott Newton)

‘Master’ Willie Nelson gets 5th-degree black belt

By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press