December Day: Willie's Stash, Vol. 1

Personnel: Willie Nelson (guitar); Bobbie Nelson (piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Dave Zettner (acoustic guitar); Mickey Raphel (harmonica); Billy English (drums, percussion).Audio Mixer: Steve Chadie.Recording information: Pedernales Recording Studio, Austin, TX.Photographers: Todd V. Wolfson; George Fowler; Dalton Campbell.One of the reasons Willie Nelson's recordings have had such a singular sound over the years is his loyalty to the core of musicians who've given his music a truly distinct personality. Of course, one of the reasons he's been so loyal to his pianist Bobbie Nelson is she happens to be his big sister, but whether it's blood or simply a common musical outlook, the gentle, intuitive interplay Willie and Bobbie share when they play together has long been one of the consistent pleasures of Willie's body of work. Music seems to come as naturally to Willie and Bobbie as drawing breath, and the two often jam on old favorites as their tour bus rolls to the next gig; Bobbie propose