Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion happened yesterday (March 14) on the nation music legend’s Texas ranch. At one level throughout the night, Nelson carried out “Rainbow Connection” with the Muppet behind the hit tune, Kermit the Frog. Watch footage beneath at Today’s web site and on X.
Kermit the Frog launched his iconic “Rainbow Connection” in 1979, and the monitor has been lined many occasions, together with by Willie Nelson on 2001’s Rainbow Connection. Nelson additionally carried out the tune with Kacey Musgraves on the Country Music Association Awards in 2019.
Also yesterday, Nelson introduced his new album The Border, which is out May 31 through Legacy. Listen to the title monitor—a canopy of Rodney Crowell’s 2019 Texas tune—beneath.
Revisit the 2018 function “The Story of Outlaw Country in 33 Songs.”
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The Border:
01 The Border
02 Once Upon a Yesterday
03 What If I’m Out of My Mind
04 When I Wrote This Song for You
05 Kiss Me When You’re Through
06 Many a Long and Lonesome Highway
07 Hank’s Guitar
08 Made in Texas
09 Nobody Knows Me Like You
10 How Much Does It Cost