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Longhorn Jamboree Presents: Willie Nelson & His Friends
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Sartwell, Crispen (June 1983). "Tougher Than
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All tracks composed by Willie Nelson, except where indicated
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Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road
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All the Songs I've Loved Before: 40 Unforgettable Songs
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Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray
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This 1980s country music album-related article is a
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1590:Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)
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1520:Spotlight on Willie Nelson
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1548:Willie – Before His Time
1347:The Willie Nelson Family
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366:"I Am the Forest" - 4:17
351:"Summer of Roses" - 3:12
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1499:Columbus Stockade Blues
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1667:Super Hits, Volume 2
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911:Tougher Than Leather
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795:To Lefty from Willie
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61:Pedernales Recording
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1931:Wanted! The Outlaws
1902:The Western Express
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1245:To All the Girls...
1224:Remember Me, Vol. 1
939:City of New Orleans
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700:My Own Peculiar Way
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1737:One Hell of a Ride
1618:Collector's Series
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