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...And Then I Wrote

Jackpot Records

JPR046

LP Yellow

$27

1962 Debut Album Never Before Reissued
Features the Original Version of “Crazy” made famous by Patsy Cline
Sourced from the Master Tapes
Limited edition release on yellow vinyl

Description

Long before selling over 40 million records and before he sang a note, Willie Nelson started his career as a songwriter/hitmaker.

The “…And Then I wrote” LP, originally released in 1962, debuted Willie Nelson’s unique vocal stylings to the world. Featuring all original compositions including the legendary hits “Crazy”(made famous by Patsy Cline) ”Touch Me” & “Hello Walls”

Jackpot Records is honored to release this momentous record on stellar colored vinyl from the master tapes with the original artwork.

Long before selling over 40 million records and before he sang a note, Willie Nelson started his career as a songwriter/hitmaker.

Jackpot Records is honored to release this momentous record from the master tapes with the original artwork.

Artist Bio

Along with the likes of Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, and Townes Van Zandt, Willie Nelson rose to prominence at the end of the 1960s as an important contributor to the subgenre deemed “outlaw country”, which challenged the conservatism of Nashville. He earned fifty dollars when his first song, “Family Bible”, was published, and shortly thereafter songwriter Hank Cochran landed him a publishing contract. Nelson also wrote for other musicians, penning some of the most famous country songs of all-time, such as “Night Life” for Rusty Draper, “Funny How Time Slips Away” for Jimmy Elledge and Johnny Tillotson, “Crazy” for Patsy Cline, “Hello Walls” for Faron Young, “Wake Me When It’s Over” for Andy Williams, and “Pretty Paper” for Roy Orbison. Eventually, he had a recording contract of his own, but his weathered tenor and his taste for sparse backup were...