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Article: VOA NEWS: WILLIE NELSON, WYNTON MARSALIS ARE 'TWO MEN WITH THE BLUES'

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The Voice of America issued the following story:

By Katherine Cole

2008 looks to be a year for unlikely musical pairings. Earlier this year, the unlikely duo of fiddle playing bluegrass singer Alison Krauss and rock icon Robert Plant turned heads when they released the critically-acclaimed "Raising Sand," and set off on a sold-out concert tour. According to VOA's Katherine Cole, the latest musical odd couple to hit the charts is ... Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis.

Their album is called Two Men With the Blues, and it opens with a swinging version of "Bright Lights, Big City."

While the concept of pairing a jazz standard-bearer like Wynton Marsalis with a Country legend like Willie ...

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