Lost Highway Records has some sample clips of the collaboration between Willie Nelson and Ryan Adams. They are running samples of three tunes: Songbird, Blue Hotel and Rainy Day Blues. However, it appears you will have to offer up an email address and get a password to hear more than one clip.

Songbird is also the name of the cd, which will hit stores on Halloween. If you recognize the title track, it's because it was written by Christine McVie and appeared on Fleetwood Mac's Rumors album. The record also has Willie, backed by Ryan and his Cardinals, covering Songbird Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", Gram Parsons' "$1000 Wedding", and Jerry Garcia's & Robert Hunter's "Stella Blue." (what no Summer of 69?) But, the record is not all covers. Nelson wrote the acoustic "Back to Earth" and Adams wrote "Blue Hotel" specifically for Willie.

Labels: Ryan Adams, Willie Nelson