Why Manhattan Transfer, who sing “Going Away Party” with Willie Nelson?
RB: We did a record with them three years ago. We backed up the Manhattan Transfer on a record called Swing. We did three cuts with them, which were incredible. And then also, one of my favorite records of Bob Wills’ music is Patsy Cline doing “Faded Love.” It’s not Western swing. It’s Patsy Cline. I just wanted to show the versatility [of Wills’ music], and that’s one way. It’s like an early Sixties pop record. And then we put Willie Nelson in instead of Johnny Mathis. This is the kind of music Bob loved. His wife told me years ago that Bob used to go put a quarter in jukeboxes just to hear Patsy Cline sing “Faded Love.” He just adored it. I just wanted to show the versatility of the music. If Bob Wills was around, he would have just flipped over this record, and I can say that with great confidence, really.
