Last Leaf
Willie Nelson | Artist Essentials
First released: 2024 (year verified)
Original 2024 Willie Nelson studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: End with the close acoustic setting and the grain of the later voice.
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First released: 2024 (year verified)
The label documents Last Leaf as an advance single already available during 2024, before the November Last Leaf on the Tree album. Only the supported year is assigned.
Recording: Original 2024 Willie Nelson studio recording
Credit: Willie Nelson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Last Leaf
Last Leaf on the Tree advance tracks - Sony Music
The September 19, 2024 label announcement identifies Last Leaf as the first single already released ahead of the November album. Supports 2024 at year precision, not the album date as first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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About Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson's musical background joins Texas country traditions with western swing and a flexible approach to vocal phrasing. In Nashville he became known as a songwriter through recordings of Crazy, Hello Walls and Funny How Time Slips Away by other performers. His return to Texas helped shape the 1970s outlaw-country period associated with him and Waylon Jennings. His own singing and guitar playing remain central to a career that also includes many separately credited duets and group collaborations.
Artist background sources
Willie Nelson - Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum biography
Texas musical background, phrasing, Nashville songwriting for other performers, return to Texas and outlaw-country era with Waylon Jennings. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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