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=== Later career (1990sβ2000s) === In 1996, Nelson re-recorded the tracks "[[Hello Walls]]" with the band [[the Reverend Horton Heat]], and "[[Bloody Mary Morning]]" with the [[Supersuckers]], for <!-- Note: This anchor is for a redirect from [[Twisted Willie]] --> {{anchor|Twisted_Willie}} ''Twisted Willie'', a tribute album featuring rock versions of Nelson's songs performed by artists such as [[Johnny Cash]], [[Kris Kristofferson]], [[Jerry Cantrell]], [[Mark Lanegan]], [[L7 (band)|L7]], [[The Presidents of the United States of America (band)|the Presidents of the United States of America]], and [[Jello Biafra]], among others.{{sfn|Hochman|1996}} Proceeds from the sale of the record went to Nelson's Farm Aid.<ref>Liner notes, ''Twisted Willie''. Justice Records. 1996.</ref> [[File:President Bill Clinton greets Willie Nelson.jpg|thumb|Nelson with President [[Bill Clinton]] in 1993|left]] During the 1990s and 2000s, Nelson toured continuously, recording several albums including 1998's critically acclaimed ''[[Teatro (Willie Nelson album)|Teatro]]'',{{sfn|Patoski|2008|p=430}} and performed and recorded with other acts including [[Phish]],{{sfn|Farm Aid Staff|2011}} Johnny Cash,{{sfn|Erlewine|2000}} and [[Toby Keith]]. His duet with Keith, "[[Beer for My Horses]]", was released as a single and topped the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' Hot Country Songs charts for six consecutive weeks in 2003,{{sfn|BMI staff|2003}} while the accompanying video won an award for "Best Video" at the 2004 [[Academy of Country Music]] Awards.{{sfn|Biography staff|2011}} A [[USA Network]] television special celebrated Nelson's 70th birthday,{{sfn|Pareles|2003}} and Nelson released ''[[The Essential Willie Nelson]]'' as part of the celebration. Nelson also appeared on [[Ringo Starr]]'s 2003 album, ''[[Ringo Rama]]'', as a guest vocal on "Write One for Me".{{sfn|Entertainment One staff|2003}} Nelson was featured on the album [[True Love (Toots & the Maytals album)|''True Love'']] by [[Toots and the Maytals]], which won the [[Grammy Award]] in 2004 for Best Reggae Album, and showcased many notable musicians including [[Eric Clapton]], [[Jeff Beck]], [[Trey Anastasio]], [[Gwen Stefani]], and [[Keith Richards]].{{sfn|Toots and the Maytals|2016}} In the following year of 2005, Nelson released a [[reggae]] album entitled ''[[Countryman (album)|Countryman]]'' which featured [[Toots Hibbert]] of [[Toots and the Maytals]] on the song "I'm a Worried Man".{{sfn|Deusner|2005}} Nelson headlined the 2005 Tsunami Relief Austin to Asia concert to benefit the victims of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]], which raised an estimated $75,000 for UNICEF.{{sfn|BBC News staff|2005}} Also in 2005, a live performance of the Johnny Cash song "[[Busted (Johnny Cash song)|Busted]]" with Ray Charles was released on Charles' duets album ''[[Genius & Friends]]''. Nelson's 2007 performance with jazz trumpeter [[Wynton Marsalis]] at the [[Lincoln Center]], was released as the live album ''[[Two Men with the Blues]]'' in 2008; reaching number one in ''Billboard''{{'}}s Top Jazz Albums and number twenty on the ''Billboard'' 200.{{sfn|Nelson|Ritz|2015|p=360}} The same year, Nelson recorded his first album with [[Buddy Cannon]] as the producer, ''[[Moment of Forever]]''. Cannon acquainted Nelson earlier, during the production of his collaboration with [[Kenny Chesney]] on the duet "[[That Lucky Old Sun]]", for Chesney's album ''[[Lucky Old Sun]]''.{{sfn|Cooper|2014}} In 2009 Nelson and Marsalis joined with Norah Jones in a tribute concert to Ray Charles, which resulted in the ''[[Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles]]'' album, released in 2011.{{sfn|Willie Nelson.com staff|2011}}
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