Smokin’ Willie on a country roll

From Willie Nelson singing with Snoop Dogg to Adam Lambert to a Baltimore dream-pop duo, here’s what you need to know about this week’s eclectic selection of music.

Lucky for us, Nelson goes back to his roots with “Heroes,” a traditional country disc — loaded with steel guitar and B-3 organ, as well as guest stars such as Merle Haggard, Billy Joe Shaver, Ray Price and Lukas Nelson (his son and vocal doppelganger).

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At 79, the grizzled crooner keeps the dynamics shifting by including heart-melting love songs (“Just Breathe”), upbeat country classics such as “My Window Faces the South” and “Home in San Antone,” and his magical cover of Coldplay’s “The Scientist” from that Chipotle Super Bowl ad. But nothing makes us smile as much as “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die” with guest singers Jamey Johnson, Kris Kristofferson and Snoop Dogg, who doesn’t rap but sings, fitting nicely into this country party.

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