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b'Willie Nile\'s "World War Willie" "Forever Wild", his tribute to Levon Helm on "When Levon Sings", the tremendous title track, "Grandpa Rocks", is just a joy, solid Willie. The melodic "Trouble Down In Diamond Town", great lyrics, the blues of "Citibank Nile", a fun, fun tune. And the album finishes with his great remake of Lou Reed\'s "Sweet Jane". His album\\xa0Streets Of New York\\xa0was hailed as \\u201ca platter for the ages\\u201d by UNCUT magazine. Rolling Stone listed\\xa0The Innocent Ones\\xa0as one of the \\u201cTop Ten Best Under-The-Radar Albums of 2011\\u201d and BBC Radio called it \\u201cTHE rock \\u2018n\\u2019 roll album of the year.\\u201d His single from that album, \\u201cOne Guitar,\\u201d was the \\u201cTop Pick of the Week\\u201d in USA Today.Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Jim Jarmusch, and Little Steven are among those who have sung his praisesHis album,\\xa0American Ride, won \\u201cBest Rock Album of the Year\\u201d at the Independent Music Awards. It appeared on dozens of year-end Top Ten lists for 2013 and was voted \\u201cAlbum Of The Year\\u201d at Twangville Magazine. Bono called it, \\u201cOne of the great guides to unraveling the mystery that is the troubled beauty of America. In November 2014 he released a new album of piano-based songs,\\xa0If I Was A River, to universal critical acclaim. \\u201cOne of the most brilliant singer-songwriters of the past thirty years\\u201d said The New Yorker.\\xa0Uncut called him \\u201cthe unofficial poet laureate of New York City.\\u201d \\xa0 Willie has toured across the U.S. with The Who and has sung with Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. As the induction program from the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame says: \\u201cHis live performances are legendary.\\u201d He is currently touring in North America and working on a new album. He lives in New York City'