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With New Albums, Bob Dylan, Neil Young And Willie Nelson Are As Relevant As Ever

At 79, 74 and 87 years old, respectively, these three veteran songwriters prove that it's possible to release poignant and powerful work late in an artist's career.
Neil Young's newly released album, <em>Homegrown</em>, arrives at the same moment as two other veteran songwriters, Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, put out projects of their own.

This week, 's first album of new music in eight years, , rose to No. 2 on the Billboard albums chart, making him the first ever artist to have a Top 40 album in every decade since the 1960s. But Bob Dylan is not alone in making vital new music well into what some might call his "retirement" years. This past month has also (), () and the late ("I Remember Everything").

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