Since the release of his superb new album American Romance , Lukas Nelson has been fully in solo career mode, promoting the record with a headlining tour.

But one consequence of a solo tour is the fact that it often separates him from his father, Willie Nelson . Nelson has been an integral part of Willie’s Family Band, along with his brother Micah and longtime members like harmonica player Mickey Raphael and percussionist Billy English, and it was that time growing up on the road that informs American Romance .

As his dad continues to tour at 92, Nelson can’t help but want to join him.

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