Great News! Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard Are Releasing a New Album ‘Django and Jimmie’

(AP) - Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard will team up for a new album.

Nelson says they called the album Django and Jimmie because the title track is about two of their influences, jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt and country legend Jimmie Rogers.

• Willie & Merle Sing Their Classic 'Pancho and Lefty'

Nelson and Haggard also pay tribute to each other. Nelson sings Haggard's song "Somewhere Between," and Haggard sings Nelson's song "Family Bible."

The album comes out June 2.