Willie Nelson (born Willie Hugh Nelson, April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, born and raised in Abbott, Texas. He reached his greatest fame during the so-called "outlaw country" movement of the 1970s.
Willie Nelson and his sister, Bobbie Nelson were raised by their grandparents after their parents, Ira Doyle Nelson and Myrle Marie Greenhaw divorced. His grandparents William Alfred Nelson and Nancy Elizabeth Smothers gave him mail-order music lessons starting at age six. Willie played the guitar, while Bobbie played the piano. He met Bud Fletcher, a fiddler, and both siblings joined his band, Bohemian Fiddlers, while Nelson was in high school.
After graduation, Nelson joined the Air Force, but left due to back problems.[citation needed] He also attended Baylor University for one year.[citation needed] Eventually, he became a DJ at a country music radio station in Fort Worth,[citation needed] while singing locally in honky tonk bars. In 1956...
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Track listing: Whiskey RiverMe and PaulMedley: Funny How Time Slips Away / Crazy / Night LifeStay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)Bloody Mary Morning / Take Me Back to TulsaThe Party's OverTruck Drivin' ManShe Thinks I Still CareGood Hearted WomanSister's Comin' HomeShotgun WillieYou Look Like the DevilBloody Mary Morning (Electric Guitar version)Medley: Funny How Time Slips Away / Crazy / Night LifeWillie's After Hours (Studio Track)
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