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Key Overview
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was one of the main figures of the outlaw country subgenre that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. The critical success of his album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music.
Early life and education
Early life and education
Nelson was born in Abbott, Texas, on April 29, 1933, the son of Ira Doyle Nelson and Myrle Marie (née Greenhaw). His birthday was incorrectly recorded by Dr. F. D. Sims as April 30. He was named Willie by his cousin Mildred, who also chose Hugh as his middle name, in honor of her recently deceased younger brother.
Other ventures
Other ventures
Nelson's acting debut was in the 1979 film The Electric Horseman, followed by appearances in Honeysuckle Rose, Thief, and Barbarosa. He played the role of Red Loon in Coming Out of the Ice in 1982 and starred in Songwriter two years later. He portrayed the lead role in the 1986 film version of his album Red Headed Stranger.
Music style
Music style
Nelson uses a variety of music styles to create his own distinctive blend of country music, a hybrid of jazz, pop, blues, rock and folk.
Political views and activism
Political views and activism
Nelson is vocal supporter of a number of causes. Along with Neil Young and John Mellencamp, he set up Farm Aid in 1985 to assist and increase awareness of the importance of family farms, after Bob Dylan's comments during the Live Aid concert that he hoped some of the money would help American farmers in danger of losing their farms through mortgage debt.
Personal life
Personal life
Nelson has been married four times and has eight children. His first marriage was to Martha Matthews from 1952 to 1962. The couple had three children: Lana, Susie, and Willie "Billy" Hugh Jr. The latter died by suicide in 1991.
Legacy
Legacy
Nelson is widely recognized as an American icon. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993, and he received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1998. In 2011, Nelson was inducted to the National Agricultural Hall of Fame, for his labor in Farm Aid and other fund raisers to benefit farmers. In 2015 Nelson won the Gershwin Prize, the lifetime award of the Library of Congress.
Discography
Discography
Solo studio albums
Bibliography
Bibliography
Willie: An Autobiography, Simon & Schuster, 1988, with Bud Shrake The Facts of Life and Other Dirty Jokes, Random House, 2002 Farm Aid: A Song for America, Rodale Books, foreword by Willie Nelson, 2005 The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart, Gotham, 2006, with Turk Pipkin On the Clean Road Again: Biodiesel and the Future of the Family Farm, Fulcrum Publishing, 2007 A Tale Out of.
See also
See also
List of celebrities who own cannabis businesses List of Country Music Hall of Fame inductees List of country music performers Music of Austin, Texas
Further reading
Further reading
Allen, Bob (2012). "Willie Nelson". In Kingsbury, Paul; McCall, Michael; Rumble, John Woodruff; Gray, Michael; Orr, Jay (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Country Music: The Ultimate Guide to the Music (Second ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 360–361. ISBN 9780195395631. OCLC 671491821. Retrieved June 2, 2024. Nelson, Susie (1987).
External links
External links
Official website Willie Nelson at AllMusic Willie Nelson at IMDb Willie Nelson Interview with reporter Jim Ruddy about "A Horse Called Music" in 1989 from Texas Archive of the Moving Image. Willie Nelson performs with Dallas Symphony Orchestra, 1989 from Texas Archive of the Moving Image
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