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Willie Nelson

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  • Birth Name: Willie Hugh Nelson
  • Birth Place: Abbott, TX
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/30/1933, Taurus
  • Profession: Singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, author, entrepreneur
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Willie Nelson Fast Facts:
  • Was raised by his paternal grandparents during the Great Depression. At age 9, his grandfather bought Nelson his first guitar and taught him to play.
  • Landed his first paying job as a musician in sixth grade and was invited to join the polka group John Raycheck Band.
  • Served in the U.S. Air Force for nine months after high school until a back injury earned him an honorable discharge.
  • Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1973.
  • Won CMA Entertainer of the Year 1979.
  • Organized the first Farm Aid benefit concert in 1985.
  • The IRS seized all his possessions in 1991 for nonpayment of $16.7 million in back taxes. He has since settled the debt.
  • Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame 1993.
  • Cofounder of Willie Nelson's Biodeisel, which markets truck fuel made from vegetable oil.
  • Cowrote three books: Willie: An Autobiography with Bud Shrake; The Facts of Life and Other Dirty Jokes with Larry McMurtry; and The Tao of Willie with Turk Pipkin.
  • Willie Nelson Relationships:
  • Amy Nelson - Daughter
  • Anne-Marie D'Angelo - Wife
  • Billy - Son
  • Bobbie Nelson - Sister
  • Connie Koepke - Ex-wife
  • Ira Nelson - Father
  • Jacob Nelson - Son
  • Lana Nelson - Daughter
  • Lukas Nelson - Son
  • Martha Matthews - Ex-wife
  • Myrle Nelson - Mother
  • Paula Carlene Nelson - Daughter
  • Shirley Collie - Ex-wife
  • Susie - Daughter
  • Willie Nelson Awards:
  • 2002 Grammy: Best Country Collaboration With Vocals - Winner
  • 1980 Grammy: Best Country Song - Winner
  • 1982 Grammy: Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Winner
  • 1980 Oscar: Best Original Song - Nominee
  • 1978 Grammy: Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Winner
  • 1978 Grammy: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Winner
  • 1975 Grammy: Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Winner
  • 2007 Grammy: Best Country Collaboration With Vocals - Winner
  • College:
  • Attended Baylor University, Waco, TX
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