Willie Nelson
Biography
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist. Nelson was one of the main figures of the Outlaw Movement, a subgenre of Country music that developed between the end of 1960s and early 1980s. The critical success of the albums Shotgun Willie, Phases and Stages, and the commercial success of Red Headed Stranger made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. Nelson is also recognized for his contributions to charity, he is the president and one of the founding members of Farm Aid charity concert, and his activism for the legalization of marijuana and for the use of bio-fuels.
Nelson started studying music from mail order material that his grandparents gave him. He wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band at nine. During high school, he toured locally with the Bohemian Fiddlers as their lead singer and guitar player. After graduating from high school in 1950, he joined the Air Force. However, he was discharged due to back problems. After his return, Nelson attended Baylor University for two years but dropped out because he was succeeding in music. During this time, he worked as a disc jockey in Texas radio stations and a singer in honky tonks. Nelson moved to Vancouver, Washington, where he wrote "Family Bible" and recorded the song "Lumberjack" in 1956. In 1960, he signed a publishing contract with Pamper Music which allowed him to join Ray Price's band as a bassist. During that time, he wrote songs that would become country standards, including "Funny How Time Slips Away", "Hello Walls", "Pretty Paper", and "Crazy". In 1962, he recorded his first album, And Then I Wrote. Due to this success, Nelson signed in 1965 with RCA Victor and joined the Grand Ole Opry.
Nelson is a major liberal activist and the co-chair of the advisory board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, which is in favor of marijuana legalization. On the environmental front, Nelson owns the bio-diesel brand Willie Nelson Biodiesel, which is made from vegetable oil. He is the co-founder and president of Farm Aid, and has been contributing to the benefit concert series since the first event in 1985, organizing concerts and performing with other prominent artists. Nelson is also the Honorary Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Texas Music Project, the official music charity of the state of Texas.
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-04-30
Place of birth
Abbott, Texas, USA
Images
Cast
Wag the Dog
1997
6.96
The Electric Horseman
1979
6.10
Thief
1981
7.19
The Dukes of Hazzard
2005
5.56
Honeysuckle Rose
1980
5.60
Heartbreakers at the BBC
2023
6.50
Barbarosa
1982
5.80
Gone Fishin'
1997
4.80
Stagecoach
1986
5.40
Beerfest
2006
5.87
Surfer, Dude
2008
4.60
Be Here to Love Me
2004
7.30
The Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds
1996
2.00
Hempsters: Plant the Seed
2008
5.20
Songwriter
1984
5.20
Hells Angels Forever
1983
6.70
Outlaw Justice
1999
6.70
John Mellencamp: It's About You
2012
5.00
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988
5.40
Angels Sing
2013
5.50
Joke Man
2023
5.00
A Tribute To Johnny Cash
1999
8.50
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
1988
3.00
Happiness Is
2009
6.00
The Story of Darrell Royal
1999
10.00
Coming Out of the Ice
1982
7.00
Willie Nelson: Live in Amsterdam
2001
0.00
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
2011
5.80
Wild Texas Wind
1991
6.50
Red Headed Stranger
1986
5.20
Road to Austin
2016
8.00
Starlight
1996
2.50
The King of Luck
2011
0.00
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
2007
9.00
June
2023
6.20
Beer for My Horses
2008
5.10
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
7.87
Walking After Midnight
1988
0.00
Pair of Aces
1990
5.00
Blonde Ambition
2007
4.50
Heartbeat
1987
10.00
Swing Vote
2008
5.70
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
2015
8.13
I Ride
2011
0.00
Fighting With Anger
2007
2.50
Willie Nelson: Live from Austin TX
2006
10.00
The Big Bounce
2004
4.90
The King of Texas
2008
6.00
Zoolander 2
2016
4.92
Playboy Video Magazine: Volume 4
1983
1.00
A Poem Is a Naked Person
1974
7.60
Willie and Me
2024
5.70
Lost in London
2017
5.90
The Journeyman
2001
5.00
The American Epic Sessions
2016
7.00
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
2007
10.00
Willie Nelson at the Teatro
1998
0.00
Paradox
2018
3.90
American Revolutions: The Highwaymen
2006
10.00
The Country Bears
2002
4.70
Merle Haggard: The Real Deal
2008
0.00
Half Baked
1998
6.29
OK Buckaroos
2010
0.00
Also Starring Austin
2018
7.00
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
2019
3.80
Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
2008
7.30
Willie Nelson Live @ SXSW
2014
8.00
Opry Video Classics : Legends
2007
10.00
Quincy
2018
7.32
Waiting for the Miracle to Come
2019
5.80
The Art of McCartney
2014
2.00
Mickey's 50
1978
0.00
Paul Williams Still Alive
2011
6.79
Anthem
1997
5.00
The World of Jim Henson
1994
7.30
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
6.10
My Darling Vivian
2020
7.50
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
0.00
I Am Johnny Cash
2015
6.60
Broken Bridges
2006
7.40
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
7.30
Willie Nelson American Outlaw
2020
0.00
Dust to Dust
1994
7.30
Pure Country: Pure Heart
2017
7.20
Country Kings at the BBC
2014
5.00
Baja Oklahoma
1988
6.90
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
2016
7.20
The Obama Deception
2009
5.90
Last Party 2000
2001
6.10
Chet Atkins and Friends
1987
0.00
Dill Scallion
1999
6.80
In the Hank Williams Tradition
1989
0.00
Willie Nelson: Live at Budokan
2022
0.00