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Willie Nelson

Also known as Red Headed Stranger, Shotgun Willie, Willie Hugh Nelson

American country musician (born 1933)

OverviewAI-generated

Willie Nelson is an American singer-songwriter, writer, and actor. Born in Abbott, Texas, he is a member of the Democratic Party and has worked in Nashville and Austin. His musical genres include country, pop, Americana, and blues. Nelson plays the guitar, including steel-string acoustic and electric varieties. He has been associated with record labels such as Blue Note, Atlantic Records, Columbia Records, and Island Records.

Nelson has received several awards, including the Grammy Legend Award, the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance, the Grammy Award for Best Country Song, and the American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album. He is recognized in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame collection. His written works include *Trail Mix Volume Two*, *Always On My Mind*, and *Willie & Annie Nelson's Cannabis Cookbook*. He is married to Shirley Collie Nelson.

Synthesized by Vinony from 45 facts across 11 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Wikiquote, Open Library, Europeana Sparql, Firecrawl, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works: 38

Top works

Trail Mix Volume Two
Always On My Mind
Willie & Annie Nelson's Cannabis Cookbook
Willie's Cannabis Cookbook
Ranch That Was Us

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Film & TV

Abbott, Texas, USA

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…

Known for

The Man with the Big Hat — Self (archive footage)2026
Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies — Self2025
The Greatest Night in Pop — Self (archive footage)2024
Willie and Me — Willie Nelson / Bones2024
Heartbreakers at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2023
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short — Self2023
Joke Man — Self2023
June — Self2023
Willie Nelson's 90th Birthday Celebration — Self2023
Willie Nelson & Family — Self2023

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1933

bluescomposercountrycountry popfartheroutlaw country

Discography

Member of

Official site Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1,611,462
Total plays: 26,486,677

Official website

willienelson.com →

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Hugh
Family name: Nelson
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Abbott
Sibling: Bobbie Nelson
Occupation: environmentalist
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Genre: outlaw country
Instrument: voice
Sport: taekwondo
Official website: willienelson.com
Image: Willie Nelson in Redmond, Washington 2008.jpg
Work location: Austin
Residence: Nashville

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Commons category: Willie Nelson
date of birth: 1933-04-10
topic's main category: Category:Willie Nelson
Commons gallery: Willie Nelson
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Song
birth name: Willie Hugh Nelson
start of work period: 1956-00-00
name in native language: Willie Nelson
copyright representative: Broadcast Music, Inc.
social media followers: 1110000
member of: The Highwaymen
writing language: English language

Sources (12)

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Willie Nelson, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor, and activist. 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. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana.

Nelson wrote his first song at the age of seven and joined his first band at ten. During high school, he toured locally with the Bohemian Polka as their lead singer and guitar player. After graduating from high school in 1950, he joined the U.S. Air Force but was later discharged due to back problems. After his return, Nelson attended Baylor University for two years but dropped out because he was succeeding in music. He worked as a disc jockey at radio stations in his native Texas, and at several radio stations in the Pacific Northwest, all the while working as a singer and songwriter throughout the late 1950s. During that time, he wrote songs that would become country standards, including "Funny How Time Slips Away", "Hello Walls", "Pretty Paper", and "Crazy".

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Willie Nelson