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...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
2020
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
1993
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
2016
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
2014
Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties
2017
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
2012
The Obama Deception
2009
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
2009
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
2006
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
1995
Thief
1981
Willie Nelson at the Teatro
1998
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
2014
Paradox
2018
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
Lost in London
2017
Half Baked
1998
Quincy
2018
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
2023
Baja Oklahoma
1988
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
2010
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
The Electric Horseman
1979
Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Play the Music of Ray Charles
2009
The Country Bears
2002
Heartbeat
1987
Wag the Dog
1997
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985
Walking After Midnight
1988
Hells Angels Forever
1983
The Country Bears Concert for America
2002
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
1986
Last Party 2000
2001
Beerfest
2006
Coming Out of the Ice
1982
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991