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Willie Nelson bio – Music and movies

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Willie Nelson bio - Music and movies

Willie Nelson bio – famous country singer. He published more than a hundred records, ten of which became multi-platinum. This can be called a real cowboy, because five plays is the champion. Even his bus tour became legendary. He – winner of the “Grammy” and many other popular awards.

Willie Nelson bio – child

Willie Nelson was born on April 30, 1933, in the US state of Texas, to Abbot. His childhood is far from simple. First his father died, and then his mother left him with her sister. Willie worked in the cotton fields for ten years.

After graduation, Willie went to serve in the Air Force. That was the first time he worked as a salesman. He taught at Sunday school. But his main passion always remained the songs. Willie got married early.

First Willie Nelson participated in school bands. And even created his own called the Bohemian Polka band. Nelson began his serious music career in 1956. The first publishing houses did not take his record, because the sound was “raw” and old-fashioned at the time. That’s why Willie often gave them songs to other artists. And some of them became very popular. For example, “Nightlife”.

Willie Nelson bio – music

Promotion to your music career hampered and bad habits. He smoked marijuana and was addicted to alcohol. In addition, he also carried weapons without a license. As a result, there were often problems with the law. Tired of it, Nelson went to live in Austin, which is known as a very Democratic city. And it’s here that his music has acquired an unusual sound. It absorbs rock, western swing, folk, rock and jazz. Nelson got rid of bad habits and became a supporter of a healthy lifestyle. Morning exercise became a tradition for him.

In early 1970. he and W. Jennings grew a spade beard and began wearing faded jeans, opposing their polished entertainers’ perfectly cut jackets. Nelson was convinced that the style of country music had to go back to its cowboy roots. Willie with Jennings has tried to return to this genre’s long-lost energy.

Willie Nelson bio - Music and movies

Willie Nelson bio – movies

When Nelson started acting in movies, in his music career, from duets. One song he wrote along with J. Iglesias. And together with his friends created a group of road, which became extremely popular. In 1982, in “Song of the Year,” which was considered very prestigious, Willie Nelson’s album, which came out for nearly a year, even he received a “Grammy” award for his new rendition of ‘Always on my Mind’

Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson – famous country-style performers, with both famous awards received a “Grammy”. But in the second half of the 1990s the popularity of Willie began to decline sharply. Partly because of his fight to legalize marijuana. In one of the TV shows him all over the country proudly announcing that he smoked marijuana on the roof at the White House, and President James Carter gave a reception. Nelson wanted to get the attention of young people, and the result was an album with the addition of reggae.

In 2005, single “Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fund of Each Other”, which became controversial. The name speaks of his secret love for each other cowboys. In 2006. Willy’s back on top of the music charts.

Willie Nelson bio

DISCOGRAPHY

Willie Nelson, bio –  discography is extensive, released many albums:

1966 – Country Favorites: Willie Nelson Style

1967 – Make Way for Willie Nelson

1967 – The Party’s Over

1958 – Texas in my soul

1968 – Good times

1969 – My Own peculiar way

1970 – Both sides now

1970 – Laying my burden down

1971 – Willie Nelson and the family

1972 – Yesterday’s Wine

1972 – The Words don’t fit the Picture

1972 – The Willie Way

1973 – Shotgun Willie

1974 – Phases and Stages

1975 – Red Headed Stranger

1976 – Sound in your mind

1976 – The Troublemaker

1977 – To Lefty From Willie

1978 – Stardust

1979 – Willie Nelson sings Kristofferson

1979 – Pretty paper

1980 – Family Bible

1981 – Somewhere Over The Rainbow

1982 – Always on My Mind

1983 – Tougher Than Leather

1983 – Without a Song

1984 – City of New Orleans

1984 – Angel Eyes

1985 – Me & Paul

1986 – Partners

1986 – The Promiseland

1987 – Island in the Sea

1988 – What a Wonderful World

1989 – A Horse Called Music

1990 – Born for Trouble

1992 – The IRS Tapes: Who’ll Buy My Memories?

1993 – Across the Borderline

1994 – Moonlight Becomes You

1994 – Healing Hands of Time

1994 – Just One Love

1996 – Spirit

1998 – Teatro

1999 – Night and day

2000 – Me and the Drummer

2000 – Milk Cow Blues

2001 – Rainbow Connection

2002 – The Great Divide

2004 – Nacogdoches

2004 – It Always Will Be

2005 – Countryman

2006 – You Don’t Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker

2006 – Songbird

2008 – Moment of Forever

2009 – American Classic

2010 – Country Music

2011 – Remember Me, Vol. 1

2012 – Heroes

2013 – Let’s Face the Music and Dance

2013 – To All the Girls…

2014 – Band of Brothers

2016 – Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin

2016 – For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price

2017 – God’s Problem Child

2018 – Last Man Standing

2018 – My Way

2019 – Ride Me Back Home

2020 – First Rose of Spring

2021 – That’s Life

2021- The Willie Nelson Family

Willie Nelson bio filmography:

1979 – The Electric Horseman

1980 – Honeysuckle Rose

1981 – Thief

1982 – Barbarosa

1982 – Coming Out of the Ice

1984 – Songwriter

1986 – Red Headed Stranger

1986 – The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James

1986 – Stagecoach

1986 – Miami Vice

1988 – Once Upon a Texas Train

1988 – Where the Hell’s That Gold?!!?

1990 – Pair Of Aces

1991 – Another Pair Of Aces

1994 – Dust to Dust

1995 – Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story +Himself+

1996 – Starlight

1997 – Gone Fishin’

1997 – Wag the Dog

1997 – King of the Hill +Himself+

1997 – Nash Bridges

1998 – Half Baked

1999 – Outlaw Justice

1999 – Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me +Himself+

2000 – The Simpsons +Himself+

2001 – Space Ghost Coast to Coast +Himself+

2002 – The Country Bears +Himself+

2002 – Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger (Monk) +Himself+

2003 – Space Ghost Coast to Coast +Himself+

2003 – The Austin Disaster, 1911 Narator

2004 – The Big Bounce

2005 – The Dukes of Hazzard

2006 – Beerfest +Himself+

2006 – Broken Bridges +Himself+

2007 – The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

2007 – Blonde Ambition

2007 – Fighting with Anger

2008 – Beer for my Horses

2008 – Swing Vote +Himself+

2008 – Surfer, Dude

2008 – A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! +Himself+

2010 – Hempsters: Plant the Seed +Himself+

2011 – Get a Job

2011 – Toots and the Maytals*: Reggae Got Soul* +Himself+

2011 – Shoot Out of Luck

2013 – When Angels Sing

2016 – Zoolander 2 +Himself+

2016 – Waiting for the Miracle to Come

2017 – Pure Country: Pure Heart +Himself+

2017 – The American Epic Sessions +Himself+

2017 – Lost in London +Himself+

2018 – Paradox

2021 – Commercial for Omega Mart +Himself+

2021 – Commercial for FedEx (Delivering For Earth) +Himself+

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