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Nelson, Susie. Heart Worn Memories: A Daughter's Personal Biography of Willie Nelson. (Eakins Publications, 1987)
 
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Willie. (Austin: Eakin, 1987)
 
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Nelson, Willie, and Shrake, Bud. Willie: An Autobiography. ([[New York]]: Simon & Schuster, 1988)
 
Nelson, Willie, and Shrake, Bud. Willie: An Autobiography. ([[New York]]: Simon & Schuster, 1988)
  

Latest revision as of 04:35, 5 March 2018

Farm Aid 2009. Photo by Larry Philpot
Source: Wikipedia.org.

Biography

1933-

Musician

Nelson was abandoned by his mother when he was six months old. His father ran a pool hall in Austin, Texas, and he was raised by his grandparents in the village of Abbott, Texas. His grandfather taught him to play the guitar. He began performing in public when he was four years old.

Since he came to prominence in the 1970s he has made numerous best-selling albums, won three Grammy awards, and was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993.

References

Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia, 1993-97 Who's Who in America, 1996 Nelson, Susie. Heart Worn Memories: A Daughter's Personal Biography of Willie Nelson. (Eakins Publications, 1987) Willie. (Austin: Eakin, 1987) "The Official Willie Nelson Website." Available at: www.polygram.com/polygram/artists.html Nelson, Willie, and Shrake, Bud. Willie: An Autobiography. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988)