Willie Nelson
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Birthdate :April 30, 1933
Country : United States of America
Sign : Taurus
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Job :others
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1953
Children: Lana (b. November 11, 1953), Susie (b. May 23, 1956) and Billy (born September 16, 1958 who died in 1991), with Martha; Paula Carlene (b. 1959) and Amy Lee (b. July 6, 1973), with Connie; Lukas Autry (b. December 25, 1988) and Jacob Micah (b. May 24, 1990), with Annie.1969
Willie's favorite guitar player is Django Reinhardt and he chose his 1969 Martin N-20 acoustic based on its tonal similarities to Reinhardt's guitar. Willie purchased his instrument unseen for $750 and due to its ascendancy into legendary status over the years, the Martin company issued a special limited edition line of Willie Nelson signature models in 1999.1980
Formed the 1980s country music supergroup "The Highwaymen" with Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson.1980
Formed the 1980s country music supergroup "The Highwaymen" with Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson.1985
Willie did a duet with Ray Charles called "Seven Spanish Angels", in 1985. it was on the Billboard Country Hit Chart for twelve weeks. with one week as number 1.1989
Was considered for the role of Red Webster in Road House (1989).1993
Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993.1997
His character of Billy "Catch" Pooler in the 1997 movie Gone Fishin' was inspired by a real person, Loren "Totch" Brown of Chokoloskee, Florida. "Totch" had a small role in the 1958 movie Wind Across the Everglades , portraying "One-Note" and acting under the name Totch Brown.1997
His character of Billy "Catch" Pooler in the 1997 movie Gone Fishin' (1997) was inspired by a real person, Loren "Totch" Brown of Chokoloskee, Florida. "Totch" had a small role in the 1958 movie Wind Across the Everglades (1958), portraying "One-Note" and acting under the name Totch Brown.2000
There is a guest character named after him in an episode of "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" (titled "The Shaving").2000
There is a guest character named after him in an episode of "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" (2000) (titled "The Shaving").2001
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001.2002
He was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in March 2002 in Austin, Texas.
