About
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...
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The SimpsonsSeries • 1989
MonkSeries • 2002
King of the HillSeries • 1997
Miami ViceSeries • 1984
Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanSeries • 1993
SquidbilliesSeries • 2005
Adventures in WonderlandSeries • 1992
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged MeMovie • 1999
Zoolander 2Movie • 2016
The Dukes of HazzardMovie • 2005
ThiefMovie • 1981
Half BakedMovie • 1998
Surfer, DudeMovie • 2008
Wag the DogMovie • 1997
Blonde AmbitionMovie • 2007
The Electric HorsemanMovie • 1979
The Dukes of Hazzard: The BeginningMovie • 2007
The Big BounceMovie • 2004
Swing VoteMovie • 2008
Gone Fishin'Movie • 1997
Lost in LondonMovie • 2017
Angels SingMovie • 2013
BarbarosaMovie • 1982
StagecoachMovie • 1986