92 and Still So Much To Do! Happy Birthday Willie Nelson!

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Willie Nelson, still “on the road” after all these years.

Willie called this his “clean shaven smiling and looking straight as your local insurance salesman”
“I remember one time, the first time I started wearing braids, I saw Billy Joe Shaver in a studio in Nashville, he said, ‘You look outrageous.’ I said, ‘thank you.’”

Before the Braids

As of this writing, Willie has written/co-written 344 songs! This was a 32 year old Willie on The Grand Ol Opry. Gee aint it funny how time slips away?

A Family Affair

This song was his first #1 hit. Here he is singing with two of his sons Lukas and Micah who often perform on stage with him.

Willie referred to his sister Bobbie as “Sister Bobbie” or “Little Sister” despite Bobbie being 2 years older than Willie. They were very close throughout their lives together. Sadly, Bobbie passed away at 91 in 2022.

The Show Goes On

Willie shows no signs of slowing down with a new tour beginning May 2025 with a stop at Blossom Music Center (Cuyahoga Falls) on June 21st.

Books in our collection

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Some Fun Facts Before You Go:

  • Was a guitar player for a polka band when he was 9 years old.
  • Before finding fame as a musician, Willie picked cotton, worked as a saddle maker, vacuum cleaner salesman, encyclopedia salesman and Bible salesman.
  • Was raised by his grandparents who did not like that he played in “honky-tonks” but was making $8 a night which is how much they made from a week of picking cotton and begrudgingly allowed him to make money this way.
  • Has a fifth-degree black belt in GongKwon Yusul, a Korean martial art. 
  • Has used the same guitar since 1969, nicknamed Trigger. It has many famous signatures on it and was saved from a burning building in 1980 (you’ll see it in each performance. It has a hole worn into the side of it from strumming.)

Happy 92nd Birthday Willie!

Sarah Beebe

Sarah is an Outreach Specialist at WPPL who brings materials and presentations to senior living facilities and patrons that are homebound in the Westlake Community.