Happy 80th Birthday! Thank you for the many decades of music making.
He was surprisingly straitlaced when he was young Willie.
He was a pioneer in outlaw country music, which challenged the conservative Nashville music scene.
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He played a veteran country musician performer in this movie.
The film featured the song "On the Road Again," which earned Nelson an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.
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He was in a supergroup with Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson.
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