Willie Hugh Nelson is an American musician, actor, and activist. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana.
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Willie Hugh Nelson is an American musician, actor, and activist. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana. Nelson is a major liberal activist and the co-chair of the advisory board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Nelson was born in Texas on April 29, 1933, the son of Myrle Marie Doyle and Ira Doyle Nelson. His birth was incorrectly recorded by Dr. F. Sims as April 30, and he was named by his cousin Mildred, who chose his middle name in honor of her recently deceased younger brother, who served as a major in the U.S. Revolutionary War. He is married to his long-time girlfriend, singer/songwriter/actress Tanya Mott, with whom he has three children. Nelson also has a son and a daughter, both of whom he also performs with. He has a daughter and a son-in-law, who are both singers and have appeared in several films. He also has two step-daughters, who he has also appeared in films with, such as The Electric Horseman and Stardust.
Nelson’s son is singer-songwriter-producer-actress-singer-songwriting-director-actor Blake Lively. He currently lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Tanya, and their two children, who live with their mother in Houston. Nelson and his wife have three children and one step-daughter, who lives in Los Angeles, California. Nelson lives with his mother and daughter in Houston, and his son lives in San Antonio, Texas with his girlfriend, Toni, and her husband, musician/singer/songwriters/actor/saxophonist/salesman/sheriff/producer/saltgrass/guitar player/snowman/gospel/country/jazz/fiddle/jungle/soul/fusion/journeyman/country singer/southern gospel/jukeboxer/soprano/jingleback/satellite/jacket/jumper/jagger/samples/jellyfish/jamboree/sinex/joints/country-folk/j-jacket-jungle-juke-junk/santuary/s/l/jm/j/m/sj/s-jm-s/jM-s-l-j-m-gospel-journey-joint-jumper-and-sj-l/sjc-jmb-samples. Nelson currently lives with wife Toni and their daughter, Tami, in Austin. Nelson wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band at ten.
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