Willie Nelson: Still Outlaw at 93

0:00It's April 29th. Entertainment and celebrity news, today starts now, AI-powered and trending. Willie Nelson just hit 93 on April 29th and the man still a force in country music after nearly 70 years. Born in Abbott, Texas in 1933, he started as a songwriter and DJ in the late 50s, moved to Nashville, dropped his first album in 1962, and now boasts over 100 studio records 12 Grammys and hits like crazy that others made massive. Early on, he gig with his sister Bobby, served in the Air Force, played bass for Ray Price and signed with RCA. By the 70s, he bounced back to Texas, formed his band, The Family, and sparked outlaw country alongside Whalen Jennings with albums like Shotgun, Willie, and Redheaded Stranger. Nelson's life offstage runs deep four marriages, eight kids including a daughter he discovered later in life, and tie bonds with family-like sons, Lucas and Micah who tore with him.

1:02He founded FarmAid in 1985 to help family farms, back dims from Carter to Harris, advocated for pot legalization, and even beat a braille, $16 million, $700,000 IRS debt in the 90s. Acting gigs from the Electric Horsemen to Austin Powers, a black belt in martial arts and spots with the highwaymen alongside cash, Jennings, and Christopherson keep his legend growing. His sister Bobby passed in 2022, but he honors her through music. These days, at 93, Nelson's touring the outlaw music fest with Dylan and Crow, guested on Beyonce's Cowboy Carter and drops his. 79th album Dream Chaser This May, the outlaw keeps chasing dreams, proving age ain't slowing his rhythm.