Baxlin Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) 87 years old today, I believe.. Edited April 29, 2020 by Baxlin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Many happies Willie. The man who wrote my favourite song (Nightlife). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelDeVille Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 7 minutes ago, Dan Dare said: Many happies Willie. The man who wrote my favourite song (Nightlife). Mine is "Bloody Mary Morning" I sing it at least twice a week as I'm waking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandad Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) He's doing well, 87. I recently read a biography of his. He didn't really make a lot of headway until late in life. Wrote some great songs a few of which I get to play with my various music colleagues. His broad taste in music sits well with me and gives Country & Western a wider appeal. Edited April 29, 2020 by grandad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigface Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Man, I can't believe that he is that old. I am a big admirer despite not being (or having been in the past) in particular a 'country' fan. If anyone has an interest in reading about Willie, I'd recommend his book 'Roll Me up and Smoke Me When I Die' which is a lot of fun. He also features strongly in 'The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock' which I picked up on my only (so far) trip to Austin, and which I see is now out of print. And I have a t-shirt which my dad bought for me at a Willie gig in North Carolina. A lot of good Highwaymen stuff on YouTube, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandad Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 He shares the same birthday as Klaus Voormann who is 82 today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 The only album I ever took back and ganged was by Willie Nelson. I bought it by mistake after hearing (Bill) Nelson's Red Noise as a schoolboy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 That's a relief. I thought you were going to say he'd died. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyP Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 One of Willie's great comments went along the lines of; "I don't know why everyone is criticizing Lance Armstrong for taking drugs while riding his bike. When I was taking drugs, I couldn't even find my bike!" 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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