Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was one of the main figures of the outlaw country subgenre that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. The critical success of his album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. 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.
29 April 1933
Born on the same birth date (29 April 1933): Ed Charles • Rod McKuen
Born on the same birth day (29 April): Adolfo Nicolás • Bob Bryan • Celeste Holm • Chris Pearson (politician) • David Cox (artist) • George McCartney (footballer) • Jack Williamson • James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde • Jo O'Meara • Kate Mulgrew • Lee Dong-gook • Mallory Swanson • Paul Adelstein • Robert J. Sawyer • Zubin Mehta
Born in the same month (April 1933): Annie Easley • Arkady and Boris Strugatsky • Barbara Holland • Bengt Holbek • Brian Hewson • Dan Flavin • Eduardo Malapit • Feridun Buğeker • Fern Michaels • György Konrád • Helen McElhone • Jayne Mansfield • Joan Bakewell • Miodrag Radulovacki • Montserrat Caballé • Richard Rose (political scientist) • Rod Funseth • Tom C. Korologos