Willie Nelson performed for a sold out crowd Sunday night at the Tabernacle; local singer-songwriter Sonia Leigh was the opener. Willie Hugh Nelson was born on April 30, 1933 in Abbott, Texas. The iconic country music singer-songwrite is also an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the 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. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed at… >>

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