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Title
Willie Nelson
Artist
Rob Hemphill
Medium
Digital Art - Photography
Description
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American musician, 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 in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. 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.
Born during the Great Depression and raised by his grandparents, Nelson wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band at ten. During high school, he toured locally with the Bohemian Polka as their lead singer and guitar player.
After graduating from high school in 1950, he joined the U.S. Air Force but was later discharged due to back problems. After his return, Nelson attended Baylor University for two years but dropped out because he was succeeding in music. During this time, he worked as a disc jockey in Texas radio stations and a singer in honky-tonks. Nelson moved to Vancouver, Washington, where he wrote "Family Bible" and recorded the song "Lumberjack" in 1956. He also worked as a disc jockey at various radio stations in Vancouver and nearby Portland, Oregon.
In 1958, he moved to Houston, Texas, after signing a contract with D Records. He sang at the Esquire Ballroom weekly and he worked as a disk jockey. During that time, he wrote songs that would become country standards, including "Funny How Time Slips Away", "Hello Walls", "Pretty Paper", and "Crazy".
In 1960 he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and later signed a publishing contract with Pamper Music which allowed him to join Ray Price's band as a bassist. In 1962, he recorded his first album, ...And Then I Wrote. Due to this success, Nelson signed in 1964 with RCA Victor and joined the Grand Ole Opry the following year. After mid-chart hits in the late 1960s and the early 1970s, Nelson retired in 1972 and moved to Austin, Texas. The ongoing music scene of Austin motivated Nelson to return from retirement, performing frequently at the Armadillo World Headquarters.
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Featured in the following FAA Groups:
"Bedroom Art Gallery" 08/29/2020
"Daily Promotion" 08/25/2020
"Digital Art and Photography" 08/24/2020
"FAA Portraits" 08/24/2020
"Monthly Theme and Artist Promotion Group" 08/23/2020
"The Top 50 Features" 08/23/2020
"Your Story of Art" 08/23/2020
"Images That Excite You!" 08/23/2020
"Promote Your Work Here And Get Noticed" 08/23/2020
"Just Perfect" 08/22/2020
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Burlington, NJ - United States
Congratulations, your beautiful artistic work is Featured on the home page of the "Bedroom Art Gallery" group. 8/29/20 Pin
Independence, KS - United States
Came across this beauty in the features thread for Promote Your Work group!
Nenagh, Co - Ireland
Murray, thank you for the feature in the Promote Your Work Here And Get Noticed group!
Southampton, NS - Canada
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