Willie Nelson Born: Outlaw Country's Red-Headed Rebel
Born in Abbott, Texas, Willie Nelson broke free from Nashville's polished production to pioneer the outlaw country movement with raw, jazz-inflected vocals and his battered nylon-string guitar, Trigger. His crossover album "Red Headed Stranger" proved that country music could thrive outside the studio system, while Farm Aid concerts raised over $60 million for struggling American farmers.
April 29, 1933
93 years ago
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