History Trivia / WillieNelson

* NamesTheSame: There was another Willie Nelson who released two singles, one in 1958 and one in 1965. This other guy, who was more commonly credited as "Willy Nelson", was the cousin of Music/RickyNelson. Coincidentally, one of those singles was on Creator/LibertyRecords, a label for which the more famous Willie also recorded.

* [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment The Shelf of Album Languishment]]: His gospel album ''The Troublemaker'' was recorded in 1973, rejected by his label, then released 3 years later by his new label.

* Nelson, who is one-quarter Cherokee[[note]]although not an official enrolled member of the tribe[[/note]], is also famous for his social conscience. His concern for family farmers led him to create the Farm Aid concert series with Music/NeilYoung and Music/JohnMellencamp. More recently [[https://www.indianz.com/News/2014/08/18/neil-young-and-willie-nelson-s.asp he and Young participated in]] "[[http://indigenousresistancejuly2014.blogspot.com/2014/09/willie-nelson-neil-young-honored-for.html Harvest the Hope]]," a benefit show to raise awareness and protest of the controversial [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Pipeline Keystone Oil Pipeline]] project. They were [[https://www.myantelopecountynews.com/nelighnews/private-ceremony-nelson-young-presented-buffalo-robes invested with sacred buffalo robes]] by leaders of the Great Sioux Nation at this event.

* Nelson, who is one-quarter Cherokee[[note]]although not an official enrolled member of the tribe[[/note]], is also famous for his social conscience. His concern for family farmers led him to create the Farm Aid concert series with Music/NeilYoung and Music/JohnMellencamp. More recently [[https://www.indianz.com/News/2014/08/18/neil-young-and-willie-nelson-s.asp he and Young participated in]] "[[http://indigenousresistancejuly2014.blogspot.com/2014/09/willie-nelson-neil-young-honored-for.html Harvest the Hope]]," a benefit show to raise awareness and protest of the controversial [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Pipeline Keystone Oil Pipeline]] project. They were [[https://www.myantelopecountynews.com/nelighnews/private-ceremony-nelson-young-presented-buffalo-robes invested with sacred buffalo robes]] by leaders of the Great Sioux Nation at this event.

* FanNickname: The Red-Headed Stranger

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* ProductionPosse: Nelson's band, the Family, performs on his studio albums and also serves as his road band. Some of Nelson's longtime members have included his sister Bobbie Nelson (piano), along with Paul English (drums), Bee Spears (bass), Jody Payne and Grady Martin (both guitarists) and Mickey Raphael (harmonica).
* Administrivia/FormerTropeNamer: Ten with a Two, now BeerGoggles.
* Nelson, who is one-quarter Cherokee[[note]]although not an official enrolled member of the tribe[[/note]], is also famous for his social conscience. His concern for family farmers led him to create the Farm Aid concert series with Music/NeilYoung and Music/JohnMellencamp. More recently [[https://www.indianz.com/News/2014/08/18/neil-young-and-willie-nelson-s.asp he and Young participated in]] "[[http://indigenousresistancejuly2014.blogspot.com/2014/09/willie-nelson-neil-young-honored-for.html Harvest the Hope]]," a benefit show to raise awareness and protest of the controversial [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Pipeline Keystone Oil Pipeline]] project. They were [[https://www.myantelopecountynews.com/nelighnews/private-ceremony-nelson-young-presented-buffalo-robes invested with sacred buffalo robes]] by leaders of the Great Sioux Nation at this event.
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* MoneyDearBoy: Thanks to a combination of his accountants from Price Waterhouse not paying his taxes for years and some bad investments in TheEighties, the IRS seized most of Nelson's assets in 1990, claiming he owed them $32 million. His attorney managed to negotiate a settlement down to $6 million, leading him to record ''The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories?'' in 1992, a highly acclaimed double album performed by him alone on vocals and guitar, to pay off the debt.

* Administrivia/FormerTropeNamer: Ten With A Two, now BeerGoggles.

* ProductionPosse: Nelson's band, the Family, performs on his studio albums and also serves as his road band. Some of Nelson's longtime members have included his sister Bobbie Nelson (piano), along with Paul English (drums), Bee Spears (bass) and Mickey Raphael (harmonica).

* ProductionPosse: Nelson's band, Family, performs on his studio albums and also serves as his road band. Some of Nelson's longtime members have included his sister Bobbie Nelson (piano), along with Paul English (drums), Bee Spears (bass) and Mickey Raphael (harmonica).

* ProductionPosse: Nelson's band, Family, performed on albums Nelson's albums and went on tours with him. Some of Nelson's longtime members have included his sister Bobbie Nelson (piano), along with Paul English (drums), Bee Spears (bass) and Mickey Raphael (harmonica).

* ProductionPosse: The members of his band, Family, performed on albums and went on tours with Nelson, including his sister Bobbie (piano), Billy English and his late brother Paul (drums), Bee Spears (bass), and Mickey Raphael (harmonica).

* VitriolicBestBuds: With Waylon Jennings. Willie is pretty easy-going, but Waylon was fairly HotBlooded, and they kept getting into disagreements that would leave them apart for a while, then reunite for more music. A perfect example of this can be found in the biography "Willie Nelson: An Epic Life", which details an incident from the "Highwaymen" tour, where Waylon got the idea in his head that Willie was actively angling for higher billing/more money. Fortunately, the crew of the show were able to get him past this by simply pointing out "Waylon, it's ''Willie''. You really think he gives a crap about that kind of thing?". Sadly, they were in the middle of one of these "breaks" when Jennings died of complications from diabetes.

* FormerTropeNamer: Ten With A Two, now BeerGoggles.

* FormerTropeNamer: Ten With A Two, now BeerGoggles

* TropeNamer: TenWithATwo

* [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment The Shelf Of Album Languishment]]: His gospel album ''The Troublemaker'' was recorded in 1973, rejected by his label, then released 3 years later by his new label.

* [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment The Shelf Of Album Languishment]]: His gospel album ''The Troublemaker'' was recorded in 1973, rejected by his label, then released 3 years later by his new label.