Willie Nelson: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: CBS News - For Willie Nelson, the autumn of life is colorful. Jun 29, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 25, 2026
Add new Web site: CBC Radio - How did Willie Nelson become the man he is? It's a long story. Dec 10, 2025
Add new Web site: CNN - Transcripts - Interview with Willie Nelson. Oct 31, 2025
Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - Willie Nelson. Aug 25, 2025
Added a photo of the album cover of Red-Headed Stranger. Jun 04, 2025
Add new Web site: Northeastern University Library - Digital Repository Service - Interview with Willie Nelson, American country musician, actor and activist. Apr 21, 2025
Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Willie Nelson. Dec 09, 2024
Added a cross-reference. Aug 21, 2024
Added more career highlights and honors. Mentioned his 2024 album The Border. Jul 03, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Jan 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Songwriters Hall of Fame - Biography of Willie Nelson. Apr 26, 2023
Media added. Feb 23, 2023
Noted Nelson's friendship with Jimmy Carter. Feb 23, 2023
Added various albums, including A Beautiful Time. Feb 06, 2023
Add new Web site: PBS - Amanpour and Company - Legendary Musician Willie Nelson On His Letters To America. Sep 11, 2021
Added several albums and the book Willie Nelson's Letters to America. Jun 29, 2021
Added the book Me and Sister Bobbie. Sep 30, 2020
Added the albums My Way and Ride Me Back Home. Jan 29, 2020
Changed his birth date from "April 30" to "April 29." Apr 30, 2019
In the discussion of The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories, noted that it was distributed through phone orders before being sold in stores. Mar 05, 2019
Article revised and updated. May 02, 2018
Add new Web site: Famous Singers - Biography of Willie Nelson. Mar 30, 2017
Added the album Summertime (2016). Feb 15, 2017
He received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in 2015. Jan 22, 2016
Noted recent albums as well as his memoirs. Jun 02, 2015
Add new Web site: AllMusic - Willie Nelson. Oct 01, 2014
Add new Web site: Official Site of Willie Nelson. Jul 04, 2012
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Willie Nelson. Jul 04, 2012
Article revised and updated. Jun 22, 2012
Media added. Dec 28, 2007
Added new Web site: Willie Nelson's Biodiesel - Home of Farm Fresh Biodiesel. Jul 11, 2006
Media added. May 18, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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