Farm Aid Staff (2011). "Past concerts – Farm Aid". Farm Aid. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011 . Retrieved February 14, 2011. Habitat for Horses staff (2011). "Habitat for Horses signature series". Habitat for Horses. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011 . Retrieved March 27, 2011. The 1980s brought continued musical success. Nelson’s ballad "Always on My Mind" won the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance in 1982, and the album of the same name topped both the country and pop charts. Though Tougher Than Leather (1983), Without a Song (1984) and City of New Orleans (1984), did not prove to be crossover hits, all three still reached the top of the country charts. Nelson teamed up with Julio Iglesias for the ballad "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" (1982), a massive international success. The Highwaymen

In 2008, Nelson released Moment of Forever, which garnered much critical praise. He also scored a Grammy that same year for the single "Lost Highway," a duet performed with Ray Price, whose recording of “Night Life” nearly a half-century before had been one of Nelson’s earliest successes. Collaborations: Snoop Dogg, Merle Haggard, Sheryl Crow and More Hartman, Gary (2008). The History of Texas Music. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-60344-002-8. Mays explained to Niss that since the last game in Montreal, 2 days earlier, he had been suffering from sore ribs sustained during his 1st inning crash into the metal railing in front of the Mets dugout as he valiantly chased a pop foul ball. As I reported in my last article, Mays had taken 2 full minutes on field to recover. He then played the rest of the game and actually reached base twice, 1 of only 2 Mets to do so. The 1 player who was not on the field in Veterans Stadium at 7pm was Willie Mays. And Mets manager Yogi Berra had no idea where he was. Main article: Trigger (guitar) Nelson's guitar, Trigger, has been signed by several of Nelson's friendsAs Jennings was also achieving success in country music in the early 1970s, the pair were combined into a genre called outlaw country, since it did not conform to Nashville standards. [58] The album Wanted! The Outlaws in 1976 with Jessi Colter and Tompall Glaser cemented the pair's outlaw image and became country music's first platinum album. [59] Later that year Nelson released The Sound in Your Mind (certified gold in 1978 and platinum in 2001) [60] and his first gospel album Troublemaker [61] (certified gold in 1986). [62] Dayton Peace Museum staff (2010). "Dayton International Peace Museum". Dayton International Peace Museum. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011 . Retrieved May 15, 2015. To sort fact from fiction, we took a look at the origins of this gossip and do a little digging to find out how Willie Nelson is doing today. Nelson Has Been The Target Of Several Death Hoaxes Carey, Brian (September 28, 2003). "Legendary Food, Legendary Service, and Legendary People". Epinions. Shopping.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011 . Retrieved February 14, 2011. See also: List of awards and nominations received by Willie Nelson Willie Nelson boulevard in Austin, Texas

Nelson has a strong compassion for animals, and over the years he has been involved with various animal-welfare groups, including the Society for Protective Animal Legislation, Best Friends Animal Society and the Animal Welfare Institute. With the latter, Nelson has become deeply involved in a campaign to save horses from slaughter. His group Willie and the Nelson Family, which features his sister, Billie, recorded the song “Wild Horses” to benefit the cause. IRS and Legal Troubles Dunn, Jill (January 27, 2011). "A Creditor forecloses Willie's Place". Overdrive Magazine. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011 . Retrieved February 15, 2011. We're really excited to bring you the first, of what we hope will be many, blogs from our colleague and former editorial team member, Willie Towers. As he explores Scotland, both near to home and further afield, he'll be sharing his adventures - and thoughts - with us in his Where's Willie? blog. In this first post, he whisks us off to the remote islands of St Kilda to join him in fulfilling a life long ambition. St Kilda: Island on the edge of the world Nelson certainly hasn’t lost any of his musical chops with age; he won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album in 2023 with his record A Beautiful Time. Not bad for a man only a few months shy of 90! Does Willie Nelson Still Tour? By 1970 Nelson had set up home in Ridgetop, Tennessee, and that year his house burned down. During the blaze Nelson describes running inside and grabbing two guitar cases. “One contained [his guitar] Trigger and the other two pounds of primo Columbian pot,” he writes in It’s a Long Story.Nelson signed with Liberty Records and was recording by August 1961 at Quonset Hut Studio. His first two successful singles as an artist were released by the next year, including " Willingly" (a duet with his soon-to-be second wife, Shirley Collie, which became his first charting single and first Top Ten at No.10) and " Touch Me" (his second Top Ten, stalling at No.7). [36] Nelson's tenure at Liberty yielded his first album entitled ...And Then I Wrote, released in September 1962. [37] In 1963 Collie and Nelson were married in Las Vegas. He then worked on the west coast offices of Pamper Records, in Pico Rivera, California. Since the job did not allow him the time to play music of his own, he left it and bought a ranch in Ridgetop, Tennessee, outside of Nashville. [27] Fred Foster of Monument Records signed Nelson in early 1964, but only one single was released: "I Never Cared For You". [38] In 1982, Pancho & Lefty, a duet album with Merle Haggard produced by Chips Moman, was released. [71] During the recording sessions of Pancho and Lefty, Johnny Christopher, a session guitarist and the co-writer of " Always on My Mind", tried to pitch the song to an uninterested Haggard. Nelson, who was unaware of Elvis Presley's version of the song, asked him to record it. Produced by Moman, the single of the song was released, as well as the album of the same name. The single topped Billboard 's Hot Country Singles, while it reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100. The release won three awards during the 25th Annual Grammy Awards: Song of the Year, Best Country Song and Best Male Country Vocal Performance. The single was certified platinum, while the album was certified quadruple-platinum and later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008. [72] Although he remains alive and well, Nelson has been the target of not one but several death hoaxes. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2015). "Willie Nelson – Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation . Retrieved May 20, 2015.