
Profile
Famous as :
Country music singerBirth Name :
Willie Hugh NelsonBirth Date :
April 30, 1933Birth Place :
Abbott, TexasSpouse :
Martha Matthews (1950 - 1960), Shirley Collie (1961 - 1971), Connie Koepke (1971 - 1988), Annie D'Angelo (since 16-Sep-91)Claim to fame :
Single "On the Road Again" (1980)
Academy Awards, USA
1981
Got nomination for Oscarcategory Best Music, Original Song [from movie "Honeysuckle Rose" (1980)] for "On the Road Again"
Academy of Country Music Awards
2003
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Vocal Event of the Year for "Beer for My Horses"
shared with Toby Keith
1986
Won Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Single Record of the Year for "Highwayman"
shared with Johnny Cash; Waylon Jennings; Kris Kristofferson
1986
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Album of the Year for "Highwayman"
shared with Johnny Cash; Waylon Jennings; Kris Kristofferson
1986
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Video of the Year for "Highwayman"
shared with Johnny Cash; Waylon Jennings; Kris Kristofferson
1985
Won Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Single Record of the Year for "To All the Girls I've Loved Before"
shared with Julio Iglesias
1985
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Entertainer of the Year
1985
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Top Vocal Duo
shared with Julio Iglesias
1984
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Top Vocal Duo
shared with Merle Haggard
1984
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Single Record of the Year for "Poncho & Lefty"
shared with Merle Haggard
1984
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Entertainer of the Year
1984
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Album of the Year for "Poncho & Lefty"
shared with Merle Haggard
1983
Won Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Album of the Year for "Always on My Mind"
1983
Won Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Single Record of the Year for "Always on My Mind"
1983
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Top Vocal Duo
shared with Waylon Jennings
1983
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Top Male Vocalist
1983
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Entertainer of the Year
1981
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Entertainer of the Year
1980
Won Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Entertainer of the Year
1980
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Album of the Year for "Willie Sings Kristofferson"
1979
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Song of the Year for "Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"
shared with Waylon Jennings
1979
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Single Record of the Year for "Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"
shared with Waylon Jennings
1979
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Single Record of the Year for "Georgia On My Mind"
1979
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Entertainer of the Year
1979
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Album of the Year for "Stardust"
1977
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Album of the Year for "Wanted Outlaws"
shared with Jessie Colter; Waylon Jennings; Tom Paul Glaser
1977
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Single Record of the Year for "Good Hearted Woman"
shared with Waylon Jennings
1977
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Top Vocal Group
shared with Waylon Jennings
1976
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Album of the Year for "Red Headed Stranger"
1976
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Top Male Vocalist
1976
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Single Record of the Year for "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
1976
Got nomination for Academy of Country Music Awardcategory Song of the Year for "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
American Music Awards
1987
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Male Artist
1986
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Male Artist
1986
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Single for "Forgiving You Is Easy"
1986
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Album for "City of New Orleans"
1985
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Male Video Artist
1985
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Video for "Tougher Than Leather"
1984
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Male Artist
1984
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Video for "Pancho & Lefty"
shared with Merle Haggard
1983
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Album for "Always On My Mind"
1982
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Single for "On the Road Again"
1982
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Male Artist
1982
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group
shared with Ray Price
1981
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Male Artist
1980
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Male Artist
1979
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group
shared with Waylon Jennings
1977
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Single for "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain"
1977
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Album for "Red Headed Stranger"
1976
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Country Single for "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain"
Austin Chronicles Music Awards
2004
Got nomination for Austin Chronicles Music Awardcategory Austin Musician of the Year
2003
Got nomination for Austin Chronicles Music Awardcategory Best Austin Musicians [Acoustic Guitar]
CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards
2004
Won CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awardcategory Video Collaboration of the Year for "Beer For My Horses"
shared with Toby Keith
2002
Won CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awardcategory Video Collaboration of the Year for "Mendocino County Line"
shared with Lee Ann Womack
CMT Music Awards
2008
Got nomination for CMT Music Awardcategory Wide Open Country Video of the Year for "Gravedigger"
Country Music Association Awards
2005
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Musical Event of the Year for "I’ll Never Be Free"
shared with Lee Ann Womack
2003
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Music Video of the Year for "Beer For My Horses"
2003
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Vocal Event of the Year for "Beer For My Horses"
shared with Toby Keith
2003
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Single of the Year for "Beer For My Horses"
2002
Won Country Music Association Awardcategory Vocal Event of the Year for "Mendocino County Line"
shared with Lee Ann Womack
2002
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Album of the Year for "The Great Devide"
1994
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Album of the Year for "Asleep at the Wheel Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys"
1991
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Vocal Event of the Year for "Highwaymen"
shared with Kris Kristofferson; Johnny Cash; Waylon Jennings
1990
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Vocal Event of the Year for "Highwaymen"
shared with Willie Nelson; Kris Kristofferson; Johnny Cash; Waylon Jennings
1990
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Vocal Event of the Year
shared with Emmylou Harris
1986
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Entertainer of the Year
1986
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Vocal Duo of the Year
shared with Waylon Jennings
1985
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Single of the Year for "Highwayman"
shared with Waylon Jennings; Kris Kristofferson; Johnny Cash
1985
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Vocal Duo of the Year
shared with Ray Charles
1985
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Music Video of the Year for "Highwayman"
1984
Won Country Music Association Awardcategory Vocal Duo of the Year
shared with Julio Iglesias
1984
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Single of the Year for "To All The Girls I've Ever Loved Before"
shared with Julio Iglesias
1983
Won Country Music Association Awardcategory Vocal Duo of the Year
shared with Merle Haggard
1983
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Male Vocalist of the Year
1983
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Album of the Year for "Pancho and Lefty"
shared with Merle Haggard
1983
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Single of the Year for "Pancho And Lefty"
shared with Merle Haggard
1983
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Entertainer of the Year
1982
Won Country Music Association Awardcategory Single of the Year for "Always On My Mind"
1982
Won Country Music Association Awardcategory Album of the Year for "Always on My Mind"
1982
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Vocal Duo of the Year
shared with Waylon Jennings
1982
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Male Vocalist of the Year
1982
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Entertainer of the Year
1981
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Male Vocalist of the Year
1980
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Entertainer of the Year
1980
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Male Vocalist of the Year
1979
Won Country Music Association Awardcategory Entertainer of the Year
1979
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Album of the Year for "One For the Road"
shared with Leon Russell
1979
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Vocal Duo of the Year
shared with Waylon Jennings
1979
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Male Vocalist of the Year
1978
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Male Vocalist of the Year
1978
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Single of the Year for "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys"
shared with Waylon Jennings
1978
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Album of the Year for "Waylon And Willie"
shared with Waylon Jennings
1978
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Vocal Duo of the Year
shared with Waylon Jennings
1977
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Vocal Duo of the Year
shared with Waylon Jennings
1976
Won Country Music Association Awardcategory Vocal Duo of the Year
shared with Waylon Jennings
1976
Won Country Music Association Awardcategory Album of the Year for "Wanted - the Outlaws"
1976
Won Country Music Association Awardcategory Single of the Year for "Good Hearted Woman"
1976
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Male Vocalist of the Year
1976
Got nomination for Country Music Association Awardcategory Entertainer of the Year
Golden Boot Awards
1988
Won Golden BootGrammy Awards
2008
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for "Lost Highway"
shared with Ray Price
2007
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Album for "You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker"
2006
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Male Country Vocal Performance for Good Ol' Boys"
2006
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for "Dreams Come True"
shared with Norah Jones
2005
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for "Pancho & Lefty"
shared with Merle Haggard; Toby Keith
2005
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance - Male for "You Are My Flower"
2004
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for "Beer For My Horses"
shared with Toby Keith
2004
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Album for "Run That By Me One More Time"
shared with Ray Price
2004
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Album for "Live and Kickin'"
2003
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for "Mendocino County Line"
shared with Lee Ann Womack
2003
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Album for "The Great Divide"
2002
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Album for "Rainbow Connection"
2002
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance - Male for "Marie"
2001
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Long Form Music Video for Willie Nelson at the Teatro (1998)
shared with Wim Wenders (video director); Deepak Nayar (video producer)
2000
Won Life Achievement Award2000
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for "Going Away Party"
shared with Asleep at the Wheel; Manhattan Transfer
1998
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance - Male for "Peach Pickin' Time Down in Georgia"
1997
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album for "How Great Thou Art"
shared with Bobbie Nelson
1991
Won Legend Award1991
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for "Highwayman 2"
shared with Waylon Jennings; Kris Kristofferson; Johnny Cash
1986
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Highwayman"
shared with Waylon Jennings; Johnny Cash; Kris Kristofferson
1986
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance - Male for "Forgiving You Was Easy"
1985
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "As Time Goes By"
shared with Julio Iglesias
1985
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance - Male for "City of New Orleans"
1984
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Take It to the Limit"
shared with Waylon Jennings
1984
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Pancho and Lefty"
shared with Merle Haggard
1983
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance, Male for "Always On My Mind"
1983
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay"
shared with Waylon Jennings
1982
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance, Male for "Somewhere over the Rainbow"
1981
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Song for "On the Road Again"
1981
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance, Male for "On the Road Again"
1980
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance, Male for "Whiskey River"
1980
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Heartbreak Hotel"
shared with Leon Russell
1979
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group for "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys"
shared with Waylon Jennings
1979
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance, Male for "Georgia on My Mind"
1977
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance, Male for "I'd Have to Be Crazy"
1976
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance, Male for "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
1975
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group for "After the Fire is Gone"
shared with Tracy Nelson
Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards
2002
Won Texas Film Hall of Fame AwardTNN/Music City News Awards
1995
Won Living Legend Award1995
Won Minnie Pearl AwardWestern Heritage Awards
1997
Won Bronze Wranglercategory Fictional Television Drama [For episode "Legend"] for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
shared with Jane Seymour; Joe Lando; Alan J. Levi















