Willie Nelson is an 89-year-old country music singer born in Abbott, Texas.
He had a significant role in the creation of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that first appeared in the late 1960s. Nelson has contributed to multiple books, co-written more than 30 movies, and supported the use of biofuels and marijuana legalization.
Who is Willie Nelson wife Connie Koepke?
From 1971 through 1988, Nelson was wed to activist and music producer Koepke. Paula, Koepke’s first child, was born while Nelson was still married to his second wife Shirley Collie.
After Collie had divorced him due to his adultery, she formally married him.
Nelson was honoured at the Kennedy Center in 1998 after being admitted to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993.
The Library of Congress’ lifetime achievement award, the Gershwin Prize, was given to Nelson in 2015. He was admitted to the Texas Institute of Letters for his writings in 2018. He was included in Rolling Stone’s list of the top 100 guitarists and singers.
