* 1933 – Willie Nelson, American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and activist

More contemporary renditions include samples from such popular artists as Sam Cooke and The Soul Stirrers ( 1963 ), The Byrds ( 1970 ), Elvis Presley ( 1971 ), Skeeter Davis ( 1972 ), Mighty Clouds of Joy ( 1972 ), Amazing Rhythm Aces ( 1975 ), Willie Nelson ( 1976 ), and The Lemonheads ( 1992 ).

" He had brought Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Connie Smith, Bobby Bare, Dolly Parton, Jerry Reed and John Hartford to the label in the 1960s and inspired and helped countless others.

In 1967 a tribute song called " Chet's Tune " was produced for his birthday, with contributions by a long list of RCA / Victor artists including Eddy Arnold, Connie Smith, Jerry Reed, Willie Nelson, Hank Snow, and others.

Upon leaving Wagoner's organization in 1974, Parton formed her own " Travelin ' Family Band ", made up largely of siblings, cousins and other family members, and touring with a number of other acts, including Willie Nelson and Mac Davis.

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He finished the year with a Christmas song written by Willie Nelson titled " Pretty Paper " ( U. S. number 15 in 1963 / UK number 6 in 1964 ).

In addition to her own work, Crow has performed with The Rolling Stones and has sung duets with Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Luciano Pavarotti, Willie Nelson, Kid Rock, Tony Bennet and Sting among others.

* April 30 – Willie Nelson, American country singer, songwriter

The Outlaws with Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser and Jessie Colter, the first platinum country music album.

The same year he met and became friends with Willie Nelson, who went to see one of his shows in Phoenix, Arizona.

At a meeting in a Nashville airport, Jennings introduced Reshen to Willie Nelson.

L-R: Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings at the Dripping Springs Reunion, in 1972

The Outlaws, recorded with Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser and Jessie Colter for RCA.

Aside from his work with The Highwaymen, Jennings ' released a gold album WWII ( 1982 ) with Willie Nelson.

As one of the two major concert venues in Memphis, past acts have included the likes of R. E. M., Phish, 311, The Black Crowes, Fall Out Boy, Journey, New Kids on the Block, O. A. R., Pat Benatar, Smashing Pumpkins, Steely Dan, and Willie Nelson.

Later that year she performed Losing My Mind live at the Grammys ceremony before receiving a Grammy Legend Award ( the first Grammy Legend Awards were issued in 1990 to Liza Minnelli, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Smokey Robinson and Willie Nelson ).

* A 1986 television version featured Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings.

* Trigger ( guitar ), the Martin N-20 guitar played by Willie Nelson.

* Stardust ( Willie Nelson album )

And heavyweights Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson recorded " Highwayman " on the album Highwayman.

In June 2010, Webb released Just Across the River, an album of newly-arranged Webb song that featured guest appearances by Vince Gill, Billy Joel, Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Jackson Browne, Glenn Campbell, Michael McDonald, Mark Knopfler, J. D. Souther, and Linda Ronstadt.

Some examples include Cyndi Lauper, Sheena Easton, Queen Latifah, Willie Nelson, Joan Osborne, Rita Coolidge and Rod Stewart, all of whom have made forays into this once-shunned territory.

Several celebreties, particularly touring musicians such as Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg, Fiona Apple as well as actor Armie Hammer have been arrested on drug charges at this location.

* Willie Nelson as Johnny Dean

Their secondary hero is another pro, Willie Chisholm, who drank his lunch during another Open and tried to blast his way out of a rock-strewn gully.

Recurring characters on SNL played by Guest include Frankie, of Willie and Frankie ( coworkers who recount in detail physically painful situations in which they have found themselves, remarking laconically " I hate when that happens "); Herb Minkman, a shady novelty toymaker with a brother named Al ( played by Crystal ); Rajeev Vindaloo, an eccentric foreign man in the same vein as Andy Kaufman's Latka character from Taxi ; and Senor Cosa, a Spanish ventriloquist often seen on the recurring spoof of The Joe Franklin Show.

Dissatisfied with the King Bees and their repertoire of Howlin ' Wolf and Willie Dixon blues numbers, Bowie quit the band less than a month later to join the Manish Boys, another blues outfit, who incorporated folk and soul — " I used to dream of being their Mick Jagger ", Bowie was to recall.

The 26 founding members came from the group of 32 members who had paid dues by March 13, including strip cartoonists Wally Bishop ( Muggs and Skeeter ), Martin Branner ( Winnie Winkle ), Ernie Bushmiller ( Nancy ), Milton Caniff, Gus Edson ( The Gumps ), Ham Fisher ( Joe Palooka ), Harry Haenigsen ( Penny ), Fred Harman ( Red Ryder ), Bill Holman ( Smokey Stover ), Jay Irving ( Willie Doodle ), Stan MacGovern ( Silly Milly ), Al Posen ( Sweeney and Son ), Clarence Russell ( Pete the Tramp ), Otto Soglow ( The Little King ), Jack Sparling ( Claire Voyant ), Raeburn Van Buren ( Abbie an ' Slats ), Dow Walling ( Skeets ) and Frank Willard ( Moon Mullins ).

In the aftermath of the 2004 season the Mets hired a new General Manager, Omar Minaya, who immediately turned the franchise around by signing Pedro Martinez and hiring a new manager, Willie Randolph.

To me, Willie Mays is the greatest who ever played.

Some of the blues artists who most prominently used the slide include gospel singer Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Son House, Robert Johnson as well as Casey Bill Weldon of the Memphis Jug Band.

The last surviving German, known only as " Steamboat Willie ", incurs the wrath of all the squad members except Upham, who protests to Miller about letting the squad shoot the German soldier.

In their passing game, the Bears primary deep threat was wide receiver Willie Gault, who caught 33 passes for 704 yards, an average of 21. 3 yards per catch, and returned 22 kickoffs for 557 yards and a touchdown.

Lombardi also made a big trade with the Cleveland Browns that brought three players to the team who would become cornerstones of the defense: linemen Henry Jordan, Willie Davis, and Bill Quinlan.

The Raiders also had 2 Pro Bowlers defensive backs: Willie Brown, who led the team with 7 interceptions, and Kent McCloughan, who had 2 interceptions.

The Chiefs also had AFL All-Star linebacker Willie Lanier, who recorded 4 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery during the season.

The secondary was led by Pro Bowl defensive back Carnell Lake and Willie Williams, who led the team with 7 interceptions and 122 return yards.

However, the play was nullified by a holding penalty on linebacker Willie McGinest, who illegally hugged Rams running back Marshall Faulk and prevented him from becoming an eligible receiver.

According to Willie " The Lion " Smith's autobiography, the term " gutbucket " comes from " Negro families " who all owned their own pail, or bucket, and will get it filled with the makings for chitterlings.

He was called Gilbert in the family circle, except by his mother who called him Willie, but elsewhere he was universally known by his initials as " W. G .".

Other members of the Hall who played in both the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball are Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Roy Campanella, Larry Doby, Willie Mays, and Jackie Robinson.

The young band met Willie " The Lion " Smith who introduced them to the scene and gave them some money.

The Stars and Stripes cartoonist, Sergeant Bill Mauldin, who habitually portrayed front line infantry as exhausted, begrimed footsloggers Willie and Joe came in for special criticism, even prompting Patton to summon Sergeant Mauldin to his headquarters, where Patton unsuccessfully attempted to convince Mauldin into drawing a cleaned-up version of the popular comic strip.

* Marty ( played by Natalie Portman ) — Conway family's neighbor, who is more forward in her approach to Willie.

Other notable jazz pianists who occasionally played the celesta include Meade " Lux " Lewis, Willie " The Lion " Smith, Art Tatum, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Oscar Peterson, McCoy Tyner, Sun Ra, and Herbie Hancock.

The group tried and failed to unseat Willie Brown, who was serving as Speaker of the Assembly of the California State Assembly at the time, by making a deal with assembly Republicans.