WILLIE NELSON

WILLIE NELSON Willie Hugh Nelson





What can I say, I LOVE WILLIE NELSON

There is nothing he can't sing. I love anything he sings.
Recently I got the CD called Stars and Guitars, and on it
he does songs with other singers, one of which is with a lady
named Patty Griffin. It is titled Angels Flying Too Close To
The Ground. It is to me the most awesome song, and now my
favorite one of all. Patty Griffin does excellent on this one.

By now it has loaded and you can have a listen to a clip

Angels Flying Too Close To The Ground

Willie Nelson & Patty Griffin

Angels Flying Too Close To The Ground

IF you had not a-fallen
Then i would not have found you
Angels flying too close to the ground.

And i patched up your broken wing
An' hung around a wire
Keep your spirits up and your fever down.

I knew someday
That you would fly away
For love's the greatest ally to be found.

So leave me if you need to
I will still remember
Angels flying too close to the ground.

So fly on
Fly on past the speed of sound
I'd rather see you up than see you down.

So leave me if you need to
I will still remember
Angels flying too close to the ground.

So leave me if you need to
I will still remember
Angels flying too close to the ground ...



Here are some facts on Willie

FULL NAME: Willie Hugh Nelson

BIRHTDATE: April 30, 1933

BIRTHPLACE: Abbot, Texas

PARENTS: Ira & Myrle Nelson

SIBLINGS: Bobbie Lee (sister)

RAISED BY: Ira’s Parents

MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Willie and Bobbie learned music through mail-order courses taught to them by their grand-parents. "Daddy" Nelson bought Willie a Stella guitar when he was 6 years old. The family was deeply involved with the church and gospel music. Willie was obsessed with the radio, listening to the Grand Ole Opry, New Orleans jazz, Big Band singers, black blues from the South, and Western Swing- especially Bob Wills.

RESIDENCE: Texas

SPOUSE: Ann Marie D’Angelo

CHILDREN: Lana (born 1953)
Susie (born 1956)
Paula (born 1969)
Amy (born 1973)
Lukas (born 1989)
Jacob (born 1990)

FIRST PERFORMANCE: Age 5. He recited a poem he had written, at a church picnic.

FIRST GROUP: John Raycjeck’s Bohemian Polka Band, when Willie was 10 years old.

EARLY EMPLOYMENT: Mainly as a disc jockey, but also selling encyclopedia and other door-to-door items.

FIRST RECORDING: "No Place For Me," self financed and sold to his radio listeners in Vancouver, WA in 1956.

EARLY SONGWRITING: In the late 50’s Willie returned to Texas, this time to Houston, where he worked as a disc jockey and performed at the Esquire Club. Here he wrote some of his most memorable work, including "Night Life" and "Family Bible." Because of his financial situation, he sold both songs for $200.

MOVE TO NASHVILLE: In 1960, when Willie was hanging out at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge with other songwriters such as Hank Cochran, Mel Tillis, Roger Miller and Kris Kristofferson.

FIRST SUCCESS: Patsy Cline recorded Willie’s "Crazy" in August, 1961. Faron Young followed with "Hello Walls." Both songs reached number one.

FIRST SINGING SUCCESS: "Willingly" and "Touch Me." Both were duets with second wife Shirley Collie, and both reached the Top 10 in 1962.

OPRY DEBUT: November 28, 1964.

LEFT NASHVILLE: December 23, 1970, Willie’s house in Ridgetop, TN, burned down. He had just written a song called "What Can They Do To Me Now." After the fire, Willie, family and band returned to Texas.

BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM: Shotgun Willie, in 1973, for Atlantic Records.

MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH: The 1975 album, Red Headed Stranger, with the runaway hit "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain," that helped establish Willie as one of the top artists in country music. A concept album, the simple instrumentation and spare production ran against Nashville’s thinking at the time.

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