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1) It's a long story: my life

Author

Nelson, Willie

Pub. Date

2015.

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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"What I say is that this is the story of my life, told as clear as a Texas sky and in the same rhythm that I lived it. It's a story of restlessness and the purity of the moment and living right. Of my childhood in Abbott, Texas, to the Pacific Northwest, from Nashville to Hawaii and all the way back again. Of selling vacuum cleaners and encyclopedias while hosting radio shows and writing song after song, hoping to strike gold. It's a story of...

2) Roll me up and smoke me when I die: musings from the road

Author

Nelson, Willie

Pub. Date

2013.

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America's greatest traveling bard Willie Nelson muses about the things that are most important to him and celebrates the family, friends, and colleagues who have blessed his remarkable journey.

3) Willie Nelson's letters to America

Author

Nelson, Willie

Pub. Date

[2021]

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Willie Nelson writes about his life in the form of letters that also include musings about America. There are also song lyrics to some of his biggest hits.

4) Pretty paper: a Christmas tale

Author

Nelson, Willie

Pub. Date

[2016]

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"More than fifty years ago, Willie Nelson's beloved Christmas song "Pretty paper" first hit the airwaves. And for all these years, Willie has wondered about the real-life Texas street vendor, selling wrappings and ribbons, who inspired his song. Who was this poor soul? What did his painful trials say about our loves, our hopes, our dreams in this holiday season--and in the rest of our lives?"--

5) The facts of life: and other dirty jokes

Author

Nelson, Willie

Pub. Date

c2002

6) Energy follows thought: the stories behind my songs

Author

Nelson, Willie

Pub. Date

2023.

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For the first time ever, and to help celebrate his 90th birthday in 2023, American icon Willie Nelson provides the stories behind the lyrics of 160 of his favorite songs, along with a dynamic assortment of never-before-seen photos and ephemera. From his earliest work in the 1950s to today, Willie looks back at the songs that have defined his career, from his days of earning $50 each to his biggest hits, from his less well-known songs (but incredibly...

7) Farm Aid: a song for America

Pub. Date

c2005

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A celebration of Farm Aid's 20th anniversary-a beautifully designed treasure documenting the struggles and contributions of family farmers in America and the more than 200 American artists who have played on the Farm Aid stage. When Willie Nelson organized the first Farm Aid concert in 1985, he hoped it would be a one-time event that would ensure the continued survival of the national treasure upon which our country was founded: the independent family...