Willie - by Willie Nelson & Bud Shrake (Paperback)

About the Book

Willie Nelson is more than just a singer whose albums have captured the imagination of America for more than thirty years.

Book Synopsis

Willie Nelson is more than just a singer whose albums have captures this country's imagination for more than thirty years: he is the nearest thing we have to the poet laureate of America's heart and the heartland. Told with frankness, warmth and earthy humor, here is Willie's story: his depression ere childhood; his stormy marriages; his will experiences with drugs, booze and women; his long rise to stardom; his musical and personal experiences with Waylon Jennings, Julio Iglesias, Kris Kristopherson, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Frank Sinatra and Linda Ronstadt.

Review Quotes

If America only had one voice, it would be Willie's.

Refreshingly free of bitterness, pettiness and finger-pointing, Willie: An Autobiography is chock full of delightful, hilarious, self-effacing and often revelatory anecdotes.

WIllie Nelson is a profound, original songwriterin a class with Stephen Foster who contrives to enrich our lives with classics.

Wille Nelson's impact on American music is indelible. He stands at the crossroads of all the sounds and colors of this country.