William Hugh "Willie" Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, and originally from Abbott, Texas. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, though he had already become famous as a 1960s songwriter.
Nelson and his sister, Bobbie Nelson, were raised by their grandparents after their father died and their mother ran away. Willie played the guitar, while Bobbie played the piano. She met Bud Fletcher, a fiddler, and both siblings joined his band while Willie was in high school.