Willie Nelson Net Worth

Willie Nelson’s Net Worth: Willie Nelson is an American country music singer and songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor and activist who has a net worth of $ 25 million. Willie Nelson has earned his net worth through his musical career, the composition of songs and his many roles in television and films, as well as in the writing of his autobiography and other books. Born Willie Hugh Nelson on April 29, 1933, in Abbott, Texas, United States, came to fame as one of the key figures of the outlaw country in the late sixties. Actually, Nelson was recognized as one of the most prolific artists of this subgenre of country music that developed primarily as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of Nashville sound. Thanks to the critical nod for the album Shotgun Willie (1973), along with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), Nelson came into the limelight. After writing his first song at age seven and joining his first band at ten, Willie Nelson made a local tour with the Bohemian Polka as his singer and guitarist at an early age. It was during his two years at Baylor University that he decided to leave the university to pursue a musical career. During this time he worked as a disc jockey and wrote the song “Family Bible”, as well as recorded the single “Lumberjack” in 1956. Two years later, he signed with D Records and wrote songs that would become standards of countries like “Funny How Time Away Slips “,” Hello Walls “,” Pretty Paper “and” Crazy “. He continued to sign publishing contracts with other agencies, served as Ray Price‘s band as a bassist and re-entered his musical career with the rise in popularity of hippie music after he announced his retirement in 1972. In addition to his musical commitments , Nelson has starred in more than 30 films, co-authored several books and has participated in activism for the use of biofuels and legalization of marijuana.