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Article: Tracing the career of Nashvilles long-haired, singing legend; BILLY KENNEDY charts the mercurial career of country icon Willie Nelson, now in the sunset years of life.(Features)
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- The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- April 28, 2003
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Byline: BILLY KENNEDY
CELEBRATED aOutlaw performer Willie Nelson is 70 this Wednesday, but the little Texan with the grizzly and distinctive vocals is still very much part of the American country music roster, recording and touring through the States.
Few have left their mark as a singer/songwriter quite like Willie, who has come a long way from when he was selling Bibles and vacuum cleaners door-to-door to pay for his college education.
His deeply interpretive approach to music has created a cult following and his legion of fans include many not categorised as being ...