Article: The tribute: Best Willie Nelson look-alike

Whether or not he likes it, Marion Deaton is a star. And lucky for the Memphis, Tenn., singer - give or take a mug shot and a few ounces of narcotic mushrooms - he has a pretty fantastic reputation.

Deaton, 67, is a Willie Nelson look-alike, and while walking down the streets of Nashville, Tenn., or Las Vegas, Deaton is Nelson. But a disguise only takes him so far.

"I try to keep my hair in a ponytail," Deaton confided during a telephone interview, "stay low-profile."

Not only is Deaton a Nelson look-alike; he also happens to be a sound-alike; and he has managed to turn these two traits into a career.

Deaton said it would be wrong to label him a Willie Nelson impersonator. He says he is who ...

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