Willie Nelson (1933) began in a conventional Nashville country style and garnered great success as a writer of the song Hello Walls, which include Faron Young had a hit. As a performer, he was initially less successful. In the seventies he made history by finding together with Waylon Jennings 'outlaw country' forward to. They let their hair grow long and embraced injected raw, with rock influences
… country sound that they reached an audience of millions on both country- and rock fans. Then the long-haired Nelson began adventuring with Sinatra repertoire on the standards album Stardust. It was a great success that he managed to establish his name as a groundbreaking artist. Until today he continues to explore musical styles, from pop to reggae and works together with various names such as Ryan Adams and Julio Iglesias.more