Willie Nelson was born on April 30, 1933. Willie Nelson is an American country singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor and activist, originally from Abbott, Texas. Willie Nelson reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, but remains iconic, especially in American popular culture. 
Willie Nelson was born and raised in Abbott, Texas, the son of Myrle and Ira D. Nelson, who was a mechanic and pool hall owner. Willie Nelson grandparents William Alfred Nelson and Nancy Elizabeth Smothers gave him mail-order music lessons starting at age six. Willie Nelson wrote his first song when he was seven and was playing in a local band at age nine. Willie Nelson played the guitar, while his sister Bobbie played the piano. Willie Nelson met Bud Fletcher, a fiddler, and two siblings joined his band, Bohemian Fiddlers, while Willie Nelson was in high school. While Willie Nelson was in high school he took part in the National FFA Organization (formerly known as the Future Farmers of America). 

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