“Willie Nelson was not supposed to become Willie Nelson. He was born on April 29, 1933, in Abbott, Texas — a speck of a town made of dust, cotton fields, and Depression-era hardship. His parents were teenagers, restless and unhappy, and the marriage collapsed before Willie could even form his first memory. His mother drifted west. His father moved on. Willie and his older sister Bobbie were left behind.”
Introduction The Making of a Legend: Willie Nelson’s Journey from Dust to Immortality Willie Nelson was not supposed to become Willie Nelson. Born on April 29, 1933, in Abbott, Texas,…