Shirley Collie Nelson

Country Singer

Birthday March 16, 1931

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Missouri

DEATH DATE Jan 27, 2010 (78)

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About

Country singer and rockabilly artist who was the second wife of Willie Nelson. She released the #10 single "Willingly" with Willie.

Before Fame

At age fourteen she got a co-hosting gig for a weekday morning show on a local radio station. She got married for the first time when she was fifteen, but was divorced four years later.

Trivia

She was offered the role of Pearl Buck on The Beverly Hillbillies, but she decided to tour with Willie Nelson instead.

Family Life

She was married to Willie Nelson from 1963 to 1971.

Associated With

Chely Wright is another popular country singer from Missouri.