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\nGary Miller\/FilmMagic<\/p>\n
Country music legend Willie Nelson has been enriching our lives for the last eight decades. In 2023, he will turn 90 years old!<\/p>\n
Having reached such an age while still performing on stage makes Nelson unique; sometimes it feels like he is the last man standing from the golden generation of country music.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, it also means that he\u2019s been forced to say goodbye to many colleagues and friends over the years…<\/p>\n
\nGary Miller\/FilmMagic<\/p>\n
Country icon Willie Nelson is still going strong, and in 2022, he released his 72nd solo studio album. A Beautiful Time was launched on his 89th birthday and received positive reviews from music critics.<\/p>\n
But Nelson\u2019s touring and recording group, the Family, suffered some tragedies in 2022. In March, Willie\u2019s older sister Bobbie passed away, at the age of 91.<\/p>\n
Not everyone is aware that she played alongside Willie, and lived a remarkable life in the shadow of her world-famous brother.<\/p>\n
Born during the Great Depression, and raised by their grandparents, Willie and Bobbie Nelson grew up in the tiny farming community of Abbott, Texas \u2013 halfway between Dallas and Waco. <\/p>\n
Bobbie was born in 1931, two years before her brother entered the world.<\/p>\n
\u201dMight sound corny, but the truth is we were dirt poor in material possessions, but we were rich in love,\u201d Willie wrote in his memoir in 2015.<\/p>\n
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