Shirley Collie Nelson: In and Out of Harmony with Willie Nelson
Jan 17, 2023•44 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Episode description
Shirley Collie helped launch Willie Nelson’s solo career back before the name “Willie Nelson” meant anything to anyone. As a guitarist and singer who climbed to the top tier of the country music circuit as just a teenager, she traded her trajectory as a recording artist and staple of the silver screen for a life with the duet partner of her dreams. But it wasn’t long before her life with Willie fell out of harmony…and fell into a twister of stagnation, loneliness, and jealousy.
Scrapbooks In My Mind: Featuring Shirley and Willie Nelson and Many Others by Shirley Caddell Collie Nelson
Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band by Willie Nelson and Bobbie Nelson
Willie Nelson: An Epic Life by Joe Nick Patoski
Shirley Nelson Obituary (Springfield Union Leader)
Shirley Collie Nelson. Former Wife and Duet Partner of Willie Nelson, Dies (CMT)
Wikipedia: Shirley Collie Nelson
Country Music Hall of Fame: Willie Nelson
Interview: Willie Nelson (The Telegraph)
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