In a 2014 interview, Nelson's harmonica player Mickey ... joining the U.S. Air Force is exactly what he did. Willie's stint at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas lasted only nine ...

Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP/Getty Fans have plenty of reasons to toast Willie Nelson on whichever day they ... birthday on April 29 until he joined the Air Force at age 18. At that point, he reportedly ...

Despite his “outlaw” image, Nelson played football in school and later served in the Air Force. Further Reading: Top 10 Willie Nelson Songs The Youngest + Oldest Singers in Country Music ...

In his two-hour show Willie Nelson kept defying the rules, according to Stars and Stripes’ Mark Kincade. Although he played many of his hits, he played them “a few beats faster than ...