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Country and western singer Willie Nelson is shown at a party celebrating a new album at the Rainbow Room in New York City, Jan. 16, 1978. (AP Photo) ( WILLIE NELSON )

Country music singers Waylon Jennings, right, and Willie Nelson are shown in New York City on Feb. 5. 1978. (AP Photo) ( NELSON JENNINGS )

From left to right: actress Candice Bergen, singer Rita Coolidge, singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson, country singer Willie Nelson, and actor Burt Reynolds are seen backstage at New York's Bottom Line after Coolidge and Kristofferson's opening night, Jan. 4, 1979. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ( BACKSTAGE BOTTOM LINE 1979 )

Country music singer Willie Nelson, left, is congratulated by presenter and singer Dolly Parton as he receives the entertainer of the year award at the 13th annual Country Music Association awards show at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House, Tenn., Oct. 9, 1979. (AP Photo) ( CMA AWARDS NELSON PARTON )

Country music singer Willie Nelson (left) poses with President Carter's son Chip at a fund raiser in Atlanta at night on Tuesday, April 15, 1980. The Western Party held at the old Fox Theater drew about 500 Carter supporters in cowboy regalia at $250 per couple. Two concerts played to a full house at $12.50 per ticket. The theater holds 4,000. (AP Photo/Nancy Magiafico) ( Country Singer Willie Nelson with Chip Carter )

Willie Nelson, country musician and American folk hero, is shown wearing his own brand of jeans in Dallas on June 5, 1980. Sales by the Dallas-based Mr. Fine are far above the projected figure and the manufacturer said they expect to reach 1 million in the near future. (AP Photo) ( Willie Nelson )

Western singer Willie Nelson shows off a blue headdress given to him after a weekend benefit concert for United National Indian Tribal Youth in Norman, Oklahoma on Sept. 1, 1980. UNITY spokesmen estimated the concert raised some $40,000 for music scholarships for Indian students. (AP Photo) ( Singer Willie Nelson Indian Headdress )

Singer Willie Nelson and Rosalynn Carter, wife of former President Jimmy Carter embrace on stage following the singing of "Amazing Grace," May 18, 1985 in Plains Ga., while the former president applauds at Nelson's Plains Centennial Concert. (AP Photo/Ric Feld) ( Carters And Willie Nelson 1985 )

Willie Nelson, country singer and musician, poses with his wife, Connie, after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Songwriter's Hall of Fame Awards ceremony in New York City, March 7, 1983. (AP Photo) ( SONGWRITERS AWARD NELSON CONNIE )

Entertainer Willie Nelson, left, and Frank Sinatra appear together, Sept. 2, 1987 in a new public service advertising television spot about a Diabetes Implant System that has been developed from space research. The campaign theme line is 'Space Technology.' This is what's in it for your.' (AP Photo) ( Willie Nelson and Frank Sinatra )

President Jimmy Carter greets Willie Nelson, left, after watching the star country and western music singer perform in a concert at the Merriweather Post Pavillion at Columbia, Md., on July 21, 1978. Nelson performed along with country western singer Many Lou Morris for the President Jimmy Carter and Mrs. Rosalynn Carter who joined thousands of young people for the show. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi) ( President Jimmy Carter )

Country music singer Willie Nelson and his children Amy, left, and Paula talk with first lady Rosalynn Carter at the White House after Nelson performed for members of the NASCAR in Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 1978. (AP Photo) ( WILLIE NELSON FIRST LADY CARTER )

Willie Nelson performs at Radio City Music Hall in New York, May 24, 1984. It is the first in a series of of six concerts at Radio City, all of which sold out, the first time for a country western act. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ( Willie Nelson 1984 )

Willie Nelson performs one song during Merle Haggard?s set at the 1983 Willie Nelson July 4th Picnic in the infield of Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Ga, July 4, 1983. Nelson was scheduled for a complete set at the conclusion of the all-day event. This was the first year the annual event was not held in Texas. (AP Photo/Ric Feld) ( Willie Nelson 1983 )

Country singer Willie Nelson performs as the closing act at the US Festival in Devore, Ca., Saturday night, June 5, 1983. (AP Photo/Michael Tweed) ( US FESTIVAL WILLIE NELSON )

Merle Haggard, left, and Willie Nelson accept their Duo of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 10, 1983. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) ( CMA AWARDS HAGGARD NELSON )

Willie Nelson performs at Radio City Music Hall in New York, May 24, 1984. It is the first in a series of of six concerts at Radio City, all of which sold out, the first time for a country western act. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ( Willie Nelson 1984 )

Willie Nelson, left, and Bruce Springsteen of USA for Africa, 1985. (AP Photo) ( USA FOR AFRICA 1985 )

Country singer Willie Nelson performs at New York's Radio City Music Hall Thursday night in the first of six sold-out concerts, May 25, 1984. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ( RADIO CITY WILLIE NELSON )

Willie Nelson in Austin, Texas, Feb. 17, 1986, as he taped 45 historical vignettes of Texas history to be during the Sesquicentennial year. At the taping, Nelson said "I'm getting well educated; I'm learning a lot more about Texas history that I didn't know." (AP Photo/Bob Daemmrich) ( Willie Nelson )

Country singer Willie Nelson second from left, crosses the finish line at the first annual Willie Nelson distance classic on Sunday, June 15, 1980 at the Pedernales Country Clute owns near Lake Travis in Austin, Texas. Nelson finished the hilly, 6.2 mile course one hour, 7 minutes and 45 seconds. More than 1,000 runners competed. (AP Photo/Daemmrich) ( Singer Willie Nelson Running )

Country singer-songwriter Willie Nelson reacts after sinking a 12-foot birdie putt at Indian Wells Country Club during the first round of the Bob Hope Desert Classic near Palm Springs, Calif., Jan. 19, 1983. Nelson relieves Bob Hope in the tournament because Hope's eyes still bother him after having eye surgery. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon) ( Willie Nelson 1983 )

Country music singer Willie Nelson poses with one of two awards he won at the 1982 18th annual Academy of Country Music Awards held at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, Ca., Monday, May 9, 1983. Nelson won best single record of the year and album of the year for "Always On My Mind." (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) ( COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS NELSON )

Country-western singer Willie Nelson, right, shakes hands with farmer Marvin Espenscheid Friday August 23, 1985 who Nelson invited onto his bus to discuss farm problems at the Minnesota State Fair. Nelson was to have toured the cattle barn to talk with farmers, but the large crowd forced him to stay on the bus. Nelson announced that he will give a live-aid concert for farmers in Champaign,Ill. on Sept. 22.1985 (AP Photo/Larry Salzman) ( Willy Nelson FarmAid )

President Jimmy Carter talks with country music singer Charley Pride, right, and entertainer Willie Nelson, second from left, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, May 16, 1979 after the two presented him with a special country music award for his support of country music. Woman at left is unidentified. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges) ( Jimmy Carter )

Willie Nelson sings in a special concert, Wednesday, April 17, 1986 in Chicago to raise money for scholarships to the School of the Chicago Art Institute. About 1,000 people attended the $200-a-ticket concert. (AP Photo/Charles Bennett) ( Willie Nelson )

Willie Nelson in 1989. (AP Photo) ( Willie Nelson )

Willie Nelson in 1989. (AP Photo) ( Willie Nelson )

Prince Charles, right, meets Texas musician Willie Nelson, center, and former anchorman Walter Cronkite prior to Nelson's concert Thursday night in Austin, Texas, Feb. 20, 1986. (AP Photo/Bob Daemmrich) ( CRONKITE NELSON PRINCE CHARLES )

Lee Ann Womack and Willie Nelson embrace after performing "Mendocino County Line" at the 37th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Wednesday, May 22, 2002, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) ( COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS )

Willie Nelson performs at Farm Aid 2002 in Burgettstown, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2002. (AP Photo/Jasmine Gehris) ( FARM AID )

Country singers Willie Nelson, left, and Toby Keith share a laugh at a press conference in Houston touting the pre-game show for Super Bowl XXXVIII on Friday, Jan. 30, 2004. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta) ( SUPER BOWL PREGAME )

Willie Nelson sings " Living in a Promised Land" Thursday, July 29, 2004, 2004 at the FleetCenter in Boston during the Democratic National Convention.(AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) ( DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION CELEBS )

Willie Nelson performs ``Reinvest in America; Put America Back to Work'' event in Charleston, W.Va., Monday, Sept. 6, 2004. (AP Photo/Jon C. Hancock) ( REINVEST IN AMERICA )

Willie Nelson performs during the "Tsunami Relief Austin to South Asia" concert at the Austin Music Hall in Austin, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2005. Proceeds from the $25 tickets will go to the Red Cross, UNICEF and Doctors Without Borders organizations. (AP Photo/Kelly West) ( TSUNAMI RELIEF )

Entertainer Willie Nelson, right, appears at a rally in support of Rep. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, at a farm in Charlotte, Vt., Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2006. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot) ( WILLIE NELSON SANDERS )

Willie Nelson entertains the audience while performing at the Farm Aid Concert in Camden, N.J. on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006. (AP Photo/Tim Larsen) ( BUNTE PERSONALITY JONES )

Country singer Willie Nelson feeds carrots to some of the horses he rescued from slaughter, at his ranch in Spicewood, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ( GOVERNOR KINKY )

Willie Nelson's guitar shows decades of wear as he performs at the Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago, Saturday, July 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) ( Crossroads Guitar Festival )

In this photo released by Hard Rock International, Willie Nelson performs with his son Lukas Nelson at the Hard Rock Cafe as part of Hard Rock's Ambassadors of Rock concert tour featuring Willie Nelson and Friends, Monday, Sept. 10, 2007, in New York. (AP Photo/Hard Rock Cafe, Stuart Ramson) ( Ambassadors of Rock )

Country music artist Willie Nelson performs on stage during the 57th Annual BMI Country Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer) ( 2009 BMI Awards Inside )

Country singer Willie Nelson attends a reception for the recipients of the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors in East Room of the White House, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ( Obama Kennedy Center Honors )

Ke$ha and Willie Nelson appear on NBC's "Today" show on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) ( Ke$ha on Today Show )

In this photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau, Willie Nelson's faithful guitar "Trigger" bears the scars of a tough life like it's master as Willie surges into his 6th decade of entertaining in concert at Sunset Station Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Saturday, July 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Las Vegas News Bureau, Glenn Pinkerton) ( Willie Nelson Performs )

Willie Nelson performs during the Farm Aid 2012 concert at Hershey park Stadium in Hershey, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma) ( Farm Aid Pennsylvania )

Willie Nelson poses in a hotel in New York, Jan. 14, 2002 . (AP Photo/Gino Domenico ) ( WILLIE NELSON )

Singer Willie Nelson with Dolly Parton at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Oct. 8, 1979 during the country music association awards show. (AP Photo) ( Singer Willie Nelson with Dolly Parton )

Singer Willie Nelson, sings the national anthem at the Democratic National Convention in Madison Square Garden in New York, August 13, 1980. (AP Photo) ( Singer Willie Nelson )

Country and Western singer Nelson Willie performing on stage at the U.S. Festival, June 4, 1983 in Glen Helen Regional park in Devore, San Bernardino, California. (AP Photo/M. Tweed) ( Singer Willie Nelson )

Country music legend Johnny Cash, right, performs with the Highwaymen in October 1985 with Willie Nelson, left, Kris Kristofferson, second from left, and Waylon Jennings, second from right, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) ( THE HIGHWAYMEN )

Willie Nelson arrives at the 46th Annual Country Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) ( Country Music Awards - Arrivals )

Willie Nelson is photographed, June 27, 1986 in Miami on the set of "Miami Vice". (AP Photo/Willens) ( Willie Nelson )

As Singer Willie Nelson opens his Fourth of July Picnic event in Carl's Corner, Texas, on July 4, 1987, a fan in the audience is waving the American flag. (AP Photo/Bill Janscha) ( NELSON FOURTH OF JULY PICNIC )

Singer Willie Nelson performs at the Reebok Riverstage, new outdoor music center in New York, on July 12, 1989. (AP Photo/Mario Suriani) ( NELSON PERFORMS NEW YORK )

H. Ross Perot, left, and country singer Willie Nelson share the stage on Saturday, May 30, 1992 at the nominating convention for Perot in Little Rock. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) ( Ross Perot and Willie Nelson )

When he was inducted in 1993, Willie Nelson, shown in an April 20, 1993, file photo, complained that selecting just one performer a year to the Hall of Fame just wasn't enough. The Country Music Hall of Fame is taking Nelson's suggestion and stepping up the pace of inducting members. Ed Benson, executive director of the Hall of Fame, said Wednesday, July 3, 1996, that three performers would be inducted each year through 1998. (AP Photo/Wyatt Counts) ( NAMES NELSON )

The Highwaymen, from left, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings, pose for a group portrait during a break in a rehearsal for "Late Night with David Letterman," in New York City, May 1, 1995. The four musicians, each a country music star, have made three albums together. (AP Photo/Wyatt Counts) ( THE HIGHWAYMEN )

Award winner Willie Nelson and his wife arrive at the Department of State for the Kennedy Center Honors Gala dinner Saturday, Dec. 5, 1998, in Washington. The center honored comedian Bill Cosby, musician Willie Nelson, composer and conductor Andre Previn, songwriting team of Fred Ebb and John Kander, former actress and ambassador to Czechkoslovakia Shirley Temple Black. No name given for Ms. Nelson. (AP Photo/Khue Bui) ( KENNEDY CENTER HONORS )

Willie Nelson performs Thursday evening, June 17, 1999, at the 26th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Telluride, Colo. Willie plays his trademark hole in the body guitar that is covered with autographs of other musicians. (AP Photo/Mickey Krakowski) ( BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL )

Willie Nelson performs at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, on June 21, 2011. Photo by Werner R. Slocum

Willie Nelson performs at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, on June 21, 2011. Photo by Werner R. Slocum

Willie Nelson performs at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, on June 21, 2011. Photo by Werner R. Slocum

Willie Nelson raises his hat to the fans attending his Fourth of July Picnic in this July 4, 2006 file photo, in Ft. Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Rex C. Curry, file) ( PEOPLE NELSON )