Willie Nelson – country-music superstar, author, poet, actor and activist – is widely recognized as an American icon and this is the first full-colour book to comprehensively celebrate his life and music. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993 and received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1998. In 2011, Nelson was inducted into the National Agricultural Hall of Fame for his work with FarmAid. In 2015, he won the Gershwin Prize, a Library of Congress lifetime award. He was included in Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Singers and 100 Greatest Guitarists lists. His discography includes 68 studio albums, 10 live albums, 37 compilations, the soundtracks of The Electric Horseman and Honeysuckle Rose, as well as 27 collaborations. His albums have been successful in many countries, especially Ireland, Germany, New Zealand and Australia. Nelson has sold more than 40 million albums in the U.S. alone. His newest album, ‘For theGood Times: A Tribute to Ray Price’, was released in September 2016, debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard country chart.