Nelson acquired Trigger, an old Martin guitar, in 1969. Nelson was playing a show at the John T. Floore’s Country Store in Helotes, Texas, and needed a replacement after a drunk fan destroyed his ...

According to his longtime road manager, Poodie Locke, Willie Nelson resolved a firefight without even shooting a single bullet.

Willie Nelson's debut starring role in a movie and one of his biggest hits came out on July 18—two years apart.