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Tragic Details About Willie Nelson

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Willie Nelson always seems so happy and mellow that it's hard to imagine that anything bad ever happened to him. As it turns out, though, he's more than equipped to play the blues every now and again because behind that joyful facade hides a man who has dealt with his fair share of hard knocks. Here's the tragic real-life story of Willie Nelson.

Willie Nelson has accumulated a number of nicknames over the years, but one of them in particular seems pretty out of character: Shotgun Willie. The official website of Willie Nelson and Family has the story behind the unlikely moniker, and it very much involves a real shotgun. Back in the day, Nelson's daughter Lana was married to a violent man called Steve. One day, Nelson got physical with Steve, which led to a short gunfight after Steve subsequently followed Nelson home and opened fire on his house. Nelson grabbed an M1 rifle and returned fire, which drove the attacker away.

Steve then retaliated by kidnapping his and Lana's son and threatening to, in his words, "get rid" of Nelson. The singer decided to set up a trap, waiting for the attack with his rifle and yeah, you guessed it his shotgun. Nelson later described the incident:

"He drove by the house, and I ran out the garage door. Steve saw me and took off. That's when I shot his car and shot out his tire. Steve called the cops on me. Instead of explaining the whole damn mess, the beatings and the semi-kidnapping and shooting and all, I told the officers he must have run over the bullet."

In 1973, Nelson took the nickname and ran with it, releasing his album Shotgun Willie.

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Shotgun Willie | 0:20
Backlash | 1:33
Tax trouble | 2:56
Fighting the IRS | 3:48
The IRS Tapes | 5:01
A cheating heart | 5:53
Willie's wives | 6:46
Fighting the law | 7:29
Dan "Bee" Spears | 8:24
Health scares | 9:05
Carpal tunnel syndrome | 10:20
Losing a son | 11:06
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