Artist

Willie Nelson

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Nominations

Biography

"Three chords and the truth — that's what a country song is."

Born Willie Hugh Nelson on April 29, 1933, in Abbott, Texas
During the 1960s, Willie Nelson wrote songs for the likes of Ray Price, Patsy Cline and Billy Walker. After aligning himself with Waylon Jennings in the early '70s, the outlaw country star found commercial success in 1975 with his critically acclaimed album, Red Headed Stranger and the song "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain."
Nelson won his first GRAMMY for 1975 for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain."
Did you know? Nelson's 1982 hit "Always On My Mind" was first recorded by Gwen McCrae. The single was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 2008.
Nelson performed Bob Dylan's "Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)" at the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year gala in Dylan's honor. The annual gala raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people.
Nelson teamed up with Neil Young and John Mellencamp to launch Farm Aid in 1985. The annual raises money for family farmers in the United States.

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Willie Nelson

2026 • 68th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Traditional Country Album

Oh What A Beautiful World. Willie Nelson
Best Americana Album

Last Leaf On The Tree. Willie Nelson

2024 • 66th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Bluegrass Album

Bluegrass. Willie Nelson

2023 • 65th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Roots Gospel Album

The Willie Nelson Family. Willie Nelson
Best Country Solo Performance

Live Forever. Willie Nelson
Best Contemporary Country Album

A Beautiful Time. Willie Nelson

2022 • 64th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

That's Life. Willie Nelson

2020 • 62nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Country Solo Performance

Ride Me Back Home. Willie Nelson

2019 • 61st Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

My Way. Willie Nelson
Best American Roots Performance

Last Man Standing. Willie Nelson

2017 • 59th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin. Willie Nelson

2011 • 53rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Americana Album

Country Music. Willie Nelson

2010 • 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Americana Album

Willie And The Wheel. Willie Nelson, Asleep At The Wheel
Pop Collaboration With Vocals

Baby, It's Cold Outside. Willie Nelson, Norah Jones
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

American Classic. Willie Nelson

2008 • 50th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Collaboration With Vocal

Lost Highway. Willie Nelson, Ray Price

2007 • 49th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Contemporary Country Album

You Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker. Willie Nelson

2006 • 48th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Male Country Vocal Performance

Good Ol' Boys. Willie Nelson
Country Collaboration With Vocal

Dreams Come True. Willie Nelson, Norah Jones

2005 • 47th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Male Country Vocal Performance

You Are My Flower. Willie Nelson
Country Collaboration With Vocal

Pancho & Lefty. Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Toby Keith

2004 • 46th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Collaboration With Vocal

Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want To Get Over You). Willie Nelson, Norah Jones
Best Contemporary Country Album

Run That By Me One More Time. Willie Nelson, Ray Price
Country Collaboration With Vocal

Beer For My Horses. Willie Nelson, Toby Keith
Best Contemporary Country Album

Live And Kickin'. Willie Nelson

2003 • 45th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Contemporary Country Album

The Great Divide. Willie Nelson
Country Collaboration With Vocal

Mendocino County Line. Willie Nelson, Lee Ann Womack

2002 • 44th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Contemporary Country Album

Rainbow Connection. Willie Nelson
Male Country Vocal Performance

Marie. Willie Nelson

2001 • 43rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Traditional Blues Album

Milk Cow Blues (Album). Willie Nelson
Best Music Film

Teatro (Video). Willie Nelson

2000 • 42nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Pop Instrumental Performance

Night And Day (Track). Willie Nelson
Country Collaboration With Vocal

Going Away Party (Track). Asleep At The Wheel, Manhattan Transfer, Willie Nelson

1998 • 40th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Male Country Vocal Performance

Peach Pickin' Time Down In Georgia (Track). Willie Nelson

1997 • 39th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

How Great Thou Art (Album). Willie Nelson, Bobbie Nelson

1995 • 37th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Moonlight Becomes You (Album). Willie Nelson

1991 • 33rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Collaboration With Vocal

Highwayman 2 (Album). Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash

1986 • 28th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Male Country Vocal Performance

Forgiving You Was Easy (Single). Willie Nelson
Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Highwayman (Single). Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings

1985 • 27th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

As Time Goes By (Track). Willie Nelson, Julio Iglesias
Male Country Vocal Performance

City Of New Orleans (Single). Willie Nelson

1984 • 26th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Pancho And Lefty. Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson
Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Take It To The Limit (Album). Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings

1983 • 25th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Record Of The Year

Always On My Mind (Single). Willie Nelson
Male Country Vocal Performance

Always On My Mind. Willie Nelson
Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (Track). Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

1982 • 24th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Male Country Vocal Performance

Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Album). Willie Nelson

1981 • 23rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Inspirational Performance

Family Bible (Album). Willie Nelson
Male Country Vocal Performance

On The Road Again (Single). Willie Nelson
Best Country Song

On The Road Again. Willie Nelson

1980 • 22nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Inspirational Performance

I Saw The Light (Track). Willie Nelson, Leon Russell
Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Heartbreak Hotel (Single). Willie Nelson, Leon Russell
Male Country Vocal Performance

Whiskey River (Single). Willie Nelson

1979 • 21st Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Male Country Vocal Performance

Georgia On My Mind. Willie Nelson
Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys. Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson