{"id":6274,"date":"2024-12-31T01:45:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T01:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=6274"},"modified":"2024-12-31T01:45:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T01:45:57","slug":"willie-nelsons-8-children-sons-daughters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=6274","title":{"rendered":"Willie Nelson&#8217;s 8 Children: All About His Sons and Daughters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-content_1-0\" class=\"comp article-content mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6277\" src=\"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/willie-nelson-kids-1-090b05e86cd34591a7ba804f0dc25d43-300x225.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/willie-nelson-kids-1-090b05e86cd34591a7ba804f0dc25d43-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/willie-nelson-kids-1-090b05e86cd34591a7ba804f0dc25d43.webp 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Willie Nelson\u00a0is the patriarch of a large, blended family.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The country music legend has five daughters \u2014 Lana, 71, Susie, 68, Paula, 55, and Amy, 51, as well as the late Renee Butts \u2014 and three sons \u2014 Lukas, 36, Micah, 34, and Billy, who died in 1991.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Lana, Susie and Billy were born to Willie and his first wife, Martha Matthews; their marriage lasted from 1952 to 1962. Willie shares daughters Paula and Amy with his third wife, Connie Koepke, whom he was married to for 17 years. The &#8220;On the Road Again&#8221; singer married Annie D&#8217;Angelo in 1991 and together they share sons Lukas and Micah.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Willie also fathered an eighth child, a daughter named Renee, with his friend Mary Haney, but he did not learn of her existence until 2012.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Some of the musician&#8217;s kids have followed in his footsteps, namely Paula, Amy, Lukas and Micah. In addition to their own projects, they all appeared on the 2021 album\u00a0<em>The Willie Nelson Family<\/em>, and have often hit the road with their dad.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme mntl-sc-block-image figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" class=\"universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/n4kf8OZRsWi31IUYazMq2DUyM18=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-2-54a252a0669842aba7120ea0942c67cf.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/n4kf8OZRsWi31IUYazMq2DUyM18=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-2-54a252a0669842aba7120ea0942c67cf.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Willie Nelson, Lukas Nelson, and Micah Nelson attend the Producers &amp; Engineers Wing 12th annual GRAMMY week event honoring Willie Nelson at Village Studios on February 6, 2019 in Los Angeles, California\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1428\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/n4kf8OZRsWi31IUYazMq2DUyM18=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-2-54a252a0669842aba7120ea0942c67cf.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/n4kf8OZRsWi31IUYazMq2DUyM18=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-2-54a252a0669842aba7120ea0942c67cf.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption type--mouse figure-article-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;Honestly, right now, playing onstage with my kids is the biggest thrill I can get,&#8221; Willie told\u00a0<em>Texas <\/em><em>Monthly<\/em>\u00a0in 2012.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block collapsed\">\n<div id=\"mm-ads-native-fluid_1-0\" class=\"comp mm-ads-native-fluid mm-ads-native \" data-right-rail-index=\"2\">\n<div id=\"mm-ads-native__adunit_1-0\" class=\"comp mm-ads-native__adunit mm-ads-gpt-dynamic-adunit mm-ads-gpt-adunit scads-to-load gpt native dynamic js-immediate-ad js-immediate-ad-loaded\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In a 2017\u00a0<em>Rolling Stone\u00a0<\/em>mini-documentary, the Texas-born singer described his current stage crew: &#8220;It&#8217;s been a family thing with me just making music with whoever was around. And to have your kids up there doing a good job with you, now that&#8217;s as good as it gets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">For Willie&#8217;s 90th birthday celebration, filmed in April 2023 and released in December of the same year, Lukas and Micah took to the stage to sing tributes to their father&#8217;s musical legacy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">When asked what &#8220;kind of a dad&#8221; he was, Willie said a lot of people would think he was probably &#8220;not a very good one&#8221; because of how often he was gone when his kids were growing up. &#8220;As they live longer and have families, they&#8217;ll realize what it all means and what it&#8217;s all about,&#8221; he said. His wife, Annie, politely disagreed with Willie&#8217;s self-assessment. &#8220;That&#8217;s his interpretation,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Ours and how they grew up was, this is a good example of what it means to come here and do what you came here for.&#8221; She added, &#8220;When he was home, he was home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Willie has close relationships with each of his kids, who frequently post photos with one another and with their dad on social media.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;I have a great family,&#8221; Willie said on\u00a0<em>The Big Interview\u00a0with\u00a0Dan Rather<\/em>\u00a0in 2016. &#8220;I have a lot of great kids. They seem to be doing well. I&#8217;m proud of them. It doesn&#8217;t get better than that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Here&#8217;s everything to know about Willie Nelson&#8217;s eight children.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"toc-renee-butts\" class=\"heading-toc\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text\"><strong>Renee Butts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme mntl-sc-block-image figure-portrait figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_2-0\" class=\"universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/iAwI1s4as9Helqo9MnX3X7s66pc=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-lynda-2457d63d4f654d17898945a5b815ec29.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/iAwI1s4as9Helqo9MnX3X7s66pc=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-lynda-2457d63d4f654d17898945a5b815ec29.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Willie Nelson and Lynda Renee Butts\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/iAwI1s4as9Helqo9MnX3X7s66pc=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-lynda-2457d63d4f654d17898945a5b815ec29.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/iAwI1s4as9Helqo9MnX3X7s66pc=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-lynda-2457d63d4f654d17898945a5b815ec29.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption type--mouse figure-article-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Willie&#8217;s friend Mary Haney gave birth to a daughter Renee Butts (n\u00e9e Lynda Renee Barley) on Jan. 22, 1953 \u2014 although the musician didn&#8217;t know Renee was his child until 2012.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In his 2012 memoir,\u00a0<em>Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road<\/em>, he wrote about discovering he had fathered a child with his friend.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;I have an old, dear friend, Mary Haney, who I&#8217;d lost touch with but recently met again after decades,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;Turns out Mary and I had a child together called Renee. It also turns out Renee has a daughter, Noelle, who has a daughter, [\u00adJordyn], who I am happy to now call my great-granddaughter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">He added, &#8220;My newly discovered family sure took some time to surface.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Renee married her husband Joel Butts in 1976, and they lived near Houston, where Renee worked as a graphic designer. In 2016, Renee shared a\u00a0Facebook post\u00a0celebrating her dad on Father&#8217;s Day. &#8220;This is also my dad and I love him so much,&#8221; she captioned a photo of her and Willie. &#8220;Happy Fathers Day dad. I know I&#8217;m a really lucky girl to have two of the finest men in this world be dads to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_38-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">She died in August 2017.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_39-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"toc-lana-nelson-fowler-71\" class=\"heading-toc\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_40-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text\"><strong>Lana Nelson Fowler, 71<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_41-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme mntl-sc-block-image figure-portrait figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_3-0\" class=\"universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/SQYuVfIlvmPPWckCzbN203oMhw4=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(838x0:840x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-lana-682fc280c8074c22853aaa9d1679ff4d.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/SQYuVfIlvmPPWckCzbN203oMhw4=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(838x0:840x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-lana-682fc280c8074c22853aaa9d1679ff4d.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Willie Nelson and Lana\" width=\"1678\" height=\"2000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/SQYuVfIlvmPPWckCzbN203oMhw4=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(838x0:840x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-lana-682fc280c8074c22853aaa9d1679ff4d.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/SQYuVfIlvmPPWckCzbN203oMhw4=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(838x0:840x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-lana-682fc280c8074c22853aaa9d1679ff4d.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption type--mouse figure-article-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_42-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Willie and his first wife, Matthews, welcomed their eldest child, Lana Nelson, on Nov. 11, 1953. Lana had two sons from her first marriage, and later remarried a man named George Fowler in June 1976, per\u00a0<em>Texas Monthly<\/em>. The couple went on to have a daughter, Rachel, and a son, Bryan.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_43-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_44-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Although Lana isn&#8217;t a musician, she has worked with her dad: She was the costume designer for his 1986 film\u00a0<em>Red Headed Stranger<\/em>, which was based on his 1975 album of the same name. Her son Bryan also had a small role in the film, according to\u00a0<em>Texas Monthly<\/em>. Lana worked in the costume department for the 1993 TV special\u00a0<em>Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O<\/em>\u00a0as well. Along with her siblings and aunt, she appeared in the documentaries\u00a0<em>The King of Luck\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Lovey: King of the Roadies<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_45-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_46-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">To celebrate Father&#8217;s Day in 2015, Lana posted a tribute on her dad&#8217;s website. &#8220;My dear father is a sweet, mellow, loving man that makes me light up inside when I look into his eyes,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;He has been an inspiration and a role model, teaching me the most important lessons of my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_47-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"toc-susie-nelson-68\" class=\"heading-toc\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_48-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text\"><strong>Susie Nelson, 68<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_49-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Willie and Matthews&#8217; second child, Susie Nelson, was born on May 23, 1956.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_50-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_51-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">At age 27, she returned to school to earn her high school diploma. She also spent a few years playing music and telling stories on Indigenous reservations in the U.S. and Canada (Willie reportedly has Cherokee ancestry).<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_52-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_53-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In 1987, she published\u00a0<em>Heart Worn Memories: A Daughter&#8217;s Personal Biography of Willie Nelson<\/em>. The same year, the\u00a0<em>Orlando Sentinel<\/em>\u00a0reported that Susie had been divorced and widowed before marrying writer and editor Bob Rosenbaum in June.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_54-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_55-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In 2012, she co-hosted\u00a0<em>Susie&#8217;s Gospel Hour<\/em>\u00a0with her dad on Willie&#8217;s Roadhouse, the singer&#8217;s SiriusXM channel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_56-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"toc-william-billy-hugh-nelson-jr\" class=\"heading-toc\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_57-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text\"><strong>William &#8220;Billy&#8221; Hugh Nelson Jr.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_58-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Willie and Matthews&#8217; first son, William &#8220;Billy&#8221; Hugh Nelson Jr., was born on May 12, 1958.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_59-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_60-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">While touring with his dad, Billy met Janet Caldwell, a &#8220;radio promo girl&#8221; in Nashville. They married and settled in Music City and had one daughter, Raelyn, according to a\u00a0<em>Spin<\/em>\u00a0profile of Willie&#8217;s granddaughter, who is also a musician.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_61-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_62-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">As reported by PEOPLE, Billy&#8217;s\u00a0mother died around Christmas\u00a01989, and at about the same time, he and Caldwell separated. Caldwell gained custody of their daughter, and Billy underwent alcohol abuse treatment in 1990.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_63-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_64-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Billy and his father were working on a gospel-inspired album before the younger Nelson\u00a0died by suicide\u00a0on Christmas Day 1991. &#8220;I&#8217;ve never experienced anything so devastating in my life,&#8221; Willie told a friend.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_65-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_66-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In 1994, Willie released their completed album,\u00a0<em>Peace in the Valley: The Gospel Truth Collection<\/em>. The record included &#8220;My Body&#8217;s Just a Suitcase for My Soul,&#8221; a duet with his late son. Producer Bob MacDonald Jr. told the\u00a0<em>Sun-Sentinel<\/em>\u00a0that finishing the album &#8220;was very tough for Willie,&#8221; explaining that the singer &#8220;had doubts about coming out with this album at all. But now that the record is out, it seems to be helping him to come to grips with the tragedy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_67-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_68-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Billy&#8217;s daughter, Raelyn, is a Nashville-based musician and has two sons and one daughter, according to\u00a0Gainesville Downtown. She told the outlet that her grandfather Willie is one of her biggest supporters. &#8220;He&#8217;s told me he&#8217;s really proud of me and that my dad would be really proud of me,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_69-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"toc-paula-carlene-nelson-55\" class=\"heading-toc\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_70-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text\"><strong>Paula Carlene Nelson, 55<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_71-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme mntl-sc-block-image figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_4-0\" class=\"universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/_wbPT3dE1CcIB9gLlSzeTLYOE1M=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-paula-3d608a1fd9114888963ecef15a089f3c.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/_wbPT3dE1CcIB9gLlSzeTLYOE1M=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-paula-3d608a1fd9114888963ecef15a089f3c.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Paula Nelson attends the Hard Rock International's Wille Nelson Artist Spotlight Benefit Concert at Hard Rock Cafe, Times Square on June 6, 2013 in New York City\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/_wbPT3dE1CcIB9gLlSzeTLYOE1M=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-paula-3d608a1fd9114888963ecef15a089f3c.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/_wbPT3dE1CcIB9gLlSzeTLYOE1M=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-paula-3d608a1fd9114888963ecef15a089f3c.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption type--mouse figure-article-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_72-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Willie&#8217;s first child with Koepke, Paula Carlene Nelson, was born on Oct. 27, 1969. She was named after Willie&#8217;s best friend, the late\u00a0Paul English, and his wife Carlene, as Paula shared on the podcast\u00a0<em>One by Willie<\/em>. Both her father and Paul walked Paula down the aisle at her second wedding.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_73-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_74-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">At the time of Paula&#8217;s birth, Willie was still married to his second wife, singer Shirley Collie, whom he married in 1963. Collie learned that her husband fathered a child (Paula) with another woman when she\u00a0found Koepke&#8217;s hospital bill\u00a0in 1971.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_75-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_76-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;I tried to play it off as no big deal. I told her that I had to go to the hospital for something minor,&#8221; Willie wrote in his memoir,\u00a0<em>Me and Sister Bobbie<\/em>:\u00a0<em>True Tales of the Family Band<\/em>. &#8220;Shirley wasn&#8217;t buying that \u2026 [I] was caught flatfooted. Had to get the words out of my mouth. &#8216;Connie&#8217;s my girlfriend and Paula&#8217;s our daughter.&#8217; &#8221; Willie and Collie divorced in 1971, and that same year, the singer married Koepke, whom he met at one of his Houston shows.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_77-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_78-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">After her parents divorced in 1988, Paula moved with her mom to Austin, Texas, and enrolled at Westlake High School. &#8220;It was tough going to Westlake. I was 16 and had been living in Colorado since grade school where it didn&#8217;t matter, but to be Willie Nelson&#8217;s daughter in Texas was huge,&#8221; she told the\u00a0<em>Austin Chronicle<\/em>\u00a0in 2008. &#8220;[By 12th grade], I was doing a lot of coke, anything I could get my hands on, really.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_79-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_80-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">During her senior year, she entered a treatment center in San Diego. She took correspondence courses to graduate and became the first Nelson to receive a high school diploma.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_81-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_82-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Paula followed in her father&#8217;s footsteps and pursued a career in music.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_83-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_84-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In 2014, Paula released her fifth studio album,\u00a0<em>Under the Influence<\/em>. Two years later, the\u00a0Country Music Association of Texas\u00a0named her female artist of the year. She&#8217;s also collaborated with her dad on numerous occasions \u2014 she sang &#8220;Have You Ever Seen the Rain?&#8221; on Willie&#8217;s 2013 cover album\u00a0<em>To All the Girls<\/em>, and Willie played guitar on her song &#8220;Primrose Path.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_85-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_86-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;I&#8217;m extremely grateful. My dad will text me and say, &#8216;I&#8217;m listening to you on your radio. It sounds great. You&#8217;re sounding great,&#8217; &#8221; she said on\u00a0<em>One by Willie.<\/em>\u00a0&#8220;And that&#8217;s a huge bonding experience that I wouldn&#8217;t take anything for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_87-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"toc-amy-lee-nelson-51\" class=\"heading-toc\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_88-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text\"><strong>Amy Lee Nelson, 51<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_89-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme mntl-sc-block-image figure-portrait figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_5-0\" class=\"universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/vmp-YjsIYC6joz8flOLv0MOxf9Q=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-amy-5d665c82add04caf81031063ecccd4c7.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/vmp-YjsIYC6joz8flOLv0MOxf9Q=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-amy-5d665c82add04caf81031063ecccd4c7.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Amy Nelson attends Hard Rock International's Wille Nelson Artist Spotlight Benefit Concert at Hard Rock Cafe, Times Square on June 6, 2013 in New York City\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/vmp-YjsIYC6joz8flOLv0MOxf9Q=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-amy-5d665c82add04caf81031063ecccd4c7.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/vmp-YjsIYC6joz8flOLv0MOxf9Q=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-amy-5d665c82add04caf81031063ecccd4c7.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption type--mouse figure-article-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_90-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The second daughter of Willie and Koepke, Amy Lee Nelson, was born on July 6, 1973.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_91-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_92-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">She has worked in Hollywood on a handful of projects, including directing the documentary\u00a0<em>Lovey: King of the Roadies<\/em>\u00a0and capturing footage for Kinky Friedman&#8217;s &#8220;Resurrection&#8221; music video.<em>\u00a0<\/em>She and her dad also appeared in the 2012 documentary\u00a0<em>Saving America&#8217;s Horses: A Nation Betrayed<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_93-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_94-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Following in her father&#8217;s musical footsteps, Amy is one-half of the band\u00a0Folk Uke\u00a0alongside\u00a0Arlo Guthrie&#8217;s daughter Cathy Guthrie. The edgy folk band formed in San Diego in 1998 and their song &#8220;S\u2014 Makes the Flowers Grow&#8221; was featured in\u00a0<em>Super Troopers 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_95-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_96-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Offstage, Amy is an animal activist and has helped to run the Nelson family&#8217;s nonprofit, Willie&#8217;s Kids. The organization works to save horses from slaughter. In 2012, Amy and her dad helped to rescue two malnourished horses outside of Nashville and got them to safety on Willie&#8217;s Texas ranch. At that point, Willie had adopted 68 horses, per the\u00a0<em>Summerville Journal Scene<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_97-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_98-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;He&#8217;s always been for the underdog. He&#8217;s always taught us that animals are people and horses are smarter than people. He raised us to respect animals,&#8221; Amy told the outlet<em>\u00a0<\/em>of her father. &#8220;A lot of guys collect cars. He collects horses. He said, &#8216;I ride a lot better than I drive.&#8217; &#8220;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_99-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_100-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In 2021, Amy was honored with the Protect Your People award from\u00a0Grassroots Leadership\u00a0for videos she made with Willie supporting human rights, including a cover of Guy Clark&#8217;s &#8220;Immigrant Eyes&#8221; and the two-part web series &#8220;Love on the Border.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_101-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"toc-lukas-autry-nelson-36\" class=\"heading-toc\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_102-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text\"><strong>Lukas Autry Nelson, 36<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_103-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme mntl-sc-block-image figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_6-0\" class=\"universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/nRuDg-3XqJk7R85-BrwuhnGsn84=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-lukas-1c0be175e66b46bf998c7111fba9b903.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/nRuDg-3XqJk7R85-BrwuhnGsn84=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-lukas-1c0be175e66b46bf998c7111fba9b903.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Lukas Nelson &amp; Promise of the Real performs onstage during day 2 of the 2019 Pilgrimage Music &amp; Cultural Festival on September 22, 2019 in Franklin, Tennessee\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/nRuDg-3XqJk7R85-BrwuhnGsn84=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-lukas-1c0be175e66b46bf998c7111fba9b903.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/nRuDg-3XqJk7R85-BrwuhnGsn84=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-lukas-1c0be175e66b46bf998c7111fba9b903.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption type--mouse figure-article-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_104-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Willie and D&#8217;Angelo&#8217;s first child together, Lukas Autry Nelson, was born on Dec. 25, 1988.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_105-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_106-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Lukas grew up between Texas and Hawaii and attended the Austin-area Montessori school his mother ran. He then went to junior high and high school in Maui, according to the\u00a0<em>Austin American-Statesman<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_107-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_108-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Having grown up in a family of musicians, Lukas took an interest in music at a young age. In fact, a song he wrote when he was 11 years old was featured on Willie&#8217;s album\u00a0<em>It Always Will Be<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_109-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_110-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In 2007, Lukas moved to Los Angeles to attend Loyola Marymount University,\u00a0per NPR. He dropped out the following year to pursue music and began performing with his band, Lukas Nelson &amp; Promise of the Real. The California-based rock group released their sixth album,\u00a0<em>A Few Stars Apart<\/em>, in 2021. The group was also\u00a0Neil Young&#8217;s road band for a few years.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_111-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_112-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The singer-songwriter has also worked with his father. Willie sang backup and wrote &#8220;Peaceful Solution&#8221; for Lukas and his band&#8217;s first album in 2010. Lukas was also featured on Willie&#8217;s 2012 album,\u00a0<em>Heroes<\/em>. He and his brother Micah joined their dad on tour a handful of times as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_113-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_114-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">For Willie&#8217;s 90th birthday celebration, Lukas sang &#8220;Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground&#8221; in tribute to his father&#8217;s career and deep impact on his life.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_115-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_116-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In 2020, Lukas won a Grammy for his work on\u00a0<em>A Star Is Born<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 the same night Willie won his 10th Grammy. Lukas wrote and co-produced several songs in the film; appeared on-screen as a member of\u00a0Bradley Cooper&#8217;s character&#8217;s band; and worked as Cooper&#8217;s vocal coach. The &#8220;Find Yourself&#8221; singer also grew close to\u00a0Lady Gaga\u00a0during filming, and the two have since written songs together, with Gaga lending backup vocals to his 2017 album.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_117-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_118-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;Already so humbled to have won a Grammy tonight, but it&#8217;s a crazy world to be able to win the same night as my dad,&#8221;\u00a0Lukas tweeted\u00a0about his big win. &#8220;A rare honor shared only with a few other incredible fathers and sons. So grateful to be a part of his legacy and watch it continue to grow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_119-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"toc-jacob-micah-nelson-34\" class=\"heading-toc\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_120-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading\"><span class=\"mntl-sc-block-heading__text\"><strong>Jacob &#8220;Micah&#8221; Nelson, 34<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_121-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme mntl-sc-block-image figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_7-0\" class=\"universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/-AP-VKGvgbmx4GUO4HgGhpHPrKU=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-jacob-c0ebc5890b124875be79a80cb32601f6.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/-AP-VKGvgbmx4GUO4HgGhpHPrKU=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-jacob-c0ebc5890b124875be79a80cb32601f6.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Willie Nelson (C) poses with sons Lucas Autry Nelson (L) and Jacob Micah Nelson (R) at Global Green USA's 10th Annual Pre-Oscar Party at Avalon on February 20, 2013 in Hollywood, California.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/-AP-VKGvgbmx4GUO4HgGhpHPrKU=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-jacob-c0ebc5890b124875be79a80cb32601f6.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/-AP-VKGvgbmx4GUO4HgGhpHPrKU=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)\/willie-nelson-kids-jacob-c0ebc5890b124875be79a80cb32601f6.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption type--mouse figure-article-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_122-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Willie&#8217;s youngest child, Jacob Micah Nelson (who goes by his middle name), was born on May 24, 1990, to him and D&#8217;Angelo.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_123-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_124-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In 2012, Micah began releasing music under the moniker Particle Kid, per\u00a0Pitchfork. The name came from a slip-up of his dad&#8217;s, who had intended to call his then-14-year-old his &#8220;prodigal son.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_125-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_126-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;It was this incredibly wild stoner moment. The name stuck for some reason \u2026 The combination of his Texas accent and how stoned he was made it unforgettable. I&#8217;m proud to be the Particle Kid,&#8221; Micah told the\u00a0<em>Spokesman-Review<\/em>\u00a0in 2022.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_127-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_128-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The &#8220;Still Going&#8221; singer added that while Willie was &#8220;a great dad,&#8221; he &#8220;was just never into the whole parenting thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_129-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_130-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;My mother was basically a married, single parent. She was the only parent I really knew,&#8221; he told the outlet, before noting, &#8220;but my father has had a huge impact on me. I learned empathy, kindness and generosity from him. I love the way he treats people. I wouldn&#8217;t be a musician without him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_131-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_132-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Micah released his seventh album,\u00a0<em>Time Capsule<\/em>, in April 2022. Recorded over about six years, the record includes &#8220;Amerikan Lyfe,&#8221; a collaboration with his father featuring Willie&#8217;s infectious laugh closing out the track. In the album&#8217;s track-by-track descriptions, Micah detailed Willie&#8217;s musical contribution, writing, &#8220;It was also very cool that my dad wanted to play [his famous guitar] Trigger and sing on it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_133-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_134-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Willie and Micah collaborated again in June 2022, releasing the song, &#8220;Die When I&#8217;m High (Halfway to Heaven).&#8221; Micah was inspired to write the track after his father uttered that exact phrase in between &#8220;endless rounds of chess and dominoes.&#8221; In a press statement, per\u00a0Pitchfork, Micah described the song as a &#8220;love letter&#8221; and &#8220;tribute&#8221; to his father. &#8220;I realized it&#8217;s also a sort of &#8216;f\u2014 you&#8217; to anyone who ever thought of me as some lost prodigal son who doesn&#8217;t understand him or respect his legacy just because I&#8217;ve never imitated his style or pandered to his audience,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_135-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_136-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Micah performed &#8220;Die When I&#8217;m High (Halfway to Heaven)&#8221; at his dad&#8217;s 90th birthday celebration in April 2023. Before starting the tribute, Micah said, &#8220;I honestly don&#8217;t think my dad would have made it to 90 without all of you. The music keeps him alive and y&#8217;all keep the music alive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_137-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_138-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">As for his personal life, Micah\u00a0married his wife\u00a0in May 2019. The two have a dog,\u00a0Tsuki Blu Dascalu Nelson, who is frequently featured on Micah&#8217;s Instagram account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Willie Nelson\u00a0is the patriarch of a large, blended family. The country music legend has five daughters \u2014 Lana, 71, Susie, 68, Paula, 55, and Amy, 51, as well as the late Renee Butts \u2014 and three sons \u2014 Lukas, 36, Micah, 34, and Billy, who died in 1991. 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