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ATLANTA – OCTOBER 27: Willie Nelson Performs at the Great Southeast Music Hall on October 27, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage)
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CIRCA 1965: Country singer/songwriter Willie Nelson records in the studio in circa 1965. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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