Shirley Collie Nelson (born Shirley Angelina Simpson; – ) was an American country music and rockabilly singer, yodeler, guitarist and songwriter. From 1963 to 1971, she was the second wife of country star Willie Nelson.
In the new four-episode Paramount+ documentary series Willie Nelson & Family, famed country star Willie Nelson revealed how his ex-wife, Shirley Collie, discovered his years-long affair...
Shirley Collie Nelson, a country-rockabilly performer and Willie Nelson's ex-wife, was born , in Chillicothe, Missouri.
Nelson has been married four times and has seven children. His second wife, Shirley Collie passed away in 2010, over 40 years after their separation. Shirley Collie Nelson was also a country singer. She passed away on Wednesday, at the age of 78.
In the new Paramount+ documentary series 'Willie Nelson & Family,' Willie Nelson reveals that his wife Shirley Collie discovered he was cheating when she found a hospital bill from his...
Before she meant the now-legendary singer-songwriter Willie Nelson, Shirley Collie Nelson hoped to become an actress. When she appeared on ABC's "Ozark Jubilee" variety show in the 1950s, though, those dreams evaporated, only to be replaced by a new goal of becoming a country music star.
Before marrying Nelson, she was married to the performer and disc jockey Biff Collie. In 2009, she published "Scrapbooks in My Mind," a book featuring duet Shirley and Willie Nelson and other artists she performed with.
Shirley Collie Nelson spent the rest of her life in Missouri, performing in Branson and spending two years working with mentally disabled people for the state. She died at age 78 in Springfield on Jan. 27, 2010, following a long illness.