What Happened Today In Music, April 29th 1933 was born Willie Nelson (Willie Hugh Nelson), American musician, actor, and activist. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana. Along with Neil Young and John Mellencamp, he set up Farm Aid in 1985 to assist and increase awareness of the importance of family farms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVygjGoIUEE #TodayInMusic