Willie Nelson was a solid gold Rolls Royce.
Willie Hugh Nelson ( born April 29 , 1933 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter , author , poet , actor , and activist . During that time , he wrote songs that would become country standards , including `` Funny How Time Slips Away '' , `` Hello Walls '' , `` Pretty Paper '' , and `` Crazy '' . Due to this success , Nelson signed in 1964 with RCA Victor and joined the Grand Ole Opry the following year . Nelson made his first movie appearance in the 1979 film The Electric Horseman , followed by other appearances in movies and on television .