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Speaking of birthdays, as we prepared to launch our year-long celebration for Willie’s 75^th, it struck us we didn’t actually know on which day to bake the cake. Why, we asked, do we keep seeing both April 29^th and April 30^th as Willie Nelson’s birthday?

Well, dear reader, Willie’s birth certificate lists his date of birth as April 30, which is what Doc Simms, who delivered Willie in Abbott, Texas, wrote down. But apparently Willie was born a few minutes before midnight, so says a cousin who was there at the birth and named Willie Huge Nelson. Willie says his birthday is the 4/29/33. Public record says 4/30/33. We say celebrate both!

How do I start celebrating the 75th birthday of an American icon, you ask? Start by putting some Willie on your page so you can play music, videos, podcasts, get wallpaper, buddy icons, news updates and the “daily Willie” - a year of aphorisms, advice, jokes and facts delivered to you every day.