Willie Nelson

Author of

The Last Leaf

About

Willie Nelson has won 12 Grammy Awards and American Music Awards, and was the first ever country singer-songwriter to be honoured with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Beyond his own records, he has written hits for everyone from Roy Orbison and Neil Young to Patsy Cline, and is one of the four founding members of the country supergroup The Highwaymen with Johnny Cash.

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  • The Last Leaf

    Cover artwork for 'The Last Leaf' by Willie Nelson

    19 Nov 2026

    The Last Leaf - Reflections on Late-Life Creativity and My Longest Love Affair

    A moving, heartwarming reckoning with age and mortality from Willie Nelson, one of the greatest singer-songwriters of the 20th century

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