Country Pop Bites: Willie Nelson – August 6

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 2004 Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan launched their first joint concert tour?

It's true! They played minor league baseball parks, beginning with at stop at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, New York.

Check out this Willie Nelson video!

Here are 5 interesting facts about Willie Nelson.

• He organized the first Farm Aid benefit concert in 1985.
• The IRS seized all his possessions in 1991 for nonpayment of $16.7 million in back taxes; he has since settled the debt.
• He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993.
• He co-founded Willie Nelson's Biodeisel, which markets truck fuel made from vegetable oil.
• He has co-written several books, including Willie: An Autobiography with Bud Shrake, and The Tao of Willie with Turk Pipkin.