Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band

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The untold story of Willie Nelson and his sister, Bobbie, who, over the course of their lives together, supported each other through personal tragedies and triumphs and forged an unbreakable bond through their shared love of music "Tender and intimate."-The New Yorker "Poignant, beautiful, heartfelt."-New York Journal of Books ONE OF THE BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF THE YEAR- Rolling Stone, Kirkus Reviews Abandoned by their parents as toddlers, Willie and Bobbie Nelson found their love of music almost immediately through their grandparents, who raised them in a small Texas town. Theirclose relationshipwasthe longest-lasting bond in both their lives. In alternating chapters, this heartfelt dual memoir weaves together both their stories as they experienced them side by side and apart. The Nelsons share powerful, emotional moments from growing up, playing music in public for the first time, and facing trials in adulthood, as Willie pursued songwriting and Bobbie faced a series of challenging relationships and a musical career that took off only when attitudes about women began to change in Texas.Thisis Bobbie'sonly memoir,and in it she candidly shares her life story infull. Her deeply affecting chapters delve into her personal relationships and life as a mother and as a musician with technical skills that even Willie admits surpass his own. In his poignant stories, Willie shares the depth of his bond with his sister, and how that bond carried him through his most troubled moments. Willie and Bobbiesupportedeach other through unthinkable personal heartbreak, andtheyalways shared in each other's victories. Through dizzying highs and traumatic lows, spanning almost nine decades of life, Willie and Bobbiealwayshad each other's back. Their story is an inspiring, lyrical statement of how family always finds the way.

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Written in gritty, unapologetic Texas jargon, in short chapters alternating between Willie and Bobbie, Me and Sister Bobbie, a poignant, beautiful, heartfelt co-memoir, delights and astounds.New York Journal of Books

Tender and intimate.The New Yorker

Nelson and Family Band fans will relish even the details they already knew, and readers just seeking a mostly uplifting family story will be pleased as well.Rolling Stone

Spanning close to nine decades, Willie and Bobbies story is one of the endurance of family and power of music as a beacon of healinga pitch-perfect read.Country Living

Author Bio

Willie Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993. Bobbie Nelson is a pianist, singer, and member of the band Willie Nelson and Family. She died in 2022. David Ritz has collaborated on books with everyone from Ray Charles to Aretha Franklin.