Willie Nelson and Friends Museum and General Store

06/08/2023

World’s best Willie Impersonator is at our museum today 1:30-2:30! Come get your photo with “Almost Willie”!

06/08/2023

Today at 11:30am and 3pm!

06/07/2023

Come see us Live at the Willie Nelson & Friends Museum from 4PM until they kick us out.
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“Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down” featuring Willie Nelson
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Come see us Live at the Willie Nelson & Friends Museum from 4PM until they kick us out.
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“Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down” featuring Willie Nelson
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06/02/2023

Welcome CMA Music Fest fans! Get out of the heat and enjoy some great music here at the Willie Nelson Museum! Next Thursday we have Leona Williams & Tim Atwood at 11:00 and 3:00pm! Free with paid admission to the Museum!

05/16/2023

Congratulations Willie!

05/09/2023

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05/03/2023

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05/03/2023

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05/03/2023

Get your limited edition 90th birthday T-Shirt before they are gone!
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05/03/2023

Get your limited edition 90th birthday T shirt before they are gone!
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05/03/2023

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05/01/2023

Help us vote on the best Willie Look-a-Like! Comment their name or number below! ❤️

04/30/2023

Four amazingly talented Museum employees performing today at 3pm!

04/30/2023

Don’t miss the Meltones today at 1!

*Banjo*Fiddle*Bass*Guitar*

04/29/2023

Nashville friends come celebrate this legendary icon’s 90th birthday with us today and tomorrow!

04/29/2023

Folks, Willie Nelson celebrates his birthday this weekend. 90 years on this planet is a milestone, and a cause for celebration for ANY of us. But it's extra special with an iconic figure such as Willie. He's lived the life of 10 men in his 9 decades. And on a personal level, he's been both a friend and mentor for me. For as long as I can remember, the songs he's written and performed have been a part of my education, both in life and my country music career. I realize I am just one of many lives he has touched. When he says ‘hello’ and looks you straight in the eye he has the magical gift of making you feel like you are the most important person in the room. His wisdom, good humor and his "just being Willie" is almost spiritual to all that meet him. His graciousness and kindness show through in everything he does. As a songwriter, singer and musician he is without peer... that's a given. But as a person he's even better. One thing often overlooked when you look back at Willie's life is his charitable work for countless causes and things he believes in. Many of these causes are public, like his work for the American Family Farmer and FarmAid. But there have been so many things he has quietly supported throughout his career with no fuss, no fanfare, no PR machine to burnish his image, that mean so much to the everyday people whose lives he has touched. For that alone he has earned a special place in this world. So please join me in wishing Willie Hugh Nelson of Abbott Texas the happiest of birthdays.
Thank you for it all...
Dallas Wayne

04/29/2023

Your invited! The one and only Tim Atwood will be performing in our museum at 1:30 tomorrow!

04/28/2023

We are getting so excited for Raelyn Nelson tomorrow!!!

04/28/2023

Come join us this weekend to celebrate the great Willie Nelson turning 90! 🥳🧁🎵

04/26/2023

04/17/2023

Thank you Brooks family for sharing this special moment with us 💙

04/09/2023

Happy Easter!

Come visit the museum today 9am-7pm!

04/08/2023

Save the date! 🥳

04/07/2023

Congratulations to the newest Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Tanya Tucker!

03/21/2023

Thank you for the beautiful flowers 💜💚💙

03/16/2023

It is with profound sadness I have to announce the passing of my mother, Jeanie Oakley following a very long battle with dementia on Monday, March 13th. Jeanie has been the face and spirit of this business for over 43 years. It is impossible to describe her impact and she will be dearly missed….

Nettie “Jeanie” Oakley, 90, of Nashville, passed away following a long illness on Monday, March 13, 2023. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank Oakley, Jr., parents, Felix and Lula Myrtle Bracey, sister Camilla Rediker and brother, Wayne Bracey as well as son-in-law Rod Weaver.

She is survived by her two children, Diane Weaver and Mark Hughes and his wife Kay and grandson, Dustin Weaver. Also survived by stepchildren, Frank Oakley III., and Rod Oakley (Joyce), and three loving sisters, Betty Simmons, Faye Davis, and Carolyn Wyatt along with numerous nieces, nephews and other family members.

Jeanie Oakley was a native of Ashland City but moved to Nashville at an early age. She began working as a secretary at RIC records in Nashville where she worked with and formed long lasting friendships with Mel Tillis and many others in the country music industry.

In the early 1970’s she opened “Jeanie’s Custom Frames”, a picture framing business in Madison, TN along with husband Frank. “Jeanie’s Frames” became the go-to place if you wanted great picture framing in a fun, friendly and family run business.

Due to her tireless work ethic and great personality, she soon built a following of repeat customers which included many country music artists like Willie Nelson, Faron Young, Web Pierce, Jeanie Seely, Johnny Cash and many others. These people became not only her loyal customers but great friends as well.

In July of 1979, the business took a dramatic turn when Jeanie, husband Frank and Willie Nelson decided to create a business together called the “Willie Nelson General Store”. They came up with the idea to help meet the demands of fans by creating a destination in Nashville where fans could learn more about Willie and his rapidly blossoming career.

And the “General Store” was anything but your normal retail store catering to tourists. After all, where else could you purchase a Willie Nelson t-shirt while watching Armadillo races or stop in and join the gang during of one of the infamous (and probably not legal) “Bloody Mary Mornings”? Read more of the colorful history here at https://willienelsonmuseum.com/nashville-gifts-and-souvenirs/store-history/

As the business grew, Jeanie and Frank continued building long lasting relationships with fans, artists, and anyone else interested in the history of country music.

In the early 1980’s the original building in Madison was sold and the business went “On the Road Again” with multiple stops including downtown Nashville, Twitty City in Hendersonville, Branson, Missouri and finally to its current location in the Opryland Music Valley area.

Although Jeanie took a step back from the business several years ago for some much-deserved rest, her spirit is always there making sure everyone who enters feels welcome and has a great experience.

The family cordially invites relatives and friends to a time of sharing on Saturday, March 18, 2023 from eleven o’clock in the morning until the time of the funeral service at two o’clock in the afternoon.

Services will be held at Spring Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5110 Gallatin Road in Nashville. The service will be presided over by Reverend Paul Tucker. The committal service will immediately follow.

In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Brush Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church in honor of Jeanie Oakley.

03/07/2023

When visiting our museum you may catch Willie’s granddaughter recording her podcast 😄Music is Funny😄

03/02/2023

So great having in our museum to record an interview today!

02/26/2023

The “Singing Sheriff”

Remembering Faron Young on his birth date.
(February 25, 1932 – December 10, 1996)

02/21/2023

Thank you for our amazing new museum shirts!!!

02/17/2023

Thank you McGavock Elementary for having us at Career Day today! Our very own Chris Melton of the Meltones present the kids with information of careers in music, retail and preserving history with working at a museum.

02/12/2023

Remembering "The Texas Troubadour" Ernest Tubb on his birth date.(February 9, 1914 – September 6, 1984)

02/07/2023

⭐️New Product Alert! ⭐️ we added local coffee shop- Frothy Monkey- to our coffee collection!

02/07/2023

Willie Nelson Wins Best Country Album at 2023 Grammys

Willie Nelson Wins Best Country Album at 2023 Grammys

A Beautiful Time was recognized over albums by Maren Morris, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, and Ashley McBryde

02/06/2023

02/06/2023

JUST IN: Willie Nelson Wins Grammy for Best Country Solo Performance

And "Best Country Album of the Year" goes to.......you guessed, Willie Nelson! Another huge night for Willie Nelson at the Grammy Awards. In addition to best Country Album he also won a second Grammy for "Best Country Solo Performance."

As Jerry Reed sang, "When you're Hot, you're Hot" and Willie is on fire!

But, he has been for several decades which is truly a testament to his insane creativity, talent and persistence.

Tell Willie know how you feel about his great album and other accomplishments throughout his ongoing great career.

Willie Nelson just won his 11th Grammy. The icon took country music's first award at the 2023 Grammys, in a pre-show ceremony held Sunday afternoon.

02/02/2023

Could it be? I would not be surprised.

01/25/2023

Photos from Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real's post

06/16/2021

Music Valley will never fill this void. Ronnie was a great one and indeed a very hard worker, very helpful and also a very funny guy. He will be deeply missed by any and all who had the honor to meet him...the only possible exception will be the crappie in Old Hickory lake. They’ll all rest a lot easier tonight.