*1931 US
Country
A.k.a. Shirley Collie (Née Simpson) Shirley Nelson
Born March 16, 1931, in Chillichote, Missouri. She was known professionally as Shirley Caddell or Shirley Collie. She is an American country music and rockabilly artist. She was the second wife of singer Willie Nelson, 1963 to 1971. She appeared as "Caddell" as a member of the cast of ABC-TV's "Ozark Jubilee" in the late 50's, and charted three singles on the Billboard country chart: "Dime A Dozen" at number 25 and "Why Baby Why" at number 23 (a duet with Warren Smith) in 1961; and "Willingly" a duet with Nelson in 1962. The Nelson duet was also his first chart single. In 1963, she divorced Biff Collie, pioneer country disc jockey, to marry Nelson.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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We're Going Back Together | Shirley Collie | 1962 | Single |
You Dream About Me | Willie Nelson & Shirley Collie | 1962 | Single |
Chain Of Love / Willingly | Shirley Collie & Willie Nelson | 1962 | Single |
Why I'm Walking / Why, Baby, Why | Warren Smith And Shirley Collie | 1961 | Single |
If I Live Long Enough | Shirley Collie | 1961 | Single |
Oh Yes, Darling / Dime A Dozen | Shirley Collie | 1961 | Single |
Sad Singin' And Slow Ridin' / I'd Rather Hear Lies | Shirley Collie | 1960 | Single |
No One To Talk To (But The Blues) | Lefty Frizzell And Shirley Collie | 1957 | Single |
My Charlie / Didn't Work Out, Did It | Shirley Collie | Single |