When Willie Nelson married Martha Matthews in 1952, there were no limousines or cameras—just a dusty Texas night, a beat-up car, and two young dreamers chasing hope. They laughed about unpaid bills, unaware that one day Willie’s name would echo through music history. The early years were rough. Willie, a struggling songwriter, drifted from bar to bar with little more than his guitar and determination. Rejection followed him everywhere, but Martha’s faith never wavered.
