Bobbie Nelson dead: Willie Nelson left 'heartbroken' as sister and bandmate dies aged 91

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A post shared by Willie Nelson (@willienelsonofficial)“But we are so lucky to have had her in our lives. Please keep her family in your thoughts and give them the privacy they need at this time.”Bobbie was the pianist in the original line-up of the Willie Nelson Family band.She appeared on a number of his albums, including Red Headed Stranger and Shotgun Willie.She was also an author, writing two books with her brother, Me and My Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band in 2020 and Sister, Brother, Family: An American Childhood in Music, in 2021.A post shared by Willie Nelson (@willienelsonofficial)Bobbie was an artist in her own right and released her debut album, Autobiography, when she was 76.Bobbie and Willie performed their final gig in October after more than 50 years of playing together.The Willie Nelson Family band also released a new album, Family Bible, which promised: "12 favorite spirit-driven songs from the Nelson Family repertoire."Willie spoke fondly of his sister in an interview on the Today show in 2020.

He recalled: “My sister was always on the piano doing great music.“I would sit there on the piano stool beside her and try to figure out what the hell she was doing.“Sister Bobbie is 10 times a better musician than I am...I’m a little better con man, I think.”Since the sad news broke, tributes have been flooding in from many who were inspired by Bobbie’s work.American singer Amanda Shires tweeted: “Bobbie Nelson was one of the first women musicians that I ever saw on stage.She was the first example I had of a woman playing music while also having a family.