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Brandi Carlile Gets A ‘Happy Birthday’ From Willie Nelson

Brandi Carlile celebrated a birthday on Saturday (6/1) and boy did she get a belated birthday surprise last night when Willie Nelson and his wife taped her a video message….

Brandi Carlile Gets A 'Happy Birthday' From Willie Nelson
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Brandi Carlile celebrated a birthday on Saturday (6/1) and boy did she get a belated birthday surprise last night when Willie Nelson and his wife taped her a video message.

Willie and his wife say in the video, "Hey Brandi, Happy Birthday!" And after Nelson's wife says she wished Brandi "many more trips around the sun" the couple sang Happy Birthday ending with "And many more on channel four and don't forget to shut the bathroom door."

Carlile posted to Instagram, "These two! I love you @willienelsonofficial and @1mauimom you made my day! you two are #lifegoals
@lukasnelsonofficial why are your folks so rad?"

-Nancy Brooks

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.