Shirley Caddell , also known as Shirley Collie, was an American country music and rockabilly artist. She was the second wife of singer Willie Nelson, from 1963 to 1971. (March 16, 1931 – January 27, 2010)
Born in Chillicothe, Missouri as Shirley Simpson, Caddell appeared as a member of the cast of ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee in the late 1950s, 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.[1] The Nelson duet was also his first chart single. In 1963, she divorced Biff Collie, pioneer country disc jockey, to marry Nelson.To see more of who died in 2010 click here
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