“She [Connie Nelson] brought the braids from Willie, who was on tour. It just tickled Waylon.” More than 30 years later, Nelson’s iconic plaits sold at auction for nearly $40,000.

Some of the most distinctive hair in American music, Willie Nelson’s trademark braids, sold for $37,000 Sunday, auction organizers said on Monday.

Some of the most distinctive hair in American music is up for sale with Willie Nelson's trademark braids heading to the auction block, where they are expected to fetch between $50,000 to $60,000.

A pair of braids snipped from the head of country music legend Willie Nelson sold for $37,000 at a weekend auction held at Phoenix’s Museum of Musical Instruments.

Willie Nelson's 90th birthday celebration at the Hollywood Bowl could have been mistaken for a retirement party. In 1979, he released “Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson,” a full album of the ...