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Red Headed Stranger

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In Willie Nelson: Outlaw country movement and mainstream success
Beginning with the narrative album Red Headed Stranger (1975), which featured the hit song “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain,” Nelson became one of the most popular performers in country music. During this period he also established what would become a lifelong friendship with Pres. Jimmy Carter.
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In outlaw music: Reception in the music industry
Nelson’s Wild West concept album, Red Headed Stranger (1975), had production so spare that Columbia fought against its release. Yet that album, featuring “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain,” captivated a large crossover audience with its Western storytelling and lean artiness, as did Wanted: The Outlaws (1976), recorded by Jennings;…
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