On this day (May 26) in 1975, Willie Nelson released Red Headed Stranger. Later that year, it became his first album to reach the top of the chart. It stayed at No. 1 for five nonconsecutive weeks.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty years ago, in May 1975, a stripped-down album called "Red Headed Stranger" changed the country music landscape and forever ...

"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" ranks high on the list of Willie Nelson songs likely to be heard in a bar where some serious drinking is being done. (It is quite possible that I've played it in such ...

The story usually goes something like this: Willie Nelson grew up in Texas and moved to Nashville as a successful songwriter but failed to make a dent as an artist, so he left to carve his own ...

Country music has gone through a lot of transformation in 50 years. But some artists, likely unknowingly, created masterful albums in 1975, ones that are still revered today. These four country albums ...

Tucked away in an industrial area of Garland is a small, unassuming building that holds the keys to Texas music history. Audio Dallas, formerly Autumn Sound Studios, is where the king of outlaw ...

Fifty years ago, in May 1975, a stripped-down album called “Red Headed Stranger” changed the country music landscape and forever altered Willie Nelson’s trajectory. Only that musical big bang didn’t ...

This Nov. 20, 2012 file photo shows country music legend Willie Nelson on NBC's "Today" show in New York. The country legend's book, “Energy Follows Thought,” gives the stories behind his most famous ...