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 ...

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.

On this day (December 2) in 1975, Willie Nelson was at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart with Red Headed Stranger. The LP, which originally reached the top of the chart in October, spent ...

"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 ...

Willie Nelson wasn’t always a household name. A gifted songwriter, he penned “Crazy,” “Hello Walls” and “Pretty Paper,” but all were country hits for others in the early 1960s. As a recording artist, ...

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 ...

Despite all that work, he remained known as much for what he gave away as for what he recorded himself. “Crazy” had become a signature for Patsy Cline. Others found success with songs carrying his ...

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 ...