Willie Nelson rejected this country hit in the late 1970s because it was too long, but the Red Headed Stranger has no regrets.

Unfortunately, Willie Nelson had to miss the Outlaw Music Festival’s opening round of shows last weekend, which included stops in Alpharetta, Georgia and Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina ...

Rhett Miller, center, is one of a handful of North Texas artists who performed songs from Willie Nelson’s Red Headed Stranger May 17, 2025 at the Granville Arts Center in Garland.

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 ...

State. Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan’s ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ kicks off its second leg at Alpharetta, GA’s Ameris Bank ...

For those uninitiated, Trigger is Willie's beloved Martin N-20 nylon-string classical acoustic guitar, which he purchased in 1969. Despite damage and wear over the years, the guitar's sound has become ...

Let's go for 50 more!" the Red-Headed Stranger said before launching into his standard set opener "Whiskey River." 7:34 p.m. Asleep at Wheel kicks off the party with ‘Miles and Miles of Texas' ...

There may not be a more famous guitar in the music world than Willie Nelson’s trusty Trigger. The living country music legend has played the same Martin six-string since 1969. And the story of how he ...

Except for the fact that for the last five decades, almost all of the Red-Headed Stranger's July 4 concerts have been held in the South. Comments on the announcement ranged from calling it ...

A (very) brief history of Willie Nelson and 'Austin City Limits' The Red-Headed Stranger relocated to Austin in 1972, disenchanted by the buttoned-up ethos and overblown production of the ...