Willie Nelson: Red Headed Stranger
Mick Houghton, Let It Rock, October 1975
WILLIE NELSON has never written easy songs or recorded easy albums. He has penned his share of country standards over the past fifteen years, all touched by a rare quality and natural insight into life that draws you beneath the surface.
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