Talk:Red Headed Stranger

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Perhaps someone should make note that the tracks "Bach Minuet in G" to "Bonaparte's Retreat" are all bonus tracks, not present on the original. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

This was also made into a movie by the same name, starring Willie Nelson, with the brunt of the album played as a soundtrack. Levid37

History before 1975
A reader points out (via OTRS) this site: http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/willie-nelson.html

Which notes: ''The song 'Red-Headed Stranger' (1945) had been an old hit for Fred Rose, and Nelson had used it as part of a children's radio hour back in his days on the road. From there he put together the album and handed over a completed version to the record company. The rough-cut, sparse acoustical album sounded more like a demo than the final product. But with the final artistic decision in his hands Nelson was determined to release it in this form. The album, simplistic and honest, was a huge success putting Nelson and country music into the mainstream view.''

The current article mentions that there was an earlier song, but just barely. Anyone interested in expanding the history of the song?-- S Philbrick (Talk)  20:58, 25 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Heck, now that you mention an article about the song would be even better!-- GD uwen    Tell me!   16:04, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Red Headed Stranger (song) Tell me what you think (still needs a little work).-- GD uwen    Tell me!   21:09, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
 * It did not occur to me that there would be a separate article about the song as opposed to the overall album. However, I see that the song is linked so that's my fault for missing it.


 * However, the site I linked suggests the song goes back to 1945 and was a hit for Fred Rose who is featured prominently in the album article. The Wikipedia article on the song traces it to 1953 rather than 1945 and has no mention of Fred Rose. Which is correct?-- S Philbrick (Talk)  21:39, 27 October 2014 (UTC)


 * You didn't miss a thing, I created the article about the song after I read your message (I was needing a new project anyway). About Fred Rose and 1945, the article from Biography.com confuses "Red Headed Stranger" with "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain". Rose published it through Acuff-Rose in 45', while Roy Acuff was the first to record it. Since its included on the Stranger album, its just merely a confusion.-- GD uwen    Tell me!   23:52, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
 * I feel better that I didn't miss something. Thanks for creating it. Sorry to see that Biography.com confused things, it sounded like a nice connection, but perhaps someone just mixed a couple things up.-- S Philbrick (Talk)  01:21, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

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