Willie Nelson, the star who wasn't supposed to be

He made no bones about smoking the weed.

Pbb, The C/W recording bureaucracy told him his voice wasn't good enough. That's why all his early hits compositions were performed by others-say Crazy by Patsy Cline.

It was brought to my attention that I typed in the wrong year for Red Headed Stranger...should be 1975. This is Willie singing about his outlaw alter ego. Actually, it's hard for me to choose between RHS and Phases and Stages, from a year earlier. To me, one of these two is essential.

"Red Headed Stranger" is Willie's "Desperado" (Eagles) and his best album IMO.

Stardust.