The 1980 Number One Song Willie Nelson Pulled Out of Thin Air

The 1980 number one song Willie Nelson pulled out of thin air

Artists have written songs in an array of absurd and preposterous places for as long as time. Once that first seed arrives, no matter where you are, you need to hunt it down and uncover whether there’s a great song hidden within that thought — something Willie Nelson found out when he wrote ‘On The Road Again’. Nelson is not just one of America’s most notorious cannabis entrepreneurs and smokers; additionally, he is one of his land’s most natura…

What freedom sounds like:  Willie Nelson’s ‘Redheaded Stranger’

By 1975, Willie Nelson had become one of Nashville’s most successful outsiders. He had released seventeen albums, written songs that became hits for other artists, and spent years navigating the polished machinery of Music Row. 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 fingerprints. Nelson, me…