Red Headed Stranger is the 18th studio album by American outlaw country singer Willie Nelson, released in 1975.

Why do they call Willie Nelson The Red Headed Stranger?

Willie Nelson Got the "Red Headed Stranger" Nickname from the 1953 Tune Originally Written for Perry Como. The song "Red Head Stranger" was first written by Edith Lindeman and Carl Stutz for Como before it wound up in Nelson's hands. ... Calisch said, the tune never reached Como."

Who was considered the Red Headed Stranger?

Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger Nickname Comes From This 1950s Country Song. Willie Nelson's nickname the Red Headed Stranger predates his 1975 concept album of the same name.