[Displaced Flames fan]

With my first pick in this really awesome music draft, I select in the category of Album - Folk / Blues / World (Country, Western, Bluegrass, Reggae, Afro, Flamenco, what ever), Willie Nelson's 1975 masterpiece,Red Headed Stranger.


Yeah, this is a little off the board, but I haven't had any research time and I think that I really require that for most categories. There are two, however, that are no brainers for me and this is one of them. Of the two, I thought this one had the better chance of being snagged first and here we are!.

This is such a great album. Concept albums are rare in country music but Red Headed Stranger is one. The record is a jumbled 'mess' for lack of a better term, but it flat out works. It's so Willie Nelson. With his awkward timing and lyrics that feel like stories, he pulls off making an album that is a metaphor for his performing in terms of its pace and tone. It's quite an accomplishment even if it wasn't intentional (which I don't know to be the case).




Red Headed Stranger ranked #184 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of all time.

1. "Time of the Preacher" (Willie Nelson) – 2:26
2. "I Couldn't Believe It Was True" (Eddy Arnold, Wally Fowler) – 1:32
3. "Time of the Preacher Theme" (Nelson) – 1:13
4. "Medley: Blue Rock Montana/Red Headed Stranger" (Nelson, Carl Stutz, Edith Lindeman) – 1:36
5. "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" (Fred Rose) – 2:21
6. "Red Headed Stranger" (Stutz, Lindeman) – 4:00
7. "Time of the Preacher Theme" (Nelson) – 0:26
8. "Just as I Am" (Nelson) – 1:46
9. "Denver" (Nelson) – 0:53
10. "O'er the Waves" (Nelson) – 0:47
11. "Down Yonder" (L. Wolfe Gilbert) – 1:56
12. "Can I Sleep in Your Arms" (Hank Cochran) – 5:24
13. "Remember Me" (Scotty Wiseman) – 2:52
14. "Hands on the Wheel" (Bill Callery) – 4:22
15. "Bandera" (Nelson) – 2:19

Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain



Time of the Preacher (:55-1:07 is pure awesomeness)