Hag And Lefty
In his formative years as a country musician, Merle Haggard was transfixed by the sound of Lefty Frizzell's voice-so much so, he told one writer, that "for three or four years I didn't sing anything...
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  Early on, Willie Nelson was recognized as a top-notch songwriter--"Crazy" and "Funny How Time Slips Away," to name just two classics. His singular vocal style, however, so rubbed the country establishment the wrong way that after a decade of trying it "their way," he abandoned Nashville in 1970 for his home state, Texas--specifically, the progressive Austin music scene, where he grew his hair long, donned a headband, and (like kindred soul Waylon Jennings) became an "outlaw." In 1975, Columbia released Red Headed Stranger, a self-produced concept album whose gritty, minimalist sound ran contrary to everything countrypolitan Music City was standing for. When "Blue Eyes Crying" gave Willie his first-ever #1 hit, you could feel the fresh air coming right through the radio.

(F. Rose); Produced by Willie Nelson; Willie Nelson, lead guitar and vocal; Jody Payne, guitar; Bea Spears, bass; Mickey Raphael, harmonica; Rec. Garland, TX, February 1975. Columbia 3-10176 (mx. NCO 119903); P 1975 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.