Episode 49

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25th Apr 2022

#49 Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson broke all the rules and retained full creative control on his country-western concept album "Red Headed Stranger". The boys discuss lead vocal phrasing, murderous preachers, and bass harmonicas.

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Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4pNWQnMMDePyAHzshO1ajR?si=cc30a711c5cf4479

Listen to Red Headed Stranger here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/5aEtg4dxdBk4pj6SJ3hNsM?si=vaXkMk4ATdmM1CB5N8GOZg

Check our Rob's "Willie Nelson Primer" playlist here to get an overall intro to this artist's lengthy catalog:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4TlxpDqz8DoEc9FVykYTif?si=04018dc8f4e248ce

Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA

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