Red Headed Stranger
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Red Headed Stranger is a landmark 1975 concept album by Willie Nelson that tells a cohesive Western-themed story and is widely regarded as one of his greatest and most influential works.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red Headed Stranger canonical | 24 |
| Red Headed Stranger (song) | 2 |
| "Red Headed Stranger" | 1 |
| Red Headed Stranger (1953 song by Edith Lindeman and Carl Stutz) | 1 |
| Red Headed Stranger (storyline) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T378365 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Red Headed Stranger Context triple: [Willie Nelson, notableWork, Red Headed Stranger]
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A.
The Highwaymen
The Highwaymen were a country music supergroup formed in the 1980s, best known for uniting legends Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson.
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B.
Wild West
Wild West refers to the American frontier period of the late 19th century, characterized by westward expansion, lawlessness, cowboys, and conflicts between settlers, Native Americans, and outlaws.
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C.
Ladies of the Canyon
Ladies of the Canyon is a 1970 folk-rock album by Joni Mitchell that includes some of her most celebrated songs, such as "Big Yellow Taxi" and "Woodstock."
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D.
The Old Stagecoach
The Old Stagecoach is a celebrated 19th-century genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson, depicting children playfully transforming an abandoned stagecoach into an imaginative setting for their games.
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E.
Thunder Road
Thunder Road is a critically acclaimed 1975 rock song by Bruce Springsteen that opens his album "Born to Run" and is celebrated for its cinematic storytelling and anthemic sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Red Headed Stranger Target entity description: Red Headed Stranger is a landmark 1975 concept album by Willie Nelson that tells a cohesive Western-themed story and is widely regarded as one of his greatest and most influential works.
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A.
The Highwaymen
The Highwaymen were a country music supergroup formed in the 1980s, best known for uniting legends Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson.
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B.
Wild West
Wild West refers to the American frontier period of the late 19th century, characterized by westward expansion, lawlessness, cowboys, and conflicts between settlers, Native Americans, and outlaws.
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C.
Ladies of the Canyon
Ladies of the Canyon is a 1970 folk-rock album by Joni Mitchell that includes some of her most celebrated songs, such as "Big Yellow Taxi" and "Woodstock."
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D.
The Old Stagecoach
The Old Stagecoach is a celebrated 19th-century genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson, depicting children playfully transforming an abandoned stagecoach into an imaginative setting for their games.
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E.
Thunder Road
Thunder Road is a critically acclaimed 1975 rock song by Bruce Springsteen that opens his album "Born to Run" and is celebrated for its cinematic storytelling and anthemic sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Willie Nelson ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male (for Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain) ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Red Headed Stranger (1953 song by Edith Lindeman and Carl Stutz)
ⓘ
linked to:
Red Headed Stranger
|
| chartPosition |
Billboard 200 top 30
ⓘ
Billboard Top Country Albums number 1 ⓘ |
| containsHitSingle | Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtFeatures | portrait of Willie Nelson ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Sound in Your Mind ⓘ |
| follows | Phases and Stages ⓘ |
| format | LP record ⓘ |
| genre |
country music
ⓘ
outlaw country ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
ⓘ
Blue Rock, Montana ⓘ Hands on the Wheel ⓘ I Could Not Believe It Was True ⓘ Red Headed Stranger (song) ⓘ
linked to:
Red Headed Stranger
Time of the Preacher ⓘ |
| influenced | later country concept albums ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass ⓘ drums ⓘ harmonica ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber | Columbia KC 33482 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 33 minutes ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | unnamed red headed stranger ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
Western
ⓘ
guilt ⓘ murder ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| performer | Willie Nelson ⓘ |
| producer |
Phil York
ⓘ
Willie Nelson ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1975-05 ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Autumn Sound Studios, Garland, Texas ⓘ |
| recordingApproach | sparse instrumentation ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| setting |
American West
ⓘ
linked to:
Old West
|
| significance |
landmark album in outlaw country movement
ⓘ
one of Willie Nelson's most influential works ⓘ |
| storyType | cohesive song cycle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Red Headed Stranger Description of subject: Red Headed Stranger is a landmark 1975 concept album by Willie Nelson that tells a cohesive Western-themed story and is widely regarded as one of his greatest and most influential works.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Willie
linked to: Red Headed Stranger
linked to: Red Headed Stranger
subject linked to:
Autumn Sound Studios, Garland, Texas
linked to: Red Headed Stranger
linked to: Red Headed Stranger
linked to: Red Headed Stranger