Doors 4pm, Music 7:30pm

The 50th Anniversary of Willie Nelson’s monumental album,

“Red Headed Stranger”

Performed by The Mustard Tigers, along with Tyler Westcott, Scott Calpin, and Ryan Roethell

“In 1975, Willie Nelson changed the rules of country music. His lonesome, noir concept album about a wayward preacher was a big and beautiful dream made real by simple and spare music.

Nelson made an album that defied logic, transcended the industry-defined borders separating country from rock’n’roll, jazz, blues, and folk—and it became an artistic and commercial success. Red Headed Stranger remained on the Billboard charts for 120 weeks. It was as if he’d written himself a permission slip for the next four decades of his career. On first listen, one studio head wondered aloud whether it had been recorded in Nelson’s kitchen. It sounds like just Willie and his guitar, another remarked. Waylon Jennings, who was present for the initial listening session, leapt to his feet. “That’s what Willie is all about!” he reportedly hollered.”

The Mustard Tigers

The Mustard Tigers are a high energy honkytonk-country band based out of Naples NY

https://www.facebook.com/themustardtigersroc/

Cover: $10