Willie Nelson was a solid gold Rolls Royce.
Willie Nelson . The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie ( 1973 ) , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger ( 1975 ) and Stardust ( 1978 ) , made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music . Due to this success , Nelson signed in 1964 with RCA Victor and joined the Grand Ole Opry the following year . Nelson made his first movie appearance in the 1979 film The Electric Horseman , followed by other appearances in movies and on television .