Red Headed Stranger is a work.
The National Recording Registry is a list of sound recordings that `` are culturally , historically , or aesthetically important , and/or inform or reflect life in the United States . '' The recordings preserved in the United States National Recording Registry form a registry of recordings selected yearly by the National Recording Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress . Red Headed Stranger is a 1975 album by American outlaw country singer Willie Nelson . A concept album , Red Headed Stranger is about a fugitive on the run from the law after killing his wife and her lover .