Willie Nelson is involved in the music industry.
Atlantic Recording Corporation ( simply known as Atlantic Records ) is an American major record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegün and Herb Abramson . Columbia Records ( also known simply as Columbia ) is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment ( SME ) , a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America , Inc. , the United States division of Sony Corporation . The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country-music stage concert in Nashville , Tennessee , which was founded on November 28 , 1925 , by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio `` barn dance '' on WSM . Red Headed Stranger is a 1975 album by American outlaw country singer Willie Nelson . Willie Nelson . In 1973 , after signing with Atlantic Records , Nelson turned to outlaw country , including albums such as Shotgun Willie and Phases and Stages .