Legendary country music star Willie Nelson celebrates his 79th birthday today. In honor of the Red Headed Stranger, we wanted to showcase a collection of iconic photos that would continue to immortalize Nelson's outstanding career. The singer-songwriter is also a well known author, poet, actor, and activist, and he's been at it for more than half a century. Willie Nelson is always on our minds and we're helping him blow out the candles with a gallery of awesome photos in his honor.

Gallery: Awesome Willie Nelson Photos