WATCH: Sturgill Simpson Performed 'Red Headed Rounder' At Willie Nelson Tribute Austin, TX, United States / KOKE Radio localnews@socastdigital.com Jan 14, 2019 | 9:54 AM Sturgill Simpson performed “Red Headed Rounder,” an unreleased Merle Haggard song written about Willie Nelson at the “Willie: Life & Songs of an American Outlaw” tribute show in Nashville over the weekend.