Some of the most distinctive hair in American music is up for sale with Willie Nelson's trademark braids heading to the auction block, where they are expected to fetch between $50,000 to $60,000.

The braids were cut in the 1980s when Nelson's hair was still red and will be sold on Oct. 5 in an auction of items owned by the late Waylon Jennings, Nelson's cohort in the "outlaw country" music movement of the 1970s, said Arlan Ettinger, president of the Guernsey's auction house, which will conduct the sale.

Jennings was given Nelson's braids at a 1983 party thrown by Johnny Cash and June Carter in his honor after Nelson cut his hair to celebrate of Jennings' recent sobriety.