While Nashville continued to be the focus of mainstream country music, cities like Lubbock and Austin became the creative centers of outlaw country. Southern rock also had a strong influence on the …

The freaks, misfits, outcasts, rebels and renegades of country music roll non-stop, safely within the sanctuary of Outlaw Country! Listen today on SiriusXM.

The '70s brought a new brand of country music that sought to bring raw honky tonk emotion and authenticity back to the genre.

Jan 12, 2026 · When most people think of outlaw country, they think of Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, David Allan Coe and Merle Haggard. Here's a list of the 30 songs that define the movement, from …

Sep 13, 2025 · This so-called outlaw movement injected raw, unfiltered energy and gut-punch storytelling back into country music, shaking the industry to its core. In 1965, Waylon Jennings …

Dec 8, 2022 · A guide to the history of Outlaw Country, through its artists and songs, according to Holler.

Oct 29, 2018 · Starring Townes Van Zandt, Tanya Tucker, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, and a host of other hell-raisers. The story of outlaw country starts in very different places, depending …

Outlaw music was a movement of American country music in the 1970s spearheaded by Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. Sometimes called progressive country, outlaw music was an attempt to …

One of the first musicians to demand creative control over his music is Outlaw country artist Waylon Jennings. Jennings had grown weary of the limitations imposed on him by the record labels, …

Jan 11, 2026 · Flip through the slideshow for 18 essential tracks for any outlaw country playlist, from classics like Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" to deeper cuts from Billy Joe Shaver and Jerry Jeff Walker.