The Icons of Outlaw Country 072 7/27/24

Strap on your boots and grab a shot of whiskey - we're going on a wild outlaw country ride. Join our fearless host John Wesley Karson as he takes you on an enthralling musical odyssey, uncovering the raw, rebellious sounds that paved the way for this extraordinary genre.

This ain't your kid's country music. Together, we'll pay tribute to the audacious trailblazers and unhinged creativity that defined outlaw country and left an enduring imprint on music history.

Original Air Date 7/27/24

Playlist

HOUR ONE
Billy Joe Shaver - Georgia on a Fast Train (LIVE) - 2003
Merle Haggard - Train Whistle Blues – 1969
Steve Goodman - City of New Orleans – 1971
Waylon Jennings - This Train – 1994
Willie & Waylon - Put Me on a Train Back to Texas - 1991
Hank Williams SR - (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle – 1951
Hank Williams III - Wreck of the Old 97 - 2012
Charlie Daniels - Orange Blossom Special LIVE – 1974
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues – 1955
Jerry Jeff walker – Desperados Waitin’ For a Train – 1974
Johnny Paycheck - Stay Away From the Cocaine Train – 1979
David Allan Coe - Cocaine Carolina – 1984
Dr. Hook – I Got Stoned & I Missed It – 1975
Commander Cody - Seeds & Stems (Again) – 1971
New Riders of the Purple Sage – Panama Red – 1973

HOUR TWO
Hank Williams IV – Honky Tonk Habit – 2023
Hank Williams Jr. – Whisky on Ice – 1982
Dale Watson – Truck Stop in La Grange – 2014
Tom Russell - Small Engine Repair – 2019
Chad Cooke Band – Oil Man – 2016
Ray Wiley Hubbard – Conversation With the Devil – 1999
Kris Kristofferson – To Beat The Devil - 1972
The Greezy Wheels – We Are Greezy – 2011
The Greezy Wheels – Mercury Blues – 2019
Freda & the Firedogs – Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad – 1972
Freda & the Firedogs – Be Real – 2009
George Jones - Take Me – 1974
Tompall Glaser – Drinkin’ Them Beers – 1977