The Icons of Outlaw Country #093

Dive into the rebellious heart of country music with "Icons of Outlaw Country," hosted by the charismatic John Wesley Karson. This radio show is your gateway to the raw, unfiltered sounds of country's most notorious outlaws.

This episode kicks off with Johnny Paycheck's 1979 hit "Drinkin’ and Drivin’." Hank Williams Jr. brings us "Hank" from 1973, and George Jones shares the soulful "Brothers of the Bottle" from 1971. We'll also explore Jamie Johnson's 2008 reflection on addiction with "High Cost of Living," and enjoy the simple pleasures described by Guy Clark in 1983's "Home Grown Tomatoes." Tom Waits takes us on a ghostly ride with his live rendition of Red Sovines "Big Joe and Phantom 309" from 1975, a song that encapsulates the mythos of the road and the ghostly tales that haunt it, leaving listeners with a sense of the timeless, nomadic spirit of outlaw country. All that and much more on this episode of The Icons of Outlaw Country.

Original Air Date, 12/28/24

Playlist
HOUR ONE
Johnny Paycheck – Drinkin’ and Drivin’ –1979
Red Simpson – Highway Patrol –1966
Hank Williams Jr. – Hank – 1973
George Jones – Brothers of the Bottle – 1971
Jamie Johnson – High Cost of Living - 2008
Gary Stewart – She’s Acting Single – 1975
Billy Mize – Who’ll buy the Wine – 2006
The Allman Brothers – Blue Sky –1972
Willie Nelson – Blue Sky’s (Live) – 1997
Robert Earl Keen – Shades of Gray - 1997
Steve Earle – Hometown Blues – 1995
Doc Watson – Southbound – 1966
Sturgill Simpson – I Don't Mind - 2020

HOUR TWO
Jerry Jeff Walker – (Looking For) The Heart of Saturday Night –1976
Jerry Jeff Walker - Standin’ at the Big Hotel –1976
Guy Clark – Home Grown Tomatoes – 1983
Gary P. Nunn & Kimmie Rhodes - The Last Thing I Needed the First Thing This Morning – 2018
Tom Waits - Intro & Big Joe And Phantom 309 - 1975
David Allan Coe – The Ride – 1974
Merle Haggard - The Roots of My Raising – 1976
Willie & Merle - Pancho and Lefty (live) – 2007
Willie & Waylon - If I Can Find A Clean Shirt – 1991
Blaze Foley - If I Could Only Fly – 1988
Dale Watson – Honky Tonkers Don’t Cry - 2014