The Icons of Outlaw Country #97

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. On this episode we celebrate Willie Nelson's 91st birthday

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 January 25, 2025

PLAYLIST 097

HOUR ONE
Waylon Jennings – Where the Corn Don’t Grow –1990
Jamey Johnson – Set 'Em Up Joe - 2010
Merle Haggard – Footlights –1979
Vern Gosdin – This Ain’t My First Rodeo –1990
Hank Jr. – Whiskey Bent & Hell Bound – 1979
Charlie Daniels – Longhaired Country Boy – 1974
George Jones – Still Doin’ Time – 1981
Marshall Tucker Band – Fly Eagle Fly – 1974
John Conlee – Common Man – 1983
Delbert McClinton – Lone Star Blues – 2002
DAC – A Sad Country Song – 1974
Billy Joe Shaver – When I Get My Wings – 1976
Hayes Carll – Bad Liver And A Broken Heart- 2008

HOUR TWO
Willie Nelson – The Border – 2024
Willie Nelson – When I've Sang My Last Hillbilly Song – 1955
Willie Nelson – Funny How Time Slips Away - 1976
Willie Nelson – Night Life –1976
Willie Nelson – Last Thing I Needed the First Thing This Morning –1982
Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain – Willie Nelson – 1975
Willie Nelson – Angle Flyin too Close to the Ground –1980
Willie Nelson – Crazy - 1959
Willie Nelson & Snoop Dogg - Kris Kristofferson - Jamey Johnson – Roll Me Up & Smoke Me When I Die –2012
Willie Nelson – Me & Paul – Willie Nelson – 1971
Willie Nelson – Write Your Own Songs (LIVE) - Willie Nelson – 2021
Willie Nelson – My Hero’s Have Always Been Cowboys –1979
Willie Nelson – Hands on the Wheel– 1975
Willie Nelson & Leon Russell - Summertime –– 1979