Waylon Jennings' 1972 contract negotiations with RCA Records parallels Ayn Rand's novels and philosophy of individualism, particularly those in "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged."
By John Wesley Karson Introduction: Located in Austin, Texas, The Armadillo World Headquarters holds a special place in the history of American music and counterculture. From its humble beginnings in…
Jerry Jeff Walker moved to Austin, Texas in 1971 and in the process helped reinvent a sleepy college/state capital town into a robust, music hotbed. He became recognized as the…
Today, they don't seem like outlaws: Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Jr., David Allan Coe, Tompall Glaser, Johnny Paycheck and numerous others are…
The term outlaw country wasn't thrown about too often in the early days. According to Jason Mellard, author of Progressive Country: How the 1970s Transformed the Texan in Popular Culture, the…
The Icons of Outlaw Country John Wesley Karson During the 1960’s, country music experienced the commercial and artistic success known as the Nashville Sound. By the 1970’s, however, it was clear that…