Each week John Wesley Karson shares the music and the stories of the icons of alternative country. He takes his listeners on a two hour sonic journey into what’s been dubbed “Outlaw Country.”
The Icons of Outlaw Country is a celebration of the bold individualism of a select few artists who dared to give Nashville the finger and do it their own way.
Air Date: August 19, 2023
Playlist
HOUR ONE
- My Favorite Memory – Merle Haggard – 1986
- Feelin’ Haggard – Dale Watson and Ray Benson – 2017
- He Won’t Ever Be Gone – Willie Nelson – 2017
- The Show’s Almost Over – Merle Haggard – 1986
- Are You Ready For the Country – Waylon Jennings – 1976
- The Pick up Truck Song – Jerry Jeff Walker – 2006
- Lord Let It Rain – Billy Mize – 1967
- Quit Hollerin’ at Me – John Prine – 1995
- Cosmic Cowboy – Michael Murphy – 2010
- If I Needed You – Towns Van Zandt – 1972
- Wayfaring Stranger – Emmy Lou Harris – 1980
- As Long As There’s A Sunday – Sammi Smith – 1976
- Crystal Clear – Marshall Chapman – 1977
HOUR TWO
- She Used to Love Me a Lot – Johnny Cash – 1980
- Don’t Cry Darlin’ – David Allan Coe & George Jones – 1984
- Tennessee Whisky – George Jones – 1983
- Black Rose – Billy Joe Shaver – 1984
- A Satisfied Mind · The International Submarine Band – 1966
- Texas Cookin’ – Guy Clark – 1976
- Mercenary Song – Steve Earl – 1995
- The Last Thing I Needed – Willie Nelson – 1982
- The Blues Man – Hank Williams Jr. – 1980
- Can’t Ya See – Hank Williams Jr. – 1975
- This Town – Creed Fisher – 2021
- Rich Men North of Richmond – Oliver Anthony – 2023