Every week, John Wesley Karson embarks on a two-hour odyssey into the renegade sounds of outlaw country. He regales listeners with the tales and tunes of these alternative country icons.
This Halloween, John Wesley has curated a chilling collection of outlaw classics perfect for the season. From the macabre to the murderous, this episode delves into the dark heart of country’s most haunting hits. So gather ’round the stereo for a bewitching audio experience as we unveil some of outlaw country’s eeriest earworms and blood-curdling ballads. It’s a devilishly delightful musical treat, hosted by your ghost host John Wesley Karson. This spine-tingling special is sure to make your Halloween wickedly country.
Enjoy:
Playlist
- Hour One
- (It Was a) Monsters Holiday – Buck Owens & the Buckaroos – 1974
- The Legend of Swamp – Charlie Daniels Band – 1980
- Phantom 309 – Red Sovine – 1967
- The Ride – David Allan Coe – 1983
- Pardon Me (I’ve Got Someone to Kill) – Johnny Paycheck – 1966
- Hairtrigger Colt .44 – Chris LeDoux – 1994
- Ghost Riders in the Sky – The Highwaymen – 1990
- Reaper – Devyn Brinsfield – 2023
- The Ghost of Hank Williams – David Allan Coe – 1990
- Howlin’ At The Moon – Hank Williams – 1951
- Six More Miles (To the Graveyard) – Hank Williams – 1948
- Gravedigger – Willie Nelson – 2008
- Wayfaring Stranger – Emmylou Harris – 1980
Hour Two
- The Devil Went Down To Georgia – Charlie Daniels Band – 2005
- I Just Can’t Let You Say Goodbye – Willie Nelson – 1966
- Psycho – Eddie Noack – 1968
- Six Feet Down – Eddie Noack -1949
- Marie Laveau – Bobby Bare – 1974
- I Hung My Head – Johnny Cash – 2002
- Delia’s Gone – Johnny Cash – 1994
- I’m Gonna Kill You – Wynn Stewart – 1976
- Open Pit Mine – George Jones – 1962
- Eyes of Death – Hank Williams, Jr. – 1965
- Cedartown, Georgia – Waylon Jennings – 1971
- The Ballad of Charles Whitman – Kinky Friedman – 1973
- The Cold Hard Facts of Life – Porter Wagner – 1967
- LA County – Lyle Lovett – 1987
- On the Run – David Allan Coe – 1976