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 December 16, 2023
Playlist
HOUR ONE
- Christmas Time’s a Coming – Sammy Kershaw – 1994
- Branded Man – David Allan Coe – 1996
- Poncho & Lefty – Towns Van Zandt – 1993
- Heaven and Hell – Waylon Jennings – 1976
- Christmas in Prison – John Prine – 1971
- 12 Days of Christmas – Jerry Jeff Walker – 1994
- The Cape – Guy Clark – 1995
- Christmas As I Knew It – Johnny Cash – 1972
- Jesus Was a Capricorn – Kris Kristofferson – 1972
- Lone Star State of Mind – Nanci Griffith – 1987
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues – Emmylou Harris – 1979
- Ridin’ Home on Christmas Eve – Michael Murphey – 1991
- I’ll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle – Pure Prairie League – 1974
- Flat Tire – Dale Watson – 2014
- Santa Drives an Eighteen Wheeler – Lisa Layne – 2001
HOUR TWO
- Ragged Old Truck – Billy Joe Shaver – 1981
- Merry Christmas to You – Billy Joe Shaver – 1994
- Chicken on the Ground – Billy Joe Shaver – 1977
- When I Get My Wings – Billy Joe Shaver – 1976
- I’m Just and Old Chunk of Coal – Billy Joe Shaver – 1981
- Cowboy’s Christmas Gift – Charlie Daniels – 1980
- Guacamole – Texas Tornados – 1992
- Christmas Time in Texas – Gary P. Nunn – 2010
- Econline – Devyn Brinsfield – 2023
- Me & Paul (Live) – Willie Nelson – 1998
- Old Hippy Christmas – The Bellamy Brothers – 2002
- Santa’s Comin’ In A Big Ol’ Truck – Red Simpson – 1973
- Redneck Jingle Bells – Buddy Brown – 2019
- Twisted Christmas Carols – Larry the Cable Guy – 1998
- Happy Holidays to Y’all – Robert Earl Keen – 1998