The Icons of Outlaw Country #122

Welcome to The Icons of Outlaw Country with your host, John Wesley Karson, a Texas native whose passion for the raw, rebellious spirit of outlaw country shines through every episode. Broadcasting from Outlaw Country Radio 103.7FM in Lake Isabella, California, John takes you on a two-hour journey celebrating the artists who defied Nashville’s polished sound to create music that’s as free and untamed as the open road. This week, we’re paying tribute to the gritty legacy of Hank Williams Jr., the unapologetic edge of David Allan Coe, the soulful storytelling of Marshall Chapman, the rodeo-born authenticity of Chris LeDoux, and the poetic genius of Townes Van Zandt. Get ready for a show packed with their timeless tunes and the stories that made them legends

Original Air-date: 7/26/25

Playlist

HOUR ONE
Willie Nelson – Write Your Own Songs –1984
Marshall Chapman – Crystal Clear –1977
Chris Ledoux – This Cowboys Hat –1991
Towns Van Zandt - Waitin’ Around to Die –1968
Tom T. Hall – Who’s Gonna Feed Them Hogs –1971
Asleep at the Wheel – Miles & Miles of Texas –2003
Red Steagall – Lone Star Beer & Bob Wills –2014
Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys – Faded Love –1950
David Allan Coe - Death Row –1969
David Allan Coe – If That Ain’t Country –1977
David Allan Coe – If That Ain’t Country (Pt. Two) - 1997
David Allan Coe – Panheads Forever – 1982
David Allan Coe – Lost My Sense of Humor – 1977
David Allan Coe - Punkin Center Barn Dance – 1977
David Allan Coe – Willie Waylon & Me – 1977
David Allan Coe - Son of the South – 1986

HOUR TWO
Hank Williams Jr. - Standing In the Shadows – 1966
Hank Williams Jr. – Country Boy Can Survive – 1981
Hank Williams Jr. – Blues Man - 1980
Hank Williams Jr. - Outlaw Women - 1979
Hank Williams Jr. – Attitude Adjustment - 1984
Hank Williams Jr. – I’ve Got Rights - 1979
Hank Williams Jr. – Whiskey Bent & Hell Bound - 1979
Merle Haggard & Toby Keith – Fightin’ Side of Me –2005
Creed Fisher – If You Have a Right to Burn My Flag – 2022
Charlie Daniels Band – In America –1980
CD Band – (What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks – 1989
Trace Atkins – More of Us – 2011
Billy Joe Shaver – If You Don’t Love Jesus Go to Hell – 2007
Waylon Jennings - America – 1984