The Icons of Outlaw Country #123

Howdy, folks, and welcome to another rip-roarin’ episode of your favorite Outlaw Country radio show, where we keep it real with the raw, rebellious sounds of country’s misfits and mavericks! We’re serving up the heart and soul of Outlaw Country, straight from the dusty trails of Austin to the honky-tonks of Tennessee, with no Nashville polish in sight.

This week, we’ve got a hell of a lineup! We’re kickin’ things off with Merle Haggard & George Jones –singin’ about George and his difficult task of showing up…. To do a show with No Show Jones. Also the Texas troubadour Guy Clark, with his classics “Homegrown Tomatoes” and “Texas Cookin’,” celebratin’ the simple joys of life and Lone Star flavor. Then the legendary Doc Watson and his timeless 1966 gem “Southbound,” bringin’ that flat-pickin’ magic. You’ll also hear Lyle Lovett puttin’ his Texas spin on the Grateful Dead’s “Friend of the Devil,” alongside David Allan Coe’s gritty “Spotlight,” shining bright on the Outlaw life. We’ve got the soulful Billy Joe Shaver, and a rare treat—an early Jimmy Buffett track from his Outlaw Country days in Austin, back when he was more cowboy boots than flip-flops.

Wow, so much good stuff in one great show! So grab a cold one, settle in, and let’s ride with the renegades of country music!

Playlist 123
HOUR ONE
Merle Haggard & George Jones – No Show Jones –1982
George Jones - Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes –1985
The Bellamy Brothers – No Country Music for Old Men –2021
Waylon Jennings – Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) –1971
Jerry Jeff Walker – I Like to Sleep Late In the Morning –2012
Billy Joe Shaver – Good Old USA (Live) – 2023
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos – Buckaroo – 1965
Jimmy Buffett - The Great Gas Station Robbery – 1973
David Allan Coe – Jack Daniel's, If You Please – 1978
Rodney Crowell - Flatland Hillbillies – 2019
Dale Watson - Exit 109 – 2014
Gary P. Nunn - The Nights Never Get Lonely – 2014
Gary P Nunn - London Homesick Blues - Live 1989
HOUR TWO
Guy Clark – Homegrown Tomatoes - 1983
Guy Clark – Texas Cookin' (Live from Austin, TX) –2007
Doc Watson – Southbound - 1966
Rusty Weir – Fly Away –1975
Merle Haggard – If I could Only Fly – 1995
Billy Joe Shaver – When Fallen Angles Fly - 1994
Gary P. Nunn It’s a Texas Thing - 2000
Lyle Lovett – Friend of the Devil - 1991
Lyle Lovett – LA County - 1987
Willie Nelson – The Border - 2024
David Allan Coe – Spotlight - 1976
Terry Allan – Amarillo Highway - 1979
Tom Russell – Navajo Rug – 1988