The Icons of Outlaw Country #128

This week’s Icons of Outlaw Country with John Wesley Karson delivers a hard-hitting tribute to the rebels who shaped the outlaw movement. Tune in for the raw, soulful sounds of Doug Sahm, blending Tex-Mex with country grit, and Johnny Cash, the Man in Black, whose defiant “Folsom Prison Blues” resonates with the outcast. Dale Watson keeps honky-tonk alive with his authentic twang, while Hank Williams Jr. cranks up the rowdy energy with “Family Tradition.” Johnny Paycheck rounds out the lineup, his working-class fire shining in “Take This Job and Shove It.” Hosted by John Wesley Karson—with a K—this episode celebrates the untamed spirits who broke Nashville’s rules to redefine country music.

Original Air date: September 6, 2025

Playlist 128

HOUR ONE
Jerry Jeff Walker - Desperados Waiting for a Train – 1974
Jimmy Dale Gilmore - Tonight I Think I’m Gonna’ Go Downtown – 1985
David Allan Coe - Tennessee Whisky – 1981
Steve Goodman - Don’t Do Me Any Favors Anymore – 1972
Ray Wiley Hubbard - Screw You We’re From Texas – 2003
Pinkard & Bowden - Woman With a Gun – 1993
Jamey Johnson – Between Jennings and Jones - 2008
Willie Nelson – The Maker - 1998
Steve Earle – Copperhead Road - 1988
Eddie Noack – Before You Use That Gun - 1973
Hayes Carll – Bad Liver and A Broken Heart • 2008
Waylon Jennings – Freedom to Stay – 1973

HOUR TWO
Johnny Paycheck - Stay Away From the Cocaine Train - 1979
Hank Williams Jr. - In the Arms of Cocaine - 1983
Johnny Cash - When Uncle Bill Quit Dope - 1971
David Allan Coe - Cocaine Carolina - 1985
Commander Cody - Seeds & Stems - 1971
New Riders of the Purple Sage - Panama Red - 1973
Toby Keith - I’ll Never Smoke Weed W/ Willie Again (LIVE) - 2003
Dale Watson – Texas Boogie – 1995
Tompall Glazer – It Ain’t Fair – 1977
Billy Joe Shaver - Warrior Man – 2005
Brian Burns – Angels & Outlaws – 2019
Emmylou Harris – Rhythm Guitar – 1985
Guy Clark – Homegrown Tomatoes – 1983
Doug Sham – Texas Me - 2000