The Icons of Outlaw Country #129

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.

Original airdate 9/13/25

PLAYLIST SHOW 129

HOUR ONE
Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain - 1975
Jessie Colter - I’m Lookin’ For Blue Eyes - 1976
The International Submarine Band - Blue Eyes - 1968
Rodney Crowell - Bluebird Wine - 1976
Willie Nelson - Blue Skies - 1978
Bobby Bare - The Streets of Baltimore - 1966
Buck Owens - The Streets of Bakersfield - 1972
The Bellamy Brothers - No Country Music For Old Men - 2021
George Jones - The Girl at the End of the Bar - 1983
Billy Joe Shaver - The Real Deal - 2005
Waylon Jennings - Best Friends of Mine - 1998
Guy Clark - Don’t Let The Sunshine Fool You - 1976
Townes Van Zandt - Poncho & Lefty - 1972

HOUR TWO
Waylon & Willie - Mamma’s Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys – 1977
Jerry Jeff Walker - Gettin’ By - 1973
DAC - My Sense of Humor/Punkin’ Center Barn Dance - 1977
Ray Wylie Hubbard - Cooler - N - Hell - 2005
Hank Williams Jr. - Heaven Can’t Be Found - 1998
Merle Haggard - White Boy - 1977
Jerry Reed - Hard Times - 1982
Larry Fleet - Workin’ Hard - 2019
Asleep at the Wheel - Miles & Miles of Texas - 1976
The Texas Jamm Band - Drinkin’ Doubles - 2012
Gary Stewart - She’s Actin’ Single (I’m Drinkin’ Doubles) - 1975
Kris Kristofferson - From The Bottle to The Bottom - 1971