Outlaw Country Essentials

Apple Music Country
Updated 2 Weeks Ago

In the mid-'70s, mavericks like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, who'd been struggling to find their place in country amidst Nashville’s slick countrypolitan dominance, quit trying to fit into the mainstream and carved out something for themselves. With stripped-down production, rock and soul influences, and a rebellious, countercultural mindset, they injected new life into country music, creating the outlaw country movement in the process. Outlaw auteurs like Guy Clark and Mickey Newbury were coming more from a singer/songwriter head, but their outside-the-box concoctions were part of the mix too. Of course, outlaw country didn't die out when the decade ended. Fresh faces like Steve Earle continued the conversation in the ‘80s, and even after the transformation of the country music industry by the turn of the millennium, artists like Jamey Johnson and Sturgill Simpson who'd grown up on classic outlaw country brought their own idiosyncrasies to the table.
Merle Haggard
Mama Tried
Merle Haggard
20 Greatest Hits
Johnny Cash
Folsom Prison Blues (feat. The Tennessee Two)
Johnny Cash
With His Hot and Blue Guitar (feat. The Tennessee Two)
Waylon Jennings
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way (Remastered)
Waylon Jennings
Dreaming My Dreams (Remastered)
Kris Kristofferson
Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
Kris Kristofferson
Kristofferson
Willie Nelson
Whiskey River
Willie Nelson
Shotgun Willie
Johnny Paycheck
Take This Job and Shove It
Johnny Paycheck
Take This Job and Shove It
Guy Clark
L.A. Freeway
Guy Clark
Old No. 1
Jessi Colter
I'm Not Lisa
Jessi Colter
Jessi Colter Collection
Townes Van Zandt
Poncho & Lefty
Townes Van Zandt
The Late Great
Tompall & The Glaser Brothers
Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
Tompall & The Glaser Brothers
Country Romance
Pistol Annies
Takin' Pills
Pistol Annies
Hell On Heels
Tom T. Hall
Joe, Don't Let Your Music Kill You
Tom T. Hall
Outlaws & Armadillos: Country's Roaring '70s
Jamey Johnson
Between Jennings and Jones
Jamey Johnson
That Lonesome Song
Steve Earle
Guitar Town
Steve Earle
Guitar Town (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
David Allan Coe
You Never Even Called Me by My Name
David Allan Coe
Once Upon a Rhyme
Jerry Jeff Walker
Up Against the Wall, Red Neck (Live)
Jerry Jeff Walker
Viva Terlingua (Live)
Joe Ely
Boxcars
Joe Ely
Honky Tonk Masquerade
Steve Young
Seven Bridges Road
Steve Young
Rock Salt and Nails
Highwaymen
Highwayman
Highwaymen
Highwayman
Tanya Tucker
Texas (When I Die)
Tanya Tucker
TNT
Miranda Lambert
Gunpowder & Lead
Miranda Lambert
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Sturgill Simpson
Life of Sin
Sturgill Simpson
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
Marshall Chapman
Rode Hard and Put up Wet
Marshall Chapman
Me, I'm Feelin' Free
Bobby Bare
The Winner
Bobby Bare
The Winner and Other Losers
Asleep At The Wheel
Don't Ask Me Why (I'm Going to Texas)
Asleep At The Wheel
Asleep At The Wheel
Chris Stapleton
Arkansas
Chris Stapleton
Starting Over
Hank Williams, Jr.
Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
Hank Williams, Jr.
Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound - Original Classic Hits, Vol. 4
Shooter Jennings
4th of July / He Stopped Loving Her Today (feat. George Jones) [Medley]
Shooter Jennings
Put the O Back In Country
Willie Nelson
Me and Paul
Willie Nelson
Wanted! The Outlaws (Expanded Edition)
Waylon Jennings
Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
Waylon Jennings
Ol' Waylon
Merle Haggard
I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink
Merle Haggard
Back to the Barrooms
Billy Joe Shaver
I Been to Georgia On a Fast Train
Billy Joe Shaver
Old Five And Dimers Like Me
Gary Stewart
She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)
Gary Stewart
Out of Hand
Tanya Tucker
What's Your Mama's Name Child
Tanya Tucker
Tanya Tucker: 16 Biggest Hits
Whiskey Myers
Broken Window Serenade
Whiskey Myers
Firewater
Steve Earle
Copperhead Road
Steve Earle
Copperhead Road
Guy Clark
Desperados Waiting for a Train
Guy Clark
Old No. 1
Whitey Morgan and the 78's
Bad News
Whitey Morgan and the 78's
Whitey Morgan and the 78's
Joe Ely
She Never Spoke Spanish to Me
Joe Ely
Joe Ely
Jerry Jeff Walker
Sangria Wine (Live)
Jerry Jeff Walker
Viva Terlingua (Live)
Charlie Daniels
Uneasy Rider
Charlie Daniels
Uneasy Rider
Ryan Bingham
Southside of Heaven
Ryan Bingham
Mescalito
David Allan Coe
The Ride
David Allan Coe
Castles in the Sand
Gary Stewart
Drinkin' Thing
Gary Stewart
Out of Hand
Jamey Johnson
Lonely At the Top
Jamey Johnson
The Guitar Song
Ed Bruce
The Last Cowboy Song
Ed Bruce
Ed Bruce - EP
Mickey Newbury
The Future's Not What It Used To Be
Mickey Newbury
An American Trilogy
Jimmie Dale Gilmore & The Flatlanders
Dallas
Jimmie Dale Gilmore & The Flatlanders
Unplugged
Highwaymen
Live Forever
Highwaymen
The Road Goes On Forever
Billy Joe Shaver
I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)
Billy Joe Shaver
I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal...But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday
Jerry Reed
East Bound and Down (From "Smokey and the Bandit")
Jerry Reed
The Essential Jerry Reed
Steve Earle
Hillbilly Highway
Steve Earle
Guitar Town (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Emmylou Harris
Boulder to Birmingham
Emmylou Harris
Pieces of the Sky
Leon Russell
Roll Away the Stone
Leon Russell
Leon Russell
Townes Van Zandt
If I Needed You
Townes Van Zandt
The Late Great
Joe Ely
The Road Goes on Forever
Joe Ely
Love and Danger
Sturgill Simpson
You Can Have the Crown
Sturgill Simpson
High Top Mountain
Cowboy Jack Clement
My Cowboy Song
Cowboy Jack Clement
Me N Paul
David Allan Coe
Longhaired Redneck
David Allan Coe
Longhaired Redneck
Willie Nelson
Shotgun Willie
Willie Nelson
Shotgun Willie
Eric Church
A Man Who Was Gonna Die Young
Eric Church
The Outsiders
Waylon Jennings
Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand
Waylon Jennings
I've Always Been Crazy
Ed Bruce
Girls, Women, And Ladies
Ed Bruce
Ed Bruce - EP
Jessi Colter
Why You Been Gone so Long
Jessi Colter
A Country Star Is Born
Travis Tritt
Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde
Travis Tritt
Down the Road I Go
Willis Alan Ramsey
Ballad of Spider John
Willis Alan Ramsey
Willis Alan Ramsey
Kacey Musgraves
Blowin' Smoke
Kacey Musgraves
Same Trailer Different Park
Hank Williams III
I Don't Know
Hank Williams III
Risin' Outlaw
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Wanna Rock and Roll
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Lost Train of Thought
Rodney Crowell
Leaving Louisiana In the Broad Daylight
Rodney Crowell
Ain't Living Long Like This
Merle Haggard
Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)
Merle Haggard
Big City
Emmylou Harris
If You Were a Bluebird
Emmylou Harris
Bluebird
Johnny Cash
San Quentin (Live)
Johnny Cash
At San Quentin (Legacy Edition) [Live]
Terry Allen
High Plains Jamboree
Terry Allen
Lubbock (On Everything)
Guy Clark
Texas Cookin'
Guy Clark
Texas Cookin'
Steve Young
It's Not Supposed to Be That Way
Steve Young
Renegade Picker
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
A Good Hearted Woman
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Wanted! The Outlaws
Joe Ely
Me and Billy the Kid
Joe Ely
Settle for Love
Kris Kristofferson
The Silver Tongued Devil and I
Kris Kristofferson
The Silver Tongued Devil and I
Whitey Morgan and the 78's
Honky Tonk Queen
Whitey Morgan and the 78's
Whitey Morgan and the 78's
John Prine
Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore
John Prine
John Prine
Kinky Friedman
Ride 'Em Jewboy
Kinky Friedman
Sold American (30th Anniversary Edition)
Sammi Smith
Willie
Sammi Smith
Girl In New Orleans
Hank Williams, Jr.
Family Tradition
Hank Williams, Jr.
Family Tradition (Original Classic Hits, Vol. 3)
Jimmie Dale Gilmore & The Flatlanders
Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown
Jimmie Dale Gilmore & The Flatlanders
Unplugged
Robert Earl Keen
Merry Christmas from the Family (Live)
Robert Earl Keen
No. 2 Live Dinner
Gary Stewart
Your Place or Mine
Gary Stewart
Your Place Or Mine
Jerry Jeff Walker
Pissin' In The Wind
Jerry Jeff Walker
Ridin' High
Miranda Lambert
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Miranda Lambert
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Johnny Paycheck
Barstool Mountain
Johnny Paycheck
Take This Job and Shove It
Johnny Cash
A Boy Named Sue (Live)
Johnny Cash
At San Quentin (Live)
Townes Van Zandt
Rex's Blues (Live)
Townes Van Zandt
Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
Sturgill Simpson
Turtles All the Way Down
Sturgill Simpson
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
Commander Cody
Seeds and Stems (Again)
Commander Cody
Lost In the Ozone
Mickey Newbury
She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye
Mickey Newbury
An American Trilogy
Terry Allen
Amarillo Highway (For Dave Hickey)
Terry Allen
Lubbock (On Everything)
Chris Gantry
The Lizard
Chris Gantry
At the House of Cash
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Snake Farm
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Snake Farm
Kinky Friedman
Sold American
Kinky Friedman
Sold American (30th Anniversary Edition)
Bobby Bare
Ride Me Down Easy
Bobby Bare
The Essential Bobby Bare
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