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If Waylon Jennings Didn’t Want to Be Outlaw Country, He Shouldn’t Have Released This No. 1 Hit

Photo by Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Waylon Jennings might not have wanted to be called an outlaw country artist, but this No. 1 anthem for the movement suggests...

Born 64 Years Ago Today in Alabama, the Country Maverick Who Rejected Nashville and Created His Own Genre

AUSTIN, TEXAS - Texas Country singer Dale Watson and his Lone Stars perform during the Lynyrd Skynyrd concert at the Cedar Park Center. (Photo by Suzanne Cordeiro/Corbis via Getty...

Shaboozey's 'Outlaw' Album is Really About Faith

There's a deeper meaning behind the Wild, Wild West themes. Continue reading…

Outlaw Country Under the Stars: Confederate Railroad Set to Rock Buffalo Run Casino

MIAMI, Okla. — Dust off your boots and get ready for a night of raw, rowdy southern country rock. Legendary country hitmakers Confederate Railroad are rolling into the Four-State A...

3 Country Singers That Broke Out of Their Box and Became Legends Because of It

Musician Willie Nelson attends 24th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 10, 1989 at Disney Studios in Burbank, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Colle...

The 21 Greatest Country Rock LPs… ranked!

From bluegrass pioneers and cosmic cowboys to West Coast visionaries and Nashville outsiders, these are the albums that changed American music forever

3 Country Rock Songs From the 1990s That Walked the Line Between Grunge and Honky-Tonk

NEW YORK - JULY 1995: (EDITORS NOTE: THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED USING CROSS-PROCESSED FILM) American alternative country rock band Son Volt (L - R) bassist Dave Boquist, guitarist, har...

Monte Warden & the Wagoneers – Doghouse Flowers

Back in the day, before streaming or downloading, many people (most, perhaps) discovered new music by browsing record stores. While fine for artists that were easily categorized, t...

Country Fans Sound Off On Which Artists Would Make Up Their Modern-Day Highwaymen

Could you bring together four different country stars for a modern day version of the Highwaymen? Country music fans certainly had a fun time entertaining the question. As you like...

David Allan Coe Shouts Out Justin Moore & Eric Church In Posthumous New Song “Corner Of Cash and Coe”

That’s some high praise from a country music legend. Although we lost the legendary outlaw country icon David Allan Coe back on April 29 at the age of 89, we’re finally getting to...

Shaboozey's 'Outlaw' Album is Really About Faith

There's a deeper meaning behind the Wild, Wild West themes. Continue reading…

Choosin' Texas-The Biggest Non-Christmas Hit Ever?

I don't know, but it seems to me country is going to be America's dominant music genre. I can't go anywhere without hearing it! I welcome this change as a sign that Americans are b...

New Country Music Roundtable 2026

Country music means many things to many people, and it isn’t solely the stomping ground of truck drivers and rhinestone wearers. It’s a big tent that incorporates many cultures, re...

Born 93 Years Ago Today in Nebraska, the Outlaw Country Music Legend Hardly Anybody Talks About

1977: Country singer Tompall Glaser poses for a portrait in 1977. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Tompall Glaser, a key figure in the early outlaw-country movement, w...

3 Country Vocalists From the 1970s Who Rewrote the Genre’s Playbook

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – Willie Nelson Performs at the Great Southeast Music Hall on October 27, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage) These country vocalists from the...

3 Waylon Jennings Lyrics That Still Stop Us in Our Tracks

Waylon Jennings There are some songs that just define country music. Waylon Jennings, an outlaw country icon, sang a lot of songs like that. The post 3 Waylon Jennings Lyrics That...

3 Country Vocalists From the 1980s Who Rewrote the Genre’s Playbook

American Country musician Randy Travis plays guitar as he performs onstage at an unspecified nightclub, Dallas, Texas, December 13, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) These...

3 Country Songs From 1975 That Sounded Like Nothing Else on the Radio

UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: Photo of Jessi COLTER; posed, (Photo by Charlie Gillett Collection/Redferns) The 1970s was a golden age for country music. Indeed, these are three countr...

Show Review: Outlaw Music Festival 2026 at SPAC

Retiring Country Music Star Warns the Genre “Is Gonna Completely Suck” When He’s Gone

Cowboy Hat And Boots In Ghost Town. (Photo by Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Over the last decade, Wheeler Walker Jr. offered his blunt take on the world...

New Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Playlist (#186)

It's no longer good enough just to be "country." In fact, many of the '90s country knockoff singles are getting rejected for this playlist these days. Country is in a more country...

3 Country Songs From the 1990s That Became Hits Without Following the Nashville Formula

These three country songs from the 1990s defied the odds, becoming hits despite not following the Nashville formula. The post 3 Country Songs From the 1990s That Became Hits Witho...

3 Country Songs From the 1970s That Sounded Like Nothing Else on the Radio

1975: Singer and songwriter C.W. McCall (William Dale Fries, Jr.) poses for an MGM Records publicity still in 1975. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) While the 1970s we...

10 Country Bands Who Belong in the CMA Vocal Group of the Year Conversation

So much talent. There’s no denying that the independent and alternative country scene has gotten jam-packed over the past decade. Whether it’s giants such as Zach Bryan, Tyler Chil...