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  • Outlaw country legend Kris Kristofferson

    A Dying Breed: Looking Back on Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Other Outlaw Country Originators

    September 30, 2024, 1:49 pm

  • Willie Nelson

    Remember When: Willie Nelson Further Cemented His Outlaw Title by Recording the Bare-Boned ‘Red Headed Stranger’ for $4,000

    August 28, 2024, 6:30 am

  • Remember When: Waylon Jennings Starred in a ‘Sesame Street’ Movie and Sang With Big Bird

  • Creed Fisher

    Rising Outlaw Country Singer Creed Fisher Hospitalized After Brutal Hit-and-Run While on Tour

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  • Waylon Jennings performs onstage wearing a cowboy hat with a Fender Telecaster electric guitar on June 2, 1983 in Los Angeles, California.

    5 Times Waylon Jennings Walked Out of a Recording and Live Performance

    August 12, 2024, 11:46 am

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    4 Original Outlaw Country Legends Who Are Still Alive

    June 27, 2024, 11:09 am

  • Johnny Paycheck (1938 - 2003) (C) holds a teamsters union sign while joining a group of striking bookbinders, 1977.

    The Rough and Rowdy Times of Johnny Paycheck’s Real Life Were Mirrored on His 1977 Outlaw Hit “I’m the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)

    June 2, 2024, 8:06 am

  • Johnny Paycheck (1938 - 2003) (C) holds a teamsters union sign while joining a group of striking bookbinders, 1977.

    3 Johnny Paycheck Songs Every Outlaw Country Fan Should Know by Heart

    May 31, 2024, 2:59 pm

  • Merle Haggard wrote one of the best outlaw country songs about mom.

    3 Classic Outlaw Country Songs for Mom This Mother’s Day

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  • The Drug Bust That Made Waylon Jennings Write “Don’t You Think This Outlaw Bit’s Done Got Out of Hand”

    April 3, 2024, 7:02 am

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