The Icons of Outlaw Country Show 040

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.

Air Date December 16, 2023

Playlist

HOUR ONE

Christmas Time’s a Coming – Sammy Kershaw – 1994
Branded Man – David Allan Coe – 1996
Poncho & Lefty – Towns Van Zandt – 1993
Heaven and Hell – Waylon Jennings – 1976
Christmas in Prison – John Prine – 1971
12 Days of Christmas – Jerry Jeff Walker – 1994
The Cape – Guy Clark – 1995
Christmas As I Knew It – Johnny Cash – 1972
Jesus Was a Capricorn – Kris Kristofferson – 1972
Lone Star State of Mind – Nanci Griffith – 1987
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues – Emmylou Harris – 1979
Ridin’ Home on Christmas Eve – Michael Murphey – 1991
I’ll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle – Pure Prairie League – 1974
Flat Tire – Dale Watson – 2014
Santa Drives an Eighteen Wheeler – Lisa Layne – 2001

HOUR TWO

Ragged Old Truck – Billy Joe Shaver – 1981
Merry Christmas to You – Billy Joe Shaver – 1994
Chicken on the Ground – Billy Joe Shaver – 1977
When I Get My Wings – Billy Joe Shaver – 1976
I’m Just and Old Chunk of Coal – Billy Joe Shaver – 1981
Cowboy’s Christmas Gift – Charlie Daniels – 1980
Guacamole – Texas Tornados – 1992
Christmas Time in Texas – Gary P. Nunn – 2010
Econline – Devyn Brinsfield – 2023
Me & Paul (Live) – Willie Nelson – 1998
Old Hippy Christmas – The Bellamy Brothers – 2002
Santa’s Comin’ In A Big Ol’ Truck – Red Simpson – 1973
Redneck Jingle Bells – Buddy Brown – 2019
Twisted Christmas Carols – Larry the Cable Guy – 1998
Happy Holidays to Y’all – Robert Earl Keen – 1998