The Icons of Outlaw Country Show 054 - 3/23/24

Howdy Buckaroos! John Wesley Karson's Icons of Outlaw Country is servin' up a double dose of Willie Nelson on this week’s show! We're kickin' things off in the second hour with his brand new song, "The Border."Show more

Then, to celebrate the Red Headed Stranger's incredible career, we're dedicating the rest of the hour to the legend himself. That includes a rare gem – the very first song Willie ever recorded back in 1955! Don't miss this outlaw extravaganza, right here on Icons of Outlaw Country!

PLAYLIST SHOW

HOUR ONE
Mendocino - Live From Austin, TX - Doug Sahm - 1975
Dirty Old Town – Towns Van Zandt – 1996
Arvin Forever in My Heart – Marcus Leary – 2017
This Town – Creed Fisher – 2021
Home to Houston - Steve Earle – 2004
Hometown Blues - Steve Earle – 1995
I’m a Long Way From Home – Shooter Jennings - 2005
Freight Train Boogie - Doc Watson – 1971
Desperados Waiting For A Train - Guy Clark – 1975
Railroad Bill – Colter Wall - 2017
Casey Jones – Johnny Cash - 1963
I Been To Georgia on a Fast Train - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - 1975
Waitin' For a Train - Merle Haggard – 1969
Cocaine Train - Whitey Morgan and the 78's – 2015

HOUR TWO
The Border – Willie Nelson – 2024
When I've Sang My Last Hillbilly Song – Willie Nelson – 1955
Funny How Time Slips Away – Willie Nelson - 1976
Night Life – Willie Nelson – 1976
Last Thing I Needed the First Thing This Morning – Willie Nelson – 1982
Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain – Willie Nelson – 1975
Angle Flyin' too Close to the Ground – Willie Nelson – 1980
When I've Sang My Last Hillbilly Song – Willie Nelson -2012
Roll Me Up – Willie Nelson & Snoop Dogg - Kris Kristofferson - Jamey Johnson – 2012
Me & Paul – Willie Nelson – 1971
Write Your Own Songs (LIVE) - Willie Nelson – 2021
My Hero’s Have Always Been Cowboys – Willie Nelson – 1979
Hands on the Wheel – Willie Nelson – 1975
Summertime – Willie Nelson & Leon Russell – 1979