The Icons of Outlaw Country #117

This week on The Icons of Outlaw Country Radio Show with John Wesley Karson, we’re cranking up the jukebox with a rowdy lineup of tracks that embody the untamed heart of outlaw country. Expect a bourbon-soaked journey through songs that spit in the face of polished Nashville, delivering raw heartache, rebellion, and barstool wisdom. It’s the kind of music that feels like a dusty roadhouse at midnight, and we’re just getting started.
We’re spinning classics like Loretta Lynn’s Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’, dishing out her sharp-tongued fire, alongside Gary Stewart singing Drinkin’ Thing and Jerry Jeff Walker with Backslider’s Wine, both oozing honky-tonk soul. David Allan Coe does Jack Daniel’s, If You Please, while George Jones pours out the pain with Tennessee Whiskey and If Drinkin’ Don’t Kill Me. Merle Haggard keeps the barstool warm with I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink. Hank Williams Jr. brings the grit with Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound, and Shaboozey adds a fresh shot of swagger with A Bar Song. Tune in for a wild ride through the smoky, unapologetic soul of outlaw country—where the stories hit harder than the whiskey.

Original Air Date
June 21, 2025

Playlist
HOUR ONE

Tanya Tucker - Wine Me Up - 1970
Loretta Lynn - Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind) - 1966
Gary Stewart - Drinkin’ Thing - 1975
Jerry Jeff Walker - Backslider’s Wine - 1973
David Allan Coe - Jack Daniel’s, If You Please - 1978
George Jones - Tennessee Whiskey - 1983
George Jones - If Drinkin’ Don’t Kill Me (Her Memory Will) - 1981
Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) - 2024
Merle Haggard - I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink - 1980
Hank Williams Jr. - Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound - 1979
Tompall Glaser - Drinkin’ Them Beers - 1976
Aaron Lewis - God and Guns - 2011
Johnny Cash - Don’t Take Your Guns to Town - 1958
Johnny Cash - I Hung My Head - 2002
Guy Clark - The Last Gunfighter Ballad - 1976

HOUR TWO
Flyin’ Burrito Brothers – Wild Horses – 1970
Asleep At the Wheel - Route 66 – 1976
Commander Cody - Beat Me Daddy, Eight to The Bar – 1971
BW Stevenson – Peaceful Easy Feelin’ – 1972
Gary P. Nunn – Austin Pickers (LIVE) – 1997
Freda & the Firedogs - Dry Creek Inn - 1972
Buck Owens - Big in Vegas - 1989
Buck Owens - Hello Trouble – 1964
Dale Watson - Country My Ass - 2017
David Allan Coe - Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile - 1984
Tanya Tucker - Would You Lay With Me - 1973
Johnny Paycheck - Take This Job and Shove It - 1977
David Allan Coe - If That Ain’t Country (Edit) - 1978