The story of outlaw country starts in very different places, depending on who is spinning the yarn. Historian Joe Nick Patoski wonders if it all started in 1972, after Willie Nelson’s home outside ...

Few songs have lived a double life quite like "Take This Job and Shove It." On its surface, it's a country song about a man ...

Left-leaning protest artist Bryan Andrews borrows from the sounds of the '70s in 'Yeehaw,' to make a point. The new song ...

There are plenty of sappy country songs for moms out there. From Taylor Swift’s “The Best Day” to Carrie Underwood’s “Mama’s Song” and so many others. However, that’s not what we’re looking at today.

David Allan Coe Leaves A Messy Country Legacy. Coe helped shape the outlaw country movement with a voice that sounded bruised ...

For many, outlaw country represents something more authentic than country music’s pop iteration routinely produced in Nashville. But the argument over what’s “real” country isn’t new. In the 1950s, ...

Jacob Bryant wants fans to know he believes in every single word of his new song, "Outlaw Jesus." The steel guitar-infused country-rocker turns to faith to solve the world's biggest problems. "This is ...