Its no secret I've got a soft spot for old county; me and the honky tonks-well if they were around here in NYC, lets just say you'd find me there 90% of the time.
A particular fondness for country lies within a sector known sort of by the name of
"Outlaw Country".
The term pretty much was given to the likes of
Waylon, Willie, and the boys...
Now you ask just who those boys are?
Waylon and Willie (shown above) were quite a dynamic duo!
Certainly you've heard this little #:
"Outlaw Country also refers to a few others in this little circle of hellions; such as David Allan Coe:
of which I'd say my favorite DAC song would have to be "Please Come to Boston";
my friend Garrett introduced me to this when she thought it was a good idea to embarrass me in front of a particular Nashvillian back in the day--good one, G!
(I can't thank you enough...I'd like to punch you actually! mortifying at the time-duh!)
Ok, so that is a horrible example of how rowdy these boys can be; but it truly is one of my favorite David Allan Coe songs, if not one of my all-time fave songs ever.
Along with him, you can toss in Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, etc and you've got yourself some OUTLAW COUNTRY!
Crack open a beer and queue up the playlist.
-see the very end of this post for some suggestions-
-see the very end of this post for some suggestions-
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But of all the country out there, my heart lies with one man...Waylon Jennings.!
He's got a voice like a god, the tales of a broken man, and enough stories to pull at heartstrings for days on end.
You wanna love this ramblin' man, but you can't hold him down.
He's a man on the go, lovin and leavin the ladies, bust'n out and break'n hearts!
He's the ultimate "Nashville Rebel"
No, really, he is!
Look how young and dapper he was...his voice makes me swoon but his "look"...
oh man oh man!
He certainly was a handsome devil...dressed with his slicked back hair, button up shirts, starting out in Buddy Holly's band, then goin' on to become his own man.
MEOW!
But can I just tell you, it wasn't these young man good looks that I go for.
Just like my thing for 70s Elvis...I've got a hankering for 70s Waylon.
This rugged, outlaw look, it suits him well
(and my taste too!)
I mean, seriously...did it just get hot in here?
Which look do you go for?
Or is this completely irrelevant to your life entirely?
(I get it, some people will think he's a disgusting looking man, and some of you wont even care to read this far...while some of you, well you're down with the cowboys just like me!
uh hem....cough cough, Jewel! cough cough)
Until I somehow acquire this, I'll just keep on listening to the good ol' boys.
It's good, trust me...a hot summer night, turn up the stereo, have a PBR, and sit on the porch in your rockin' chair and tell me this isn't a little slice of heaven.
I should probably go dust off my vintage red cowboy boots-and whip this hair into some pigtails now.
Listen:
*Amanda-Waylon Jennings
*Good Hearted Woman-Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
*Angels Flying too Close to the Ground-Willie Nelson
*Always on my Mind-Willie Nelson
*You Never Even Called Me by My Name-David Allan Coe
*Jack Daniels if you Please-David Allan Coe
*Mama Tried-Merle Haggard
*Silver Wings-Merle Haggard
*Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line-Waylon Jennings
*Stop the World (and Let me Off)-Waylon Jennings
*Folsom Prison Blues-Johnny Cash
And by all means, check out the ultimate OUTLAW SUPERGROUP: The Highwaymen!!!
(it's Waylon, Willie, Kris, and Johnny--quadruple swoon swoon swoon swoon!)
4 comments:
dude, there was this bar back boy at Robert's on Saturday that you would have DIED over. he was like a more country, WAY hotter version of a certain bar back here you've been known to get a little, ahem, bothered by. sooo wish you were there to see him!
and I was just about to ask you for some recommendations...this is awesome, can't wait to listen!
J
I've seen many country musicians before and there's one thing that is fascinating about them; they're wearing suits and men tuxedos. They look handsome with it!
i was thinking what about kris kristofferson? then u mentioned him in last line. i did a blog post on him, last yr. aftr watching his biography on tv. i put mama's don't let ur babies vid on my blog last fall, in my grandpa post. yes, my gramps was a cowboy. did u see crazy heart? sad, but very good movie. "down w/ cough cough" was hilarious! & speaking of coughing, Y do i suddenly think of willie nelson & his smoke addiction?
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