On this day (April 29) in 1933, Willie Nelson was born in Abbott, Texas. Ninety-three years later, he is one of the most celebrated songwriters in the world. Today, he can look back on six decades of ...

Today, Nelson is hailed as a country music legend. More specifically, he’s widely regarded as one of the founders of the Outlaw Country movement that dominated the genre in the 1970s. Red Headed ...

Waylon Jennings’ rebellious outlaw country style not only defined a movement in the 1970s but continues to inspire artists today. From chart-topping classics like “Luckenbach, Texas” to modern tracks ...

Fifty-something years after Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver, Tompall Glaser Jerry Jeff Walker and a whole host of others set up the framework for outlaw country, the movement is alive ...

In the 1970s, a group of country artists broke from Nashville’s polished production to create outlaw country—a grittier, more personal sound. Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, David Allan Coe, and ...