outlaw country
Rebellious Nashville alternative
Outlaw country is a subgenre of country music that emerged in the 1970s, rejecting the polished Nashville sound in favor of rougher production and rebellious themes.
Associated with artists like Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Merle Haggard, it drew from honky-tonk, rock, and folk influences: He grew up on outlaw country and classic rock.
Redheaded outlaw singer
- Merle HaggardOkie from Muskogee
- AustinTexas capital city
- TexasSecond-largest American state
Waylon Jennings · Johnny Cash · Kris Kristofferson · Chris Stapleton
Coin-operated music player
- barstoolTall backless pub seat
- neonInert illuminating element
- two-stepFast paired ballroom dance
- dancehallPaid venue for social movement
fiddle · sawdust · swing doors · tavern · cowboy boots · western swing · steel guitar · beer joint
Unhurried, elongated speech pattern
- nasalOf the nose
- steel guitarSlide-played stringed instrument
- telecasterFender electric guitar model
- dobroMetal-coned acoustic guitar
acoustic guitar · fingerpicking · vibrato · yodel · crooning · baritone · tenor · throaty
Deserter of a cause
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
iconoclast · rogue · dissent · bucking the system · middle finger · rejection · independence · authenticity
Oak-aged grain spirit
- dustFine settled particles
- leatherTanned animal skin
- badlandsArid, heavily eroded terrain
- rusticRural and unrefined
frontier · rough-hewn · weathered · barroom · heartache · prison · lonesome · highway
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- frontierEdge of settlement
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
working class · blue collar · rural · small town · heartland · dusty roads · pickup truck · trailer park
Willie Nelson
Redheaded outlaw singer
- Merle HaggardOkie from Muskogee
- AustinTexas capital city
- TexasSecond-largest American state
Waylon Jennings · Johnny Cash · Kris Kristofferson · Chris Stapleton
jukebox
Coin-operated music player
dancehall · fiddle · sawdust · swing doors · tavern · cowboy boots · western swing · steel guitar · beer joint · roadhouse
drawl
Unhurried, elongated speech pattern
- nasalOf the nose
- steel guitarSlide-played stringed instrument
- telecasterFender electric guitar model
dobro · acoustic guitar · fingerpicking · vibrato · yodel · crooning · baritone · tenor · throaty · raspy
renegade
Deserter of a cause
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- outcastShunned, rejected person
nonconformist · iconoclast · rogue · dissent · bucking the system · middle finger · rejection · independence · authenticity · DIY
whiskey
Oak-aged grain spirit
rustic · frontier · rough-hewn · weathered · barroom · heartache · prison · lonesome · highway · diesel
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- frontierEdge of settlement
homestead · working class · blue collar · rural · small town · heartland · dusty roads · pickup truck · trailer park · cotton fields
- American musicjazz, blues, rock, hip hop, folk
- Honky-Tonksjukebox, dance floor, live band, neon signs, bar stools
- Redneckredneck, hillbilly, hick, yokel, bumpkin
- Southern Musicbluegrass, delta blues, Dixieland, gospel, honky tonk
- Texas MusicWillie Nelson, Buddy Holly, Stevie Ray Vaughan, George Strait, Selena
- AmericanaAmerican flag, Fourth of July, bald eagle, Thanksgiving, apple pie
country, outlaw, countryside, outlawed, outlaws, countries, countryman, outlawing, countrywide