Outlaw country

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Outlaw country is a subgenre of country music that emerged in the 1970s, characterized by its raw sound, rebellious attitude, and rejection of the polished Nashville production style.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Outlaw country canonical 6
Outlaw country era of Waylon Jennings 1
Red Dirt music 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (70)

Predicate Object
instanceOf music genre ⓘ
associatedMovement outlaw movement in country music ⓘ
culturalOrigin 1970s ⓘ
American South ⓘ
Oklahoma ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
United States ⓘ
emergedInDecade 1970s ⓘ
genreOf songs ⓘ
hasCharacteristic anti-establishment themes ⓘ
autobiographical storytelling ⓘ
bar-band instrumentation ⓘ
emphasis on artistic independence ⓘ
gritty lyrics ⓘ
outlaw image ⓘ
raw sound ⓘ
rebellious attitude ⓘ
rejection of polished Nashville production style ⓘ
use of electric guitars ⓘ
hasSubculture outlaw country fans ⓘ
influenced Americana ⓘ
alt-country ⓘ
red dirt music ⓘ
influencedBy folk revival ⓘ
rock music ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableAlbum Dreaming My Dreams ⓘ
Honky Tonk Heroes ⓘ
Red Headed Stranger ⓘ
Wanted! The Outlaws ⓘ
notableArtist Billy Joe Shaver ⓘ
David Allan Coe ⓘ
Jerry Jeff Walker ⓘ
Jessie Colter ⓘ
linked to: Jessi Colter

Johnny Cash ⓘ
Kris Kristofferson ⓘ
Merle Haggard ⓘ
Steve Earle ⓘ
Tom T. Hall ⓘ
Towns Van Zandt ⓘ
Waylon Jennings ⓘ
Willie Nelson ⓘ
notableSong Good Hearted Woman ⓘ
Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys ⓘ
Whiskey River ⓘ
opposedTo Nashville sound ⓘ
countrypolitan ⓘ
periodOfProminence 1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
relatedGenre Americana music ⓘ
linked to: Americana

Southern rock ⓘ
alt-country ⓘ
red dirt ⓘ
stylisticOrigin blues ⓘ
country music ⓘ
folk music ⓘ
honky-tonk ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation acoustic guitar ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
fiddle ⓘ
steel guitar ⓘ
typicalTheme crime and lawbreaking ⓘ
drinking ⓘ
heartbreak ⓘ
individual freedom ⓘ
life on the road ⓘ
working-class struggles ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Waylon Live → genre → Outlaw country ⓘ
Guy Clark → movement → Outlaw country ⓘ
Willie Nelson discography → associatedMovement → outlaw country movement ⓘ
linked to: Outlaw country
Music Man → era → Outlaw country era of Waylon Jennings ⓘ
linked to: Outlaw country
Honky Tonk Heroes → genre → Outlaw country ⓘ
subject linked to: You Asked Me To
Ride Me Down Easy → movement → Outlaw country ⓘ
Ride Me Down Easy → musicGenre → Outlaw country ⓘ
Outlaw country movement → influenced → Red Dirt music ⓘ
linked to: Outlaw country
Waylon Jennings → genre → Outlaw country ⓘ
subject linked to: Freedom to Stay