Ep. 14 - Waylon, Willie, and the Boys: 70s Outlaw Country
- Author
- Amy Lively
- Published
- Wed 23 Oct 2019
- Episode Link
- https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/seventies/14-_Hippies_Invade_Country_Music.mp3
The Seventies was the perfect time for artists like Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings. Progressive country was an outgrowth of the counterculture of the Sixties. While the country music establishment in Nashville was slow to accept the influence of the more progressive artists, they found their audience in a mix of hippies raised on rock and country fans looking for more authentic music. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amy-lively/message
