It is difficult to exaggerate Charlie Poole's influence on American country music. The Spray, N.C., native's complex banjo technique, so different from the flailing styles of old-time music, is ...

Willie Nelson saw Waylon Jennings perform at JD’s nightclub in Tempe in 1965 and was immediately impressed. Nelson and Jennings rebelled at Nashville's music restrictions, sparking the outlaw ...

In a way, Cash is one of the most punk-rock musicians of his time, but his music is pure outlaw country either way. 4. “Red Headed Stranger” by Willie Nelson.