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Outlaw Country (Sirius)
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Outlaw Country is a Sirius XM Satellite Radio channel devoted to Outlaw country
music, along with various related genres including classic honky tonk
, alternative country
and roots rock
. It is carried on Sirius
channel 60 (previously 63), XM
channel 60 (previously 12) and DISH Network
channel 6063. As of February 9, 2010, Direct TV dropped Sirius XM programming in favor of SonicTap.
Launched in May 2004 by Steven Van Zandt
, Sirius XM Outlaw Country is "a sanctuary for the freaks, misfits, rebels, and renegades of country music
." In 2010 Outlaw Country became the only country music channel to carry the XL label for explicit language.
Outlaw Country's regular DJs are Mojo Nixon
("The Loon in the Afternoon"); Elizabeth Cook
; Dallas Wayne
; The Rig Rocker; Meredith
and Chris T.
Current specialty show hosts include: "Cowboy" Jack Clement
("The Cowboy Jack Show") Steve Earle
("Hardcore Troubadour Radio") Hillbilly Jim
("Hillbilly Jim's Moonshine Matinee") Shooter Jennings
("Electric Rodeo") Johnny Knoxville
and Roger Alan Wade
("The Big Ass Happy Family Jubilee") Don Was
("The Motor City Hayride") Elizabeth Cook
("Elizabeth Cook's Apron Strings") Dallas Wayne
("Deep in the Heart of Texas")
Former hosts include:
Fred Imus
("Fred's Trailer Park Bash", Imus died August 2011)
Outlaw country
Outlaw country is a subgenre of country music, most popular during the late 1960s and the 1970s , sometimes referred to as the outlaw movement or simply outlaw music...
music, along with various related genres including classic honky tonk
Honky tonk
A honky-tonk is a type of bar that provides musical entertainment to its patrons...
, alternative country
Alternative country
Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...
and roots rock
Roots rock
Roots rock is a term now used to describe rock music that looks back to rock's origins in folk, blues and country music. It is particularly associated with the creation of hybrid sub-genres from the later 1960s including country rock and Southern rock, which have been seen as responses to the...
. It is carried on Sirius
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
channel 60 (previously 63), XM
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
channel 60 (previously 12) and DISH Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
channel 6063. As of February 9, 2010, Direct TV dropped Sirius XM programming in favor of SonicTap.
Launched in May 2004 by Steven Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt is an Italian-American musician, songwriter, arranger, record producer, actor, and radio disc jockey, who frequently goes by the stage names Little Steven or Miami Steve...
, Sirius XM Outlaw Country is "a sanctuary for the freaks, misfits, rebels, and renegades of country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
." In 2010 Outlaw Country became the only country music channel to carry the XL label for explicit language.
Outlaw Country's regular DJs are Mojo Nixon
Mojo Nixon
Mojo Nixon is an American musician, known for playing psychobilly music...
("The Loon in the Afternoon"); Elizabeth Cook
Elizabeth Cook
Elizabeth Cook is an American country music singer who made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry on March 17, 2000. She has released five albums to date. Balls was produced by Rodney Crowell, and nine of the album's 11 tracks were written or co-written by Elizabeth – including the single "Sometimes It...
; Dallas Wayne
Dallas Wayne
Dallas Wayne is an Austin, Texas-based singer and songwriter, as well as on-air radio personality for SIRIUS Satellite Radio.A native of Springfield, Missouri, Wayne began performing professionally in 1975, and by the age of 18 he had toured throughout the entire U.S. and Canada...
; The Rig Rocker; Meredith
Meredith Ochs
Meredith Ochs is an American radio commentator, DJ, writer and musician.Ochs is a commentator for National Public Radio's All Things Considered and has appeared on Talk of the Nation. She is also a frequent guest on All Songs Considered....
and Chris T.
Current specialty show hosts include:
Jack Clement
Jack Henderson Clement is an American singer, songwriter, and a record and film producer.Raised and educated in Memphis, Jack Clement was performing at an early age...
("The Cowboy Jack Show")
Steve Earle
Stephen Fain "Steve" Earle is an American singer-songwriter known for his rock and Texas Country as well as his political views. He is also a producer, author, a political activist, and an actor, and has written and directed a play....
("Hardcore Troubadour Radio")
Hillbilly Jim
Jim Morris , best known to fans as Hillbilly Jim, is an American professional wrestler and disc jockey. He was one of the World Wrestling Federation's most popular wrestlers of the mid-to-late 1980s.-Career:...
("Hillbilly Jim's Moonshine Matinee")
Shooter Jennings
Waylon Albright "Shooter" Jennings is an American singer-songwriter active in the country music and Southern rock genres as well as making his first foray into psychedelic rock in 2009...
("Electric Rodeo")
Johnny Knoxville
Philip John Clapp , better known by his stage name Johnny Knoxville, is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, stunt performer, best known for being the co-creator and principal star of the MTV reality series Jackass, with the catchphrase "I'm Johnny Knoxville, and welcome to Jackass."-Early...
and Roger Alan Wade
Roger Alan Wade
Roger Alan Wade is an American singer-songwriter.According to his website, Roger Alan Wade penned songs for country legends such as Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, George Jones and Hank Williams Jr. He embarked on a solo career with the promotional assistance of his cousin, actor Johnny Knoxville,...
("The Big Ass Happy Family Jubilee")
Don Was
Don Was is an American musician, bassist and record producer.-Life and career:Was was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Oak Park High School in the Detroit suburb of Oak Park, then attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor but dropped out after the first year...
("The Motor City Hayride")
Elizabeth Cook
Elizabeth Cook is an American country music singer who made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry on March 17, 2000. She has released five albums to date. Balls was produced by Rodney Crowell, and nine of the album's 11 tracks were written or co-written by Elizabeth – including the single "Sometimes It...
("Elizabeth Cook's Apron Strings")
Dallas Wayne
Dallas Wayne is an Austin, Texas-based singer and songwriter, as well as on-air radio personality for SIRIUS Satellite Radio.A native of Springfield, Missouri, Wayne began performing professionally in 1975, and by the age of 18 he had toured throughout the entire U.S. and Canada...
("Deep in the Heart of Texas")
Former hosts include:
Fred Imus
Frederic Moore Imus was an American radio talk show host and the younger brother of radio talk show host Don Imus. He hosted Trailer Park Bash, a weekly country music program launched on May 6, 2006, on Saturdays from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET on Sirius XM Radio's Outlaw Country channel. His sidekick...
("Fred's Trailer Park Bash", Imus died August 2011)