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Coffee Break: Outlaw Country

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

August 19, 2026

NASHVILLE, TN - MARCH 16: (EDITORS NOTE: This image has been converted to black and white) Willie Nelson performs at The Life & Songs of Kris Kristofferson produced by Blackbird Presents at Bridgestone Arena on March 16, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, TN - MARCH 16: (EDITORS NOTE: This image has been converted to black and white) Willie Nelson performs at The Life & Songs of Kris Kristofferson produced by Blackbird Presents at Bridgestone Arena on March 16, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Essential Broad

Willie Nelson is still out on the road making music with his friends, and on Wednesday, his Outlaw Music Festival will stop at the Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee.

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The lineup features artists like The Avett Brothers, Lukas Nelson, Stephen Wilson Jr., Sierra Hull, and others. Since Willie is one of the original outlaws of country music, let’s make a playlist celebrating the genre he helped create.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what outlaw country songs would you like to hear?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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