Honky Tonk Heroes (1973)

By Waylon Jennings

Rough, rock inflected honky tonk built almost entirely from songs by the then unknown writer Billy Joe Shaver, cut with Jennings' own band the Waylors after he won creative control from RCA. It reached number 14 on Billboard's country albums chart in 1973, with the single "You Asked Me To" hitting number 8, and it helped define country's outlaw movement.

Released
1973
Tracks
10

Track list

  1. Honky Tonk Heroes
  2. Old Five and Dimers (Like Me)
  3. Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me
  4. Low Down Freedom
  5. Omaha
  6. You Ask Me To
  7. Ride Me Down Easy
  8. Ain't No God In Mexico
  9. Black Rose
  10. We Had It All