Outlaw Country (Sirius XM)

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Outlaw Country
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Broadcast area United States
Canada
Frequency Sirius XM Radio 60
DISH Network 6060
Programming
Format Outlaw country
Ownership
Owner Sirius XM Radio
Technical information
Class Satellite Radio Station
Links
Website SiriusXM: Outlaw Country

Outlaw Country is a Sirius XM 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 XM Radio channel 62 and DISH Network channel 6060.

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Programming

Launched in May 2004 by Steven Van Zandt, Sirius XM Outlaw Country is "a sanctuary for the freaks, misfits, outcasts, rebels and renegades of country music." [1] In 2010, Outlaw Country became the only country music channel to carry the XL label for explicit language. On June 14, 2024, Jeremy Tepper, who served as Sirius XM Outlaw Country's program manager since its inception, died. [2]

Current show hosts include:

Former hosts include:

Outlaw Country Cruise

The Outlaw Country Cruise is an annual seven-day cruise aboard the Norwegian Pearl from Miami, Florida to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas and Cozumel, Mexico. The cruise is attended by various artists and hosts heard on Outlaw Country. The cruise's 2023 lineup included The Mavericks, John Anderson, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Old 97's, Kathleen Edwards, Carlene Carter, Elizabeth Cook, The Waco Brothers, Mike and the Moonpies, Jesse Dayton, The Supersuckers, Vandoliers, Bill Kirchen, Redd Volkaert, Dallas Wayne, Tommy McLain, C.C. Adcock, Linda Gail Lewis, Joe Carrasco, Augie Meyers, Rosie Flores, Slim Jim Phantom, Warner E. Hodges, Sarah Borges, The Mastersons, Roger Alan Wade, Mary Lee's Corvette, Andrew Leahey, and Mojo Nixon. [3]

Core artists

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References

  1. PR Newswire (February 16, 2023). ""Little Steven" Van Zandt's Underground Garage and Outlaw Country Channels declare "Robbie Robertson Week" on SiriusXM".
  2. Peters, Mitchell (June 15, 2024). "Jeremy Tepper, Program Director of SiriusXM's Outlaw Country, Dies at 60". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  3. "The Outlaw Country Cruise".