In 1969, three future outlaw legends recorded timeless tearjerkers as they each began to rebel against the country music establishment.

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Lots of the finest country music songs in the canon are rooted in the rich tradition of American literature. That being so, some of the ballads that reside under the genre’s umbrella arguably come ...

Help us pay for in-depth stories like this one by becoming a Seven Days Super Reader. Ballads played by wandering troubadours, sung around campfires or harmonized on front porches have told our ...