Outlaw country was a way to sell records to rock music fans for the same reason Nashville Sound was a way to sell records to pop (a.k.a. Easy Listening, at the time) fans: there were a lot more of them. Contemporary country purists hated both and there wasn’t a ton of crossover.
Hey Knoxville. I’ll be warming things up for @drewholcomb tonight at @themillandmine . There’s a handful of tickets left. So go buy a ticket, get your long johns back out and brave this mean ol’ Dogwood winter for me, please. Look forward to seeing you.