My albums from 20096/29/2023 ![]() That said, “They ain’t making any new old Outlaws any more” is a damn good hook for a country song. Attitudinal and Outlaw, it’s one of those country songs that puffs its chest out, proclaims what is and isn’t country, and generally speaking, is the style of country protest song that has grown a bit tired and trite over the years. The title track to this seven-song album is just about what you would expect from a guy named Waylon. He’s a self-taught musician inspired by the Outlaws of country music like Waylon, Billy Joe Shaver, and Johnny Paycheck, and he’s looking to help continue that lineage into the future on his second EP-length album, New Old Outlaws. And whether the name “Waylon” was truly pegged to him at birth or adopted in homage to The Hoss, it’s the music that should speak for Michigan-native Waylon Hanel, not the name. Ultimately though, what’s in a name? It probably got you to pay attention. ![]() There’s Waylon Payne, but when your mother’s Sammi Smith and your father’s Jody Payne, you can pull it off. ![]() Waylon Jennings named his own son Waylon, and even he goes by Shooter. “It takes a lot of guts to make country music with the name Waylon.” There are quite a few Hanks in country music, multiple legends named Johnny, and even a couple of Merles. Yeah I know what you’re thinking, because I was thinking the same thing at first. ![]()
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