Outlaw music mixed folk’s introspective lyrics, rock’s rhythms, and country’s instrumentation to counter the formulaic constraints of the Nashville Sound of the 1960s, which had become known for its simple songs and lush production. Many outlaw musicians, especially Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, had achieved a modest level of success on Nashville’s celebrated Music Row, but they decided to go their own way after becoming stifled by what had become a cookie-cutter approach to music.
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