{"product_id":"outlaw-9780062038197","title":"Outlaw","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOutlaw\u003c\/em\u003e by acclaimed author Michael Streissguth follows the stories of three legends as they redefined country music: Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStreissguth delves into the country music scene in the late '60s and early '70s, when these rebels found themselves in Music City writing songs and vying for record deals. Channeling the unrest of the times, all three Country Music Hall of Famers resisted the music industry's unwritten rules and emerged as leaders of the outlaw movement that ultimately changed the recording industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOutlaw\u003c\/em\u003e offers a broad portrait of the outlaw movement in Nashville that includes a diverse secondary cast of characters, such as Johnny Cash, Rodney Crowell, Kinky Friedman, and Billy Joe Shaver, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith archival photographs throughout, \u003cem\u003eOutlaw\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive examination of a fascinating shift in country music, and the three unbelievably talented musicians who forged the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStreissguth, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMichael Streissguth is the author of eight books, including \u003cem\u003eJohnny Cash: The Biography\u003c\/em\u003e. A professor in the Department of Communication and Film Studies at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, he has written for \u003cem\u003eMojo\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Country Music\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBluegrass Unlimited\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other publications. He has written and produced two documentary films, \u003cem\u003eRecord Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJohnny Cash at Folsom Prison\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Syracuse with his wife and family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"It Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626504032530,"sku":"9780062038197","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5fc04afe-2ddd-4646-8613-2ef97e4403e3.jpg?v=1732660514","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/outlaw-9780062038197","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}