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This film is about the "outlaw" country music movement of the 70s, when artists rejected the glossy, strings filled Nashville sound and made poignant, gritty music. Guy Clark, David Allen Coe, Charlie Daniels and more are featured. Townes Van Zandt really steals the show, though. Out in his ratty trailer he's shown drinking whiskey and shooting bb guns. He sits down in the kitchen and plays some songs for his girlfriend and his elderly black neighbor, Uncle Seymour Washington (whose interactions with Townes are amazing) and plays some of the most amazing music you'll ever hear. There are also some great scenes of a little local ensemble playing in a bar. This is a must-see film for fans of Real Country Music™.

The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country.

Genres: Documentary, Music

Starring: Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, David Allan Coe

Released: May 1, 1976

Runtime: 92.0

Popularity Rating: 0.114

Crimson Productions

United States of America

Himself Townes Van Zandt
Himself Steve Earle
Himself David Allan Coe
Herself Peggy Brooks
Himself Guy Clark
Himself Rodney Crowell
Himself Charlie Daniels
Himself (as Barefoot Jerry) Wayne Moss
Himself Gamble Rogers

Crew — Cinematography: James Szalapski
Directing — Director: James Szalapski
Editing — Editor: Phillip Schopper
Production — Producer: Graham Leader
Writing — Writer: James Szalapski