Hazel Smith was the woman who came up with the term "Outlaw". She felt that they type of music needed a name. She thought of "Outlaw" & looked up the defenition. She saw the line "Living on the outside of the written law". She thought that is what these guys were doing with their music.
This is how she recounts sharing her idea with the would be Outlaws
"I said Outlaw to them.Tompall frowned. Waylon just grunted & looked at me like I did something bad or stupid. He shrugged. I don't think either of them liked it"
Hazel also worked with Kinky Friedman."Kinky was just too clever for radio. Kinky's lyrics were just so clever that radio would not play them"
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