Last of a Dying Breed

An Up-Close Look at the Final Stages of Outlaw Country Music

By: Carl E. Miller

Narrated by: Christopher Lane

A few excerpts from this book have been previously published in the short story "Out of the Ordinary, in Ohio" and has since been completely reimagined entirely and expanded greatly. This story is narrated by the award-winning Christopher Lane, who also narrated Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson. This story is loosely based on actual events and has been updated with several brand-new characters that are far more relatable. This book was written with a completely new and unique plot, along with much further in-depth coverage on the Outlaw musicians for a much better listening experience.

Winston (a music journalist from Tennessee) is given an assignment to travel to Ohio in order to cover the live music scene and visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where the Johnny Cash tour bus has remained parked for several years. He sets his sights on proving once and for all that the new music scene is still alive and well, but this, however, was no easy task. Initially he struggles to find a concert that's worth attending, until he stumbles on a live rock show from one of the early pioneers. While attending the event, he becomes entangled with some very strange and unpredictable characters. Winston then finds himself diving very deep into the Cleveland underground scene, coming up with more material than he could have ever imagined by covering the live concerts. After spending way more time than initially planned in Cleveland, Winston finally catches a break. He hears a fast-paced advertisement on the radio, announcing that David Allan Coe would be performing at a local venue the following week. Winston thought that covering the show would make for a great story, so he pitched the magazine company an idea that he would set out to cover the final stages of Outlaw Country Music for the 100-year anniversary of Country music. The magazine enjoyed the pitch so much that they gave him the green-light along with a $1,000 advance, and Winston finds himself attending a concert to see DAC.

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Great read on Outlaw Country music.

Loved the narration and learned a lot on Outlaw Country music that I never heard of before. Tons of laughs along the way as well!!!

This was very informational I enjoyed it

This was a pretty cool book wish there was more to it Lord to it the only negative thing I have is I don't get the whole reason for the crazy story in the beginning that took up tree chapters. Other than that I love outlaw country music I love David Allen Coe and I'm glad that this man gave him the respect he deserves.

Great narration

I love this narrator, amazing story too. I always enjoyed country music but outlaw country has my heart after this.

ch. 1-3 story / ch. 4 outlaw content

Based off the other review, I took their advice and went to chapter 4 to skip past the story and start listening to the “outlaw” content. I did listen to chapter 1 and part of ch. 2, and other than name dropping, there didn’t seem to be the deep synthesis and discussion of the musicians/songwriters. Chapter 4 gave me hope as it started off, but by it didn’t reach near the depth I was hoping to hear. I went into this with the sole intention of learning more about DAC, but I can’t say anything was discussed that I already didn’t know. In fact, the urban legend I had heard was he had taught Charles Manson how to play guitar, not the other way around as this book states.

For those out there looking to consume more content regarding the outlaw movement I would suggest looking up @Nightrain76 for DAC content, and @OtisGibbs for outlaw content on YouTube. The former has some great DAC footage, and the latter is an account dedicated to telling stories about those in the outlaw movement.