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23 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Honky-Tonk Pioneer Once Dubbed the “Original Outlaw” by Willie Nelson

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Willie Nelson performing at the Aragon Ballroom In Chicago, Ilinois, February 26, 1978. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) Floyd Tillman, an influential honky-tonk figure who inspired Willie Nelson, died on August 22, 2003, at age 88. The post 23 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Honky-Tonk Pioneer Once Dubbed the “Original Outlaw” by Willie Nelson appeared first on American Songwriter .

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