‘Luckenbach, Texas’ At 40: How Waylon Jennings Created An Outlaw Fantasy

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There isn’t much to see in the town of Luckenbach, Texas. It’s barely even a town. A sleepy, unincorporated settlement about an hour outside Austin, Luckenbach – with its lone mailbox – boasts a population of three people. Yet 40 years ago, it achieved immortality with “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love),” a song that became one of the biggest hits for the Outlaw country movement and a defining statement for Waylon Jennings.

Read more about the rich history behind Jennings’ signature song here.