I think what he was refering to was the Outlaw genre.
Its not really country,, today its also called Red Dirt or Texas Music.
Its turning into its own thing.
Yeah Laama,, check out some Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings.
If you really want something cool,, Check out a band from back in 1985 called The Highwaymen ( Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Chris Chistopherson).
They had a song that made me almost cry called,, incidentaly,, The Highwayman.
Kid Rock is in thier ranks now since he did Rock And Roll Jesus.