The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde (song) duo Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, starting from the time they met to their violent death in an ambush. The B-side of the single was "Today I Started Loving You Again." A ballad composed by Haggard and Bonnie Owens, the song neither charted on its own as a single nor was listed as a flip-side "tag-along" hit. Nonetheless, "Today I Started Loving You Again" became one of Haggard's most popular songs and would be a staple of classic country music radio stations' playlists. Released in February 1968, "The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde" was Merle Haggard's fourth No. 1 song
Outlaw country Michael Murphey were integral in the birth of Outlaw Country. Other Texans, like Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle and Guy Clark, have developed the outlaw ethos through their songs and their lifestyles. Although Johnny Cash spent most of his time in Arkansas and Tennessee, he experienced a revival of his career with the outlaw movement, especially after his live albums "At Folsom Prison" and "At San Quentin", both of which were recorded in prisons. Cash had working relationships with Nelson, Jennings and Kris Kristofferson in his later career, culminating in the formation of The Highwaymen; the four would record and