Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson were some of the best-known outlaws in country music history, so why were they drinking 7-Up backstage?
In 1976, some of Music City's most eccentric, outside-the-box artists turned the town upside down, staging a commercial revolution against the Nashville establishment that resulted in a paradigm shift in country music.
From traditional-leaning artists to boundary-pushing outlaws to the daring women who spoke up about real issues, the 10 country artists below helped define country music in the '70s.