January 12, 2026, marks the 50th anniversary of the release of one of the most influential country music albums in the genre. It's Wanted: The Outlaws featuring greats including Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Jessi Coulter, and Tompall Glaser. Per Saving Country Music, that watershed LP sold one million copies.
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It was a response to the Nashville establishment's supposed emphasis on commercialism and slickness. That grated on the artists who made this milestone album. So they answered with this effort that's raw, stripped-down to the bedrock, and thoroughly real. No artificiality or glitz. They felt that this is what country music should really be. But if you listen to it on streaming services, one "outlaw" is now notably missing.
Why Is Glaser Now Omitted?
It's true that Nelson, Jennings, and Coulter were and still are more like household names than Glaser was. He died in 2013 at the age of 79. According to the outlet, however, he played a key role in getting this LP off the ground. Glaser had the resources to launch a recording studio called Hillbilly Central. There, singers and musicians could do what they pleased without conforming to protocols formulated by the powerful Nashville bigwigs.
Yet for some reason, Glaser's tracks on Wanted: The Outlaws are missing from the album if you stream it. Songs like "Put Another Log on the Fire" and "T for Texas" are not available. The outlet points out that the majority of Tompall Glaser's catalog can apparently not currently be streamed. Exceptions are some reissues and material by Tompall and the Glaser Brothers. Saving Country Music speculates that it's a rights issue of some kind that compelled streaming services to cut Glaser out.
The Son of One Outlaw Pushed Back
Shooter Jennings, the son of Waylon Jennings, had plenty to say about Glaser's puzzling omission. Writing on X, he railed, "Buy your CDs and tapes and vinyl! Tompall Glaser has been erased from the 'Wanted: The Outlaws' just further proving that our favorite albums can be completely changed and cannibalized by streaming services. Whether it's a 'rights' issue, you cannot count on your favorite music, books and movies not being dissected and abridged. Buy physical copies before it's too late!"
