{"id":33451,"date":"2026-03-18T16:35:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=33451"},"modified":"2026-03-18T16:39:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:39:52","slug":"the-last-outlaw-my-50-years-in-southern-rock-country-by-henry-paul-w-gary-hertz-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/the-last-outlaw-my-50-years-in-southern-rock-country-by-henry-paul-w-gary-hertz-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Last Outlaw:  My 50 Years In Southern Rock &amp; Country&#8221; By Henry Paul w\/Gary Hertz Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33451\" class=\"elementor elementor-33451\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e1b19c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"2e1b19c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce93831\" data-id=\"ce93831\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d1503c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d1503c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;The Last Outlaw:\u00a0 My 50 Years In Southern Rock &amp; Country&#8221; by Henry Paul (The Outlaws, The Henry Paul Band, Blackhawk) w\/Gary Hertz, was released in 2025.<\/p><p>This is a 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This is a fantastic book. Henry talks about growing up, ultimately forming The Outlaws, and later The Henry Paul Band and Blackhawk, and many stories involving those bands. My only complaint is that I wish it was longer. Again, a fantastic book and I cannot recommend this enough, especially for fans of Henry and his music. This book ROCKS!! 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