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Jeremy Tepper, SiriusXM’s ‘Outlaw Country’ Chief and a Leader of the Americana Movement, Dies at 60


Jeremy Tepper, a musician, journalist, executive and host of SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country channel, died Friday.

Jeremy Tepper, a musician, journalist, executive, program director of SiriusXM’s “Outlaw Country ” channel and for decades a leading light of the Americana/ alt-country movement, died Friday of a heart attack. Launched by Tepper as a vehicle for his band’s music, Diesel Only’s profile rose significantly in 1996 with the release of the compilation “Big Rig Deluxe,” featuring songs by Marty Stuart, Buck Owens, and Steve Earle. Initially focused on the strain of country sometimes called “trucker music,” the label released dozens of albums over the course of its 15-year run by artists including Cantrell, Dale Watson, Amy Allison, Ween, Will Rigby, Tammy Faye Starlite and many others.

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