The thoughts behind Outlaw Nation on Sirius XM has handed away.
Jeremy Tepper, a musician and journalist greatest often known as the chief program director for Sirius XM’s Outlaw Nation station, had died. In line with Selection, Tepper handed away resulting from a coronary heart assault on Friday. The tragic loss was confirmed by his spouse, Laura Cantrell. He was 60.
“Misplaced my good pal Jeremy Tepper final evening,” Steven Van Zandt, from The Sopranos and Bruce Springsteen’s E Avenue Band, shared on social media. The longtime Springsteen sidekick hosts the Underground Storage present additionally on Sirius and had form phrases for the late program director. “An extremely tragic loss so younger. He ran my Outlaw Nation station on SiriusXM brilliantly. It’s really fairly an advanced format and he made it look straightforward. Our deepest love and condolences to Laura and his household and mates.”
Initially hailing from New York, Tepper was the previous frontman for the World Well-known Blue Jays, co-founded Diesel Solely information in 1990 and was the editor for the Journal of Nation Music and critic for Pulse! Journal. However as Selection notes, his work at Outlaw Nation was the place he really shined and made a distinction for many individuals.
“No borders, no b.s.- from nation’s roots and legends to at present’s outsiders that simply will not be fenced in,” the station described on its web site. Tepper becoming a member of Sirius in 2004 and was onboard for 20 years with Outlaw Nation, Willie’s Roadhouse (previously Willie’s Place) and Street Canine Trucking.
Tepper was preceded by fellow Sirius XM character and Outlaw Nation host Mojo Nixon, who died again in February after acting on the Outlaw Nation Cruise. Tepper additionally booked the cruise and programmed it yearly.
“Jeremy Tepper, a beloved member of SiriusXM, profoundly influenced us along with his unwavering dedication to music and progressive spirit. His contributions, in shaping Outlaw Nation and Willie’s Roadhouse, are past measure. Our ideas are along with his family members throughout this time,” Sirius XM wrote in a press release.