Who is Waylon Jennings ?
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He's Just A Good Ole Boy
I've liked Waylon Jennings' music for as long as I can remember. growing up, the music played in our house was always country music, and Waylon was a big part of that. There's just something about the "outlaw" sound that i really like. After doing some reading on Waylon and his life - I like him even more. After starting out as Buddy Holly's bass player, Waylon made his own way on is own terms. And, am I ever glad that he did.
Waylon Jennings Music
Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter
Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter (her name at the time was Miriam Eddy) married in 1969 and moved to Nashville, where both hoped to find a musical niche for their distinct artistic styles. Jennings had, by that time, achieved some moderate success on the country charts, as well as notoriety for his friendships with hard-partying peers Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson. Miriam continued to pursue her own songwriting efforts and, with her plaintive, pristine vocal delivery and rootsy, melodic hooks, RCA Records A&R manager Chet Atkins signed her as a recording artist. A stage name was suggested at this juncture, and Miriam chose hers based upon the moniker of an ancestor who allegedly once rode with the Jesse James gang. She would now officially perform as Jessi Colter.
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Waylon Jennings Discography
- 1964 ~~ JD's
- 1966 ~~ Folk-Country; Leavin' Town; Nashville Rebel (soundtrack)
- 1967 ~~ Waylon Sings Ol' Harlan; Love of the Common People; The One and Only
- 1968 ~~ Hangin' On; Only the Greatest; Jewels
- 1969 ~~ Just to Satisfy You; Country-Folk (with The Kimberlys)
- 1970 ~~ Waylon; Don't Think Twice; Ned Kelly (soundtrack); Singer of Sad Songs; The Best of Waylon Jennings
- 1971 ~~ The Taker/Tulsa; Cedartown, Georgia
- 1972 ~~ Good Hearted Woman; Heartaches by the Number; Ladies Love Outlaws; Heartaches By the Number
- 1973 ~~ Lonesome, On'ry and Mean; Honky Tonk Heroes; Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town; Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
- 1974 ~~ This Time; The Ramblin' Man
- 1975 ~~ Dreaming My Dreams
- 1976 ~~ Wanted! The Outlaws; Mackintosh & T.J. (soundtrack); Are You Ready for the Country; Waylon Live
- 1977 ~~ Ol' Waylon
- 1978 ~~ I've Always Been Crazy
- 1979 ~~ What Goes Around Comes Around; Greatest Hits
- 1980 ~~ Music Man
- 1982 ~~ Leather and Lace (with Jessi Colter); Black on Black
- 1983 ~~ It's Only Rock and Roll; Waylon and Company
- 1984 ~~ Never Could Toe the Mark; Waylon's Greatest Hits, Volume 2
- 1985 ~~ Turn the Page; The Collector's Series; The Waylon Files, Vol 1-15
- 1986 ~~ Sweet Mother Texas; Will the Wolf Survive; Heroes (with Johnny Cash); The Best of Waylon
- 1987 ~~ Hangin' Tough; A Man Called Hoss
- 1988 ~~ Full Circle
- 1989 ~~ The Early Years; New Classic Waylon
- 1990 ~~ The Eagle
- 1992 ~~ Too Dumb for New York City, Too Ugly for L.A.; Ol' Waylon Sings Ol' Hank
- 1993 ~~ Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & Dirt; Waylon Jennings - The RCA Years - Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
- 1994 ~~ Waymore's Blues (Part II)
- 1996 ~~ Right for the Time; The Essential Waylon Jennings; Super Hits
- 1998 ~~ Closing in on the Fire; Super Hits II
- 2000 ~~ Never Say Die: Live; 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Waylon Jennings
- 2004 ~~ The Complete MCA Recordings
- 2006 ~~ Live from Austin, TX; Waylon Sings Hank Williams; Nashville Rebel (four-disc box)
- 2007 ~~ Waylon Jennings & The Waymore Blues Band Never Say Die The Final Concert Film (2 CDs & 1 DVD); The Essential Waylon Jennings (42 tracks on 2 CDs)
The Old Dogs
The Old Dogs was a country supergroup, composed of the independently famous Waylon Jennings, Mel Tillis, Bobby Bare, and Jerry Reed. They released 1 two disc album together (self titled "Old Dogs" on Atlantic Records on December 1, 1998. The albums songs talk about age's effect on the music industry.
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Waylon Jennings and Friends Discography
Duet Albums, Group Albums, and Other Collaborations
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With Willie Nelson:
1978 - Waylon and Willie
1982 - WWII
1983 - Take It to the Limit
1991 - Clean Shirt
1999 - Waylon and Willie Super Hits -
With The Highwaymen:
1985 - Highwayman
1990 - Highwayman 2
1995 - The Road Goes on Forever
1999 - Super Hits
2005 - The Road Goes on Forever (re-release) -
Other Collaborations:
1969 - Country-Folk with The Kimberlys
1976 - Wanted! The Outlaws with Jessi Colter, Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser
1978 - White Mansions with Jessi Colter, John Dillon and Steve Cash
1982 - Leather and Lace with Jessi Colter
1986 - Heroes with Johnny Cash
1998 - Old Dogs with Bobby Bare, Jerry Reed, Mel Tillis
2004 - The Crickets and Their Buddies with The Crickets and various artists
The Highwaymen
The Highwaymen was made up of four musicians well known for, among other things, their involvement and pioneering influence on outlaw country music: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. Outlaws and good old boys Jennings and Cash had worked together previously and had great respect for each other; Jennings was a good friend of Cash's, the latter calling him his "blood brother". The two would go on to release a collaborative effort entitled Heroes in 1986. Cash had also arguably jumpstarted Kristofferson's career by promoting him and one of his most well-known songs, "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", famously covering the latter. Nelson had also worked with Jennings on three previous albums: 1978's Waylon and Willie, 1982's WWII and 1983's Take It to the Limit, and with Kristofferson on the 1982 album The Winning Hand with Dolly Parton and Brenda Lee. Though Cash and Nelson hadn't had much contact prior to the group's formation, there was mutual respect between them; notably, they would release the live VH1 Storytellers album together in 1998. While Kris Kristofferson was perhaps lesser known for his participation in the outlaw country movement popularized by Nelson and Jennings, he was prominent on the Austin music scene during its 1970s heyday and included in the Highwaymen as a mark of his musical collaborations with and contributions to the others in the group.(...from Wikipedia)
The Music Of The Highwaymen
Waylon Jennings' Awards
- 2007 Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award Academy of Country Music
- 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award Nashville Songwriter's Festival
- 2006 Inducted to Hollywood's RockWall Hollywood's RockWall
- 2003 Ranked #5 CMT's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music
- 2001 Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame Country Music Hall of Fame
- 1985 Single of the Year Academy of Country Music
- 1978 Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Grammy
- 1976 Album of the Year Country Music Awards
- 1976 Single of the Year Country Music Awards
- 1976 Vocal Duo of the Year Country Music Awards
- 1975 Male Vocalist of the Year Country Music Awards
- 1969 Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Grammy
More Waylon Jennings Music To Add To Your Collection
Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams Jr -- The Conversation
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Waylon Jennings & The Dukes Of Hazzard
Waylon Jennings wrote the theme song for the television show "The Dukes of Hazzard" (which premiered on CBS in 1979). He eventually cut two versions of the song, in addition to the television version theme, he recorded a slightly different version for commercial sale and radio airplay. The differences between the television theme version and the commercially available recording are as follows:
Most of Jennings' greatest hits and various artists compilations containing "Theme From 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (Good Ol' Boys)" feature the commercial version. The song used on the television series was included on Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 6, a compilation of themes from the 1970s and 1980s.
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- TV theme ~ The third verse contains the lyric: "Fightin' the system like two modern-day Robin Hoods." (along with the cry "Yee-haw!" by characters Bo and Luke Duke, although it is in fact Bo's vocal used twice).
- Single/album version ~ A musical bridge follows the first verse and refrain. After the second refrain, Jennings makes a tongue-in-cheek reference about how his mother doesn't understand "why they keep showing my hands and not my face on TV" (a statement to the opening shot in the theme where Jennings is shown, below the neck, playing the guitar), before fading out.
Most of Jennings' greatest hits and various artists compilations containing "Theme From 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (Good Ol' Boys)" feature the commercial version. The song used on the television series was included on Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 6, a compilation of themes from the 1970s and 1980s.
(...from Wikipedia)
Waylon Jennings - Just A Good Ole Boy
The Dukes Of Hazzard Theme Song by Waylon Jennings
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Leave me a note and let me know your favorite Waylon Jennings song. Or, tell me if you ever got to see him in concert? Even if you don't care for him or his music, thanks for visiting ~~ leave a note to say hello.
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hughgrissettsr
Oct 28, 2011 @ 6:04 am | delete
- super duper lens! my favorite waylon song is, only daddy that'll walk the line.
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A Waylon fan
Jan 28, 2011 @ 11:03 pm | delete
- Never say die
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Jewelsofawe Apr 5, 2010 @ 2:39 pm | delete
- I love the Highwaymen and the song of the title is a fave of mine...Great lens on Waylon! Blessed by an angel!
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Sami4u
Mar 18, 2009 @ 8:51 pm | delete
- Hi I walked right in to Waylon. He was gettting off of an elevator the same time I was getting on. OOooppps. Nice lens.
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RandyMan
Dec 12, 2008 @ 6:34 pm | delete
- grew up skipping class in high school to buy waylon's tapes. living in eastexas i think what hooked me on waylon was his outlaw image: going against the ten commandments of nashville.
always said if he ever came to tyler to do a show, i'd quit my job to be there. in my trucking days, i used to frequent a bar in binghamton new york and 65% of the songs on the jukebox was his. he was a true legend in the bizness..
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OldGrampa
Oct 12, 2008 @ 1:00 pm | delete
- I would like to invite you to add this lens to my Classic Country Music Group
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marvin abernathy
Sep 23, 2008 @ 2:46 am | delete
- I am 65 years old and in my lifetime I have never heard a better than Waylon possessed, I saw him in concert 15 or more times. Also met him once in West Lockhart,Illinois in 1970 backstage after the show. Waylon was a very humble man and funny also. Signed autographs for my Mother and myself. It was her first and only concert in her life,but she never ever forgot it. I like all his songs, so it would be hard to pick a favorite. I always said he never sang a bad song in his life!
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marvin abernathy
Aug 17, 2008 @ 12:35 am | delete
- "WAYLON RULES"
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Arizona-Snow
Jan 12, 2008 @ 11:28 am | delete
- Waylon Jennings rocks. He also features in one of my lenses on The Dukes of Hazzard.
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BigJim
Jan 11, 2008 @ 12:04 pm | delete
- Absolutely love Waylon! Nice lens.
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