Waylon Jennings

@Rock Singers, Family and Personal Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Waylon Jennings was an American country singer and songwriter Texas American Guitarists Pianists Lyricists & Songwriters Singers Country Singers Rock Singers Gemini Celebrities Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country musician, singer and songwriter. He is famous for being a part of the Outlaw movement and released many critically and commercially hit albums like, ‘Lonesome, On’ry and Mean’, ‘Honky Tonk Heroes’ and ‘Wanted! The Outlaws’ - the first platinum country music album. He started off as a radio performer at the mere age of 12 and eventually worked as a DJ alongside performing with his band locally. He was first signed on by an independent label Trend Records, A&M Records and eventually associated with RCA Victor and gained creative control over his records. He struggled with cocaine addiction for many years in his life, a problem that left him in huge debt and subsequently bankrupt. During his days of struggle he quit making albums and joined the country supergroup ‘The Highwaymen’ with Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash. He toured for a while in the 1990s mainly to pay off his debts and after 1997 kept at low profile to spend more time with his son and family. In 2001 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and in 2007 he was posthumously awarded the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award by the Academy of Country Music.

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Birthday: June 15, 1937 Died on: February 13, 2002 Nationality: American Famous: Guitarists, Pianists, Lyricists & Songwriters, Singers, Country Singers, Rock Singers City/State: Texas Nick names: Waylon Arnold Jennings Spouses: Jessi Colter (m. 1969–2002), Lynne Jones (m. 1962–1967), Maxine Caroll Lawrence (m. 1956) Information Detail Birthday June 15, 1937 Died on February 13, 2002 Nationality American Famous Guitarists, Pianists, Lyricists & Songwriters, Singers, Country Singers, Rock Singers City/State Texas Nick names Waylon Arnold Jennings Spouses Jessi Colter (m. 1969–2002), Lynne Jones (m. 1962–1967), Maxine Caroll Lawrence (m. 1956) Childrens Buddy Dean Jennings, Deana Jennings, Jennifer, Julie Rae Jennings, Terry Vance Jennings, Tomi Lynne, Waylon Albright Jennings Birth Place Littlefield Gender Male Father William Albert Jennings Mother Lorene Beatrice Sun Sign Gemini Born in Littlefield Famous as Singers Died at Age 64

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Jennings got married to Jessi Colter in 1969 and the couple remained married until his death. The couple had a son, Waylon Albright ‘Shooter’ Jennings. Unsplash Personal Life

He started consuming amphetamines at the time when he started living with Johnny Cash. He was arrested for conspiracy and possession of cocaine in 1977. But he was released due to lack of evidence. Unsplash Personal Life

His cocaine addiction escalated and it is said that he used to spend $1,500 every day to buy drugs. This left him in a huge debt and a subsequent bankruptcy. He came off cocaine completely in 1984. Unsplash Personal Life

Jennings was born on June 15, 1937 in Little Field, Texas, to Lorene Beatrice and William Albert Jennings. He was first named as ‘Wayland’ but his mother changed it to ‘Waylon’ after she got to know that ‘Wayland’ referred to the Wayland Baptist University. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He started learning guitar at the age of 8. By the age of 12, he started playing in a local band and became a radio DJ. He was friends with artists like, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, etc. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Jennings left school to pursue music professionally and he moved to Lubbock in the same pursuit in 1954. There he found work at a local radio station, KLLL, where he met and befriended early rock and roll star Buddy Holly. Unsplash Career

He shifted to Arizona in 1961 and worked in radio for a while, before moving to Phoenix, where he formed a band, ‘The Waylors’. The band became famous locally and soon Jennings signed a contract with the independent label Trend Records. Unsplash Career

Deals with Trend Records did not work out, which is why he moved to California in 1963 and signed with A&M Records. Even with his new record company, Jennings did not have much luck. Unsplash Career

He was finally introduced to producer Chet Atkins by singer Bobby Bare, who signed him to RCA Victor in 1965. In the same year, his hit single ‘That’s the Chance I’ll Have to Take’ peaked the charts. Unsplash Career

Jennings released his debut album ‘Folk-Country’ in 1966. It was followed by albums, ‘Leavin’ Town’ and ‘Nashville Rebel’ in the same year. ‘Nashville rebel’ was the soundtrack to an independent film of the same name, starring Jennings. Unsplash Career

Jennings contribution to the Outlaw Country movement is considered to be his most important work. Albums like: ‘Lonesome, On’ry and Mean’, ‘Honky Tonk Heroes’, ‘Are You Ready for the Country’ and ‘Wanted! The Outlaws’ helped in shaping the movement. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	June 15, 1937
Died on	February 13, 2002
Nationality	American
Famous	Guitarists, Pianists, Lyricists & Songwriters, Singers, Country Singers, Rock Singers
City/State	Texas
Nick names	Waylon Arnold Jennings
Spouses	Jessi Colter (m. 1969–2002), Lynne Jones (m. 1962–1967), Maxine Caroll Lawrence (m. 1956)
Childrens	Buddy Dean Jennings, Deana Jennings, Jennifer, Julie Rae Jennings, Terry Vance Jennings, Tomi Lynne, Waylon Albright Jennings
Birth Place	Littlefield
Gender	Male
Father	William Albert Jennings
Mother	Lorene Beatrice
Sun Sign	Gemini
Born in	Littlefield
Famous as	Singers
Died at Age	64

Waylon Jennings

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Jun 15, 1937

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