Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 — February 13, 2002) was a respected and influential American country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose to prominence as a bass player for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets. He escaped death in the February 3, 1959 plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson when he gave up his seat to Big Bopper.
After a brief performing and recording career in Phoenix, Arizona he moved to Nashville, Tennessee where he did not fit in with the tightly organized music industry in that city. By the 1970s, he had become ociated with “Outlaw” country music, an informal group of musicians that worked outside of the Nashville corporate scene and included Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash. A series of duet albums with Nelson in the late 1970s culminated in the 1978 crossover hit “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys”. In 1979 he recorded the theme song for the hit television show The Dukes of Hazzard, and also served as the narrator (”The Balladeer”) for all seven seasons of the show.
Jennings had a history of substance abuse, though he was clean by the mid-1980s. He continued to be active in the recording industry, forming the group The Highwaymen with fellow “Outlaws” Nelson, Cash, and Kris Kristofferson. Jennings released his last solo studio album in 1998. In 2001, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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I LIKE THAT CABOVER …
I LIKE THAT CABOVER TRUCK
what a perfect song …
what a perfect song for the 4th of july. patriotic all the way. sweet home.
hey hey hey willie …
hey hey hey willie is there to and some other great ones to. Like doc watson
OMG THAT GUITAR IS …
OMG THAT GUITAR IS WOUNDERFUL
Good ice cream …
Good ice cream analogy. It fits for both country and rock. What about R & B? Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke and the list goes on… all great back in the day. R & B was as good as it got back in the 60s but look at it now. A lot of people don’t like old time country, call it to nasily and winey and depressing. I guess thats a matter of opinion. But I can’t see how that was worse than the modern R & B which is a far cry from what it was.
Until they loose …
Until they loose their in an Indian casio. Thats one way they’re getting us back ha ha. (well some of us)
I`m really a rock …
I`m really a rock fan but both country and more so rock have gone down the toilet
There`s still so good country but nothing sounds as good as what`s come before.
Country and Rock now comes in Chocolate and Vanilla.
Before it had 31 flavors like Baskin Robbins.
Yeah it’s gone from …
Yeah it’s gone from Nashville country to Trashville crap hasn’t it?
thanks for all the …
thanks for all the GREAT concerts Waylon… i’ll never forget you or how funny you were in person
Waylon was second …
Waylon was second to none but maybe Johnny Cash. I like Waylon better
Without these two men country music sucks!
What an Awsome and …
What an Awsome and patriotic song!! Thanks for posting..
RIP This was your …
RIP This was your song I never met you but I knew you my whole life.
love rock,metal…. …
love rock,metal…..whatever…Waylon was life. he knew what it was!
Man, we should all …
Man, we should all listen to music like this a little bit more.
Born and raised and …
Born and raised and still live in NYC but this song makes me feel the unity that makes us American thanks for the post.
Cheers man! I …
Cheers man! I appreciate it!
Cadillac Seville ~ …
Cadillac Seville ~1985
Can someone tell me …
Can someone tell me the name of the car at the end of this clip….?
yep our …
yep our responsabilitys is to protect our borders our country and the people within,none of this saving the world crap and having a military base in every country.
Freedom IS …
Freedom IS responsability..the problem is that we have lost our drive to be accountable for our responsabilities.
that’s not freedom, …
that’s not freedom, that’s responsibility
driving is a privilege so do it right
a great song sung …
a great song sung by a great singer about a really great country.
god bless waylon and god bless america
hah i figured that …
hah i figured that i would get negative thumbs from the people watching this video. Just because they say we are free doesn’t mean we are. If we are free then why do i have to pay a ticket for making a safe turn on red even though i didn’t stop for 3 seconds. Most of you guys are blinded by pride.
Awesome video, …
Awesome video, Country Music lost a great entertainer when they lost Waylon, but for the true Country fans, he will forever remain in their hearts and in their minds. Thanks to rmodelmack for sending this my way! 5*****s!!!
Have a blessed week,
Jeff
born uk but live …
born uk but live usa dount have to be an american to fight for freedom we all do if you wont it respecet is the key word black or white we have to live hear on this planet we have the power to distroy it so we are the only animal that kills to kill no other resone god bless america god save the queen have a nice day