Waylon Arnold Jennings
Birthname: Waylon Arnold Jennings
Stage name: Waylon Jennings
Nickname: Hoss
Gender: Male
Nationality: United States
Horoscope: Gemini
Date of birth: 1937-06-15
Height: 184(6'0'')
Place of birth: Littlefield, Texas, USA
Occupation: Singer-songwriter, Musician
Father: William Alvin Jennings
Mother: Lorene Beatrice
Spouse: Jessi Colter (26 October 1969 - 13 February 2002) (his death) 1 child
Lynne Jones (10 December 1962 - 1967)
Maxine Lawrence (1956 - ?) (divorced) 3 children
Barbara Rood (? - ?) (divorced)
Biography:
Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 èC February 13, 2002) was an 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 recorded 60 albums and had 16 No. 1 country singles in a career that spanned five decades. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in October 2001. With pal Willie Nelson, Jennings performed duets like "Mammas Don''''t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys", "Luckenbach" and "Good Hearted Woman". Those 1970s songs nurtured a progressive sound and restless spirit embraced later by Travis Tritt, Charlie Daniels, Steve Earle and others. By the 1970s, he had become associated with so-called "outlaws," an informal group of musicians who worked outside of the Nashville corporate scene. A series of duet albums with Willie Nelson in the late 1970s culminated in the 1978 crossover hit, "Mamas Don''''t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys". His resonant, authoritative voice also was used to narrate the popular TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979). He continued to be active in the recording industry, forming the group The Highwaymen with Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson. Jennings released his last
Birthname: Waylon Arnold JenningsStage name: Waylon Jennings
Nickname: Hoss
Gender: Male
Nationality: United States
Horoscope: Gemini
Date of birth: 1937-06-15
Height: 184(6'0'')
Place of birth: Littlefield, Texas, USA
Occupation: Singer-songwriter, Musician
Father: William Alvin Jennings
Mother: Lorene Beatrice
Spouse: Jessi Colter (26 October 1969 - 13 February 2002) (his death) 1 child
Lynne Jones (10 December 1962 - 1967)
Maxine Lawrence (1956 - ?) (divorced) 3 children
Barbara Rood (? - ?) (divorced)
Biography:
Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 èC February 13, 2002) was an 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 recorded 60 albums and had 16 No. 1 country singles in a career that spanned five decades. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in October 2001. With pal Willie Nelson, Jennings performed duets like "Mammas Don''''t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys", "Luckenbach" and "Good Hearted Woman". Those 1970s songs nurtured a progressive sound and restless spirit embraced later by Travis Tritt, Charlie Daniels, Steve Earle and others. By the 1970s, he had become associated with so-called "outlaws," an informal group of musicians who worked outside of the Nashville corporate scene. A series of duet albums with Willie Nelson in the late 1970s culminated in the 1978 crossover hit, "Mamas Don''''t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys". His resonant, authoritative voice also was used to narrate the popular TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979). He continued to be active in the recording industry, forming the group The Highwaymen with Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson. Jennings released his last
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