Waylon jennings' last words
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Beginnings With Buddy Holly
Waylon Jennings rose from hardscrabble poverty in West Texas to become Buddy Holly’s bassist. Then, he went from Nashville rebel to Outlaw star.
Jennings escaped what he considered the futureless world of Littlefield, Texas, by working in radio in Lubbock, and by picking up the guitar. His big break came when Buddy Holly tapped Jennings to play bass in his new band on a tour through the Midwest in late 1958 and early 1959.
In an oft-told moment, Jennings gave up his seat on an ill-fated flight that would claim the lives of Holly, J. P. Richardson (“the Big Bopper”), and Ritchie Valens. After the crash, Jennings’s musical world crashed around him. Holly had been his mentor, producing his first record (“Jole Blon,” Brunswick, 1958), and Jennings felt responsible, because his last words to Holly had been the joking refrain, “I hope your ole plane crashes” (in response to Holly’s “I hope your damned bus freezes up again”).
From West Texas to Phoenix to Nashville
It took Jennings years to regain some c
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Waylon: An Autobiography
Waylon became an instant hero to me. His music, live, spoke to me and my idea of living free. I operated the service bar in the back corner of the show room. The only folks allowed in were the cocktail waitresses and the band members. We had a good time, drinking and snorting cocaine.
Waymore, as he was sometimes called, created a new brand and style of music that took over American Country music, and even crossed over into Rock and Pop. He broke all the rules. He did things his way and that pissed off Nashville, the seat and heartbeat of country music. His music was called Rockabilly at first, combining traditional country swing with rock, blues, and jazz riffs. Eventually, “Outlaw Country” became its own genre.
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Waylon Jennings
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| Birth name | Waylon Arnold Jennings |
| Also known as | Hoss |
| Born | (1937-06-15)June 15, 1937 Littlefield, Texas, US |
| Died | February 13, 2002(2002-02-13) (aged 64) Chandler, Arizona, US |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Voice, guitar |
| Years active | 1959–2002 |
| Website | www.waylon.com |
Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an Americancountrysinger-songwriter and guitarist. Jennings first became famous as a member of Buddy Holly's backing band. On February 3, 1959, while playing shows with Holly, he gave up his airplane seat J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson. The airplane crashed after it took-off killing Richarson, Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly. Jennings claimed that in the years afterward he felt severe guilt over the crash.[1]
By the 1970s, Jennings had become associated with a country music scene known as outlaw country. Jennings recorded a series of albums with Willie Nelson in the late 1970s which increased the popular
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