#TST: Waylon Jennings

 

 

Time again for Two Step Tuesday!

Let’s just get right to it, shall we?

Wikipedia tells us this about today’s selected Two-Stepper:

Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as one of the founding pioneers of the Outlaw Movement.

Jennings first played guitar at age eight and first performed at age twelve on KVOW radio, after which he formed his first band, The Texas Longhorns. Jennings left high school at age sixteen, determined to become a musician, and bounced around as a performer and DJ on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, KLLL, in Coolidge, Arizona, and Phoenix.

In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings's first recording session, and hired him to play bass. Jennings gave up his seat on the ill-fated flight in 1959 that crashed and killed Holly, J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens.

Jennings formed a rockabilly club band, The Waylors, which became the house band at "JD's", a club in Scottsdale, Arizona. He recorded for independent label Trend Records and A&M Records, but did not achieve success until moving to RCA Victor, taking on Neil Reshen as a manager, who negotiated significantly better touring and recording contracts for him.

After finally wresting creative control from RCA Victor, his career turning point became the critically acclaimed albums Lonesome, On'ry and Mean and Honky Tonk Heroes, followed by hit LPs Dreaming My Dreams and Are You Ready for the Country. During the 1970s, Jennings was instrumental in the inception of outlaw country and with Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and Jessi Colter recorded country music's first platinum album, Wanted! The Outlaws. It was followed by Ol' Waylon and the hit song "Luckenbach, Texas".

Jennings was featured in the 1978 album White Mansions, performed by various artists documenting the lives of people in the Confederacy during the Civil War. Jennings also appeared in films and television series, including Sesame Street, and a stint as the balladeer for The Dukes of Hazzard, composing and singing the show's theme song and providing narration for the show.

By the early 1980s, Jennings struggled with a cocaine addiction, which he overcame in 1984. Later, he joined the country supergroup The Highwaymen with Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash, which released three albums between 1985 and 1995. During that period, Jennings released the successful album Will the Wolf Survive.

He toured less after 1997 to spend more time with his family. Between 1999 and 2001, his appearances were limited by health problems. In 2001, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2007, he was posthumously awarded the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award by the Academy of Country Music.


Today’s Two Steppin’ Playlist: (All #1’s)

  1. This Time
  2. I'm a Ramblin' Man
  3. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
  4. Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
  5. The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get over You)
  6. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys (W/ Willie Nelson)
  7. I’ve Always Been Crazy
  8. Amanda
  9. Good Ol' Boys
  10. Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)






See you again soon! Share with me your thoughts about this playlist.  If you have a favorite country artist, let me know and I’d be happy to feature them.










Comments

  1. >> . . . "Did you know that comments that are less than 8 words long are considered spam?"

    This comment of mine is EIGHT words long!

    ~ D-FensDogG

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    1. Yeah... it's just a darn shame that comment didn't have any relevance to the post! I thought fersher you of all people would have something to say about Mr Jennings.

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    2. MMQE ~

      I seriously doubt I could write anything about Waylon Jennings that I haven't already written two or three times previously somewhere on my blogs or in the comment sections of other people's blogs. I can only repeat myself just so many times before even >>"I"<< begin to get bored with myself.

      Honestly, I just wanted to let you know that I had stopped by here, that's all.

      ~ D-FensDogG
      'FERRET-FACED FASCIST FRIENDS'

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    3. Well, I am glad that you did stop by.. It's good to hear from you. I kinda miss giving you grief.

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