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Waylon Jennings

Waylon Jennings was born in Littlefield, Texas in 1937. He started playing guitar as a teenager, influenced by Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell. In the early...

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Waylon Jennings and the rough-edged outlaw sound

A Texas-born singer who reshaped country music with a defiant, unpolished style in the 1970s.

If you want the full picture, listen to 'Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys' and 'Waymore's Blues'. That's where the outlaw thing really lands.

Jennings gave country a rougher, more honest voice when Nashville was slick. Songs like 'Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys' became anthems for that shift. He wasn't just a singer; he was the center of a movement that changed what the genre could sound like.

He started playing guitar as a teenager in Texas, influenced by Hank Williams. By the 1970s, he was recording albums like 'Honky Tonk Heroes' with his band The Waylors, helping define outlaw country. Later, he worked with Willie Nelson and others on collaborative projects.

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Waylon Jennings was born in Littlefield, Texas in 1937. He started playing guitar as a teenager, influenced by Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell. In the early 1960s he moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he worked in local clubs.

Jennings became a central figure in what came to be called outlaw country during the 1970s. His sound was rougher and less polished than what was coming out of Nashville at the time. He recorded songs like 'Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys' and 'Waymore's Blues' with his band The Waylors, which included musicians like steel guitarist Buddy Emmons and drummer Richie Albright.

He released over 40 studio albums. Some of the notable ones from that period are 'Honky Tonk Heroes' from 1973 and 'Good Old Boys' from 1977. He also recorded a collaborative album with Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, and Tompall Glaser called 'Waylon's World' in 1975.

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