First Name
Waylon
Last Name
Jennings
Date of Birth
15 June 1937
Height
72.5
Build
Average
Hair Color
Brown - Dark
Place of Birth
Littlefield, Texas, USA
Star Sign
Gemini
Date of Death
13 February 2002
Place of Death
Chandler, Arizona, USA
Cause of Death
(diabetes-related illness)
Ethnicity
White
Religion
Christian
Gender
Male
Nationality
American
Music Genre
Country
Music Style
Traditional Country, Progressive Country, Country-Folk, Outlaw Country
Music Mood
Rebellious, Organic, Brash, Rousing, Rollicking, Boisterous, Freewheeling, Rambunctious, Bravado, Gutsy, Melancholy, Amiable/Good-Natured, Earthy, Laid-Back/Mellow, Confident, Reverent, Reflective, Searching, Yearning, Bright
Instrument
Guitar, Vocals
Wikipedia Text
Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. He rose to prominence as a bassist for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets. Jennings escaped death in the February 3, 1959, plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, when he gave up his seat to Richardson who had been sick with the flu. Urban legend and Hollywood folklore have it that Jennings and The Big Bopper flipped a coin for the last seat on the plane, with Jennings losing. It was, in fact, Tommy Allsup who flipped the coin for the fated plane trip, losing his seat to Valens.
Role ID
Actor/Actress, Music Department, Soundtrack
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Couple Profile
Jennings, a singer, songwriter and guitarist, 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. His resonant, authoritative voice also was used to narrate the popular TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979). He sang its theme song, which was a million seller. "I aimed the narration at children and it made it work," he said in a 1987 AP interview. He traditionally wore a black cowboy hat and ebony attire that accented his black beard and mustache. Often reclusive when not on stage, he played earthy music with a spirited, hard edge. Combined, Jennings had a well-defined image that matched well with his history of battling record producers to do music his way. About his independence, he said: "There`s always one more way to do something-- your way." Some of his album titles nourished his brash persona: "Lonesome, On`ry and Mean," "I`ve Always Been Crazy," "Nashville Rebel," "Ladies Love Outlaws" and "Wanted: The Outlaws." He often refused to attend music awards shows on grounds performers should not compete against each other. Despite those sentiments, Jennings won two Grammy awards and four Country Music Association awards. He did not attend his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame last year. In 1959, his career was nearly cut short by tragedy. He was scheduled to fly on the light plane that crashed and killed Buddy Holly, `Ritchie Valens` and The Big Bopper. Jennings gave up his seat on the plane to The Big Bopper, who was ill and wanted to fly rather than travel by bus with those left behind. He and Holly were teen-age friends in Lubbock, Texas, and Jennings was in Holly`s band. "Mainly what I learned from Buddy was an attitude," Jennings said. "He loved music, and he taught me that it shouldn`t have any barriers to it." Born in Littlefield, Texas, Jennings became a radio disc jockey at 14 and formed his own band not long afterward. By the early 1960s Jennings was playing regularly at a nightclub in Phoenix. In 1963, he was signed by `Herb Alpert``s A&M Records, then was signed by RCA in Nashville shortly thereafter by Chet Atkins. Once in Nashville, he and Cash became friends and roommates. His hit records began in the mid-1960s and his heyday was the mid-1970s. About his outlaw image, he said: "It was a good marketing tool. In a way, I am that way. You start messing with my music, I get mean. As long was you are honest and up front with me, I will be the same with you. But I still do things my way."
Couple Profile Source
www.imdb.com/name/nm0421261/bio
Full Name at Birth
Waylon Arnold Jennings
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Age
64
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