Waylon Jennings (Country Singer) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More
By Emma Newman
Waylon Arnold Jennings 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.
| Born | Wayland Arnold Jennings, June 15, 1937, Littlefield, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | February 13, 2002, Chandler, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Singer, songwriter, musician, disc jockey |
| Years active | 1949–2001 |
| Children | 6, including Shooter |
Country Singer Waylon Jennings was born in Littlefield, Texas, United States on June 15, 1937. He dies at the age of 64, on February 13, 2002.
In 2001, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame as a prominent country performer and composer. In 2007, the Nashville Songwriters' Festival presented him with a Lifetime Achievement Award, which he received posthumously.
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Waylon Jennings was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1937 is also the year of Ox (牛) in the Chinese Zodiac.
When he was 12 years old, he began his music career by playing on KVOW. While growing up, he did a variety of odd jobs, including driving trucks.
The original TV-Show The Dukes of Hazzard was narrated by him. His given name was Wayland, but his parents changed it to Waylon after learning of a school called Wayland Baptist University.
After divorcing his first wife Barbara Rood, he married Maxine Lawrence in 1956, Lynne Jones in 1962, and finally Country Singer Jessi Colter in 1969. Country Singer Shooter, Buddy, Deana, Tomi, Julie, and Terry were his six children.
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With Country Singer Johnny Cash, he formed the group The Highwaymen.
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Latest information about Waylon Jennings updated on March 13 2023.
