Waylon Jennings
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Wayland Arnold Jennings (1937 - 2002)

Wayland Arnold (Waylon) Jennings
Born in Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas, United Statesmap
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Died at age 64 in Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Waylon Jennings is Notable.

Waylon Jennings was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw movement in country music.

Named Wayland at birth, his parents changed the spelling to "Waylon" when a pastor assumed they'd named him after Wayland Baptist University. (Apparently, they weren't very "churchy".) His mother taught him how to play guitar at age 8 and by age 14 he played his first professional gig. Although he was a high school dropout, he earned GED at age 52.

He was the first DJ hired at the radio station KLLL in Lubbock, Texas. That's how he was introduced to Buddy Holly in 1958.

A bass player for Buddy Holly's band, he gave up his seat to the Big Bopper (J.P. RIchardson), on the fateful date (3 Feb 1959) of the plane crash in which Holly, Richardson & Ritchie Valens were killed.

He died of complications from diabetes on 13 Feb 2002.

Marriages

m: 1955 Maxine Lawrence
m: 1962 Lynne Jones
m: 1967 Barbara Elizabeth Rood
m: 1969 Jessi Colter (with son, Shooter Jennings).

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Waylon Jennings in 1976
Waylon Jennings in 1976


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Nic (Odom) Baker
Waylon's mother changed the spelling of his name because his parents were members of the Church of Christ in Littlefield and didn't want anyone thinking they were Baptists. My grandmother's parents, who lived in nearby Levelland, attended gospel meetings with Waylon's parents.
posted by Nic (Odom) Baker
Rankin-3121 Howard Rankin Jr
Waylon Jennings was my nineteenth cousin,who knew.
posted by Howard Rankin Jr
McCallum-662 Stephen Norman Craig McCallum
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waylon_Jennings re spouses
posted by Stephen Norman Craig McCallum

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