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Waylon Jennings was a guitarist, singer and singer-songwriter, born on June 15, 1937 in Littlefield, Texas, United States. Death is recorded on February 13, 2002, at the age of 64. Waylon Jennings was educated at Littlefield High School and South Plains College. Awards on record include Horatio Alger Award, Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and 1 more. The listed height was 184 cm.
My Take
Waylon Jennings earns my respect for the rarest move in any industry: walking away from a system that was working for him. Nashville would have kept him comfortable; instead he demanded creative control and ended up pioneering outlaw country, a genre built on exactly that defiance. I love that his rebellion was musical rather than theatrical, letting the stripped-down arrangements and that growling baritone do the arguing for him. The kid who picked up a guitar at eight and was on Texas radio by fourteen never stopped playing for the back of the room. Hall of Fame honors aside, his real legacy is permission: he made independence sound inevitable.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Waylon Jennings
- Name (Japanese)
- ウェイロン・ジェニングス
- Reading
- うぇいろん・じぇにんぐす
- Born
- June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002
- Origin
- Littlefield, Texas, United States
- Height
- 184 cm
- Occupation
- guitarist / singer / singer-songwriter / country musician / composer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
2. Background
- High school
- Littlefield High School
- University
- South Plains College
Awards & achievements
- Horatio Alger Award
- Texas Country Music Hall of Fame
- Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
- lifetime achievement award
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.waylonjennings.com
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waylon%20Jennings
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%8B%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B9
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q251287
4. About this entry
Tags
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Waylon Jennings born?
Born June 15, 1937.
When did Waylon Jennings die?
Died February 13, 2002, aged 64.
Where was Waylon Jennings from?
Waylon Jennings was from Littlefield, Texas, United States.
What did Waylon Jennings do?
Waylon Jennings worked as guitarist, singer, singer-songwriter, country musician, composer.
How tall was Waylon Jennings?
Waylon Jennings was 184 cm.
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