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Waylon Jennings: Biography

Waylon Jennings

Birth Name: Wayland Arnold Jennings
Birth Place: Littlefield, TX
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/15/1937, Gemini
Date of Death: 02/13/2002
Profession: Country musician; songwriter

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Waylon Jennings Fast Facts:

Was originally named Wayland, but his mother changed the spelling because a preacher assumed she named him after the local college. It was never changed on his birth certificate.
Started as a disc jockey when he was just 12 years old.
Gave up his seat on the airplane that would eventually crash and take the lives of the Big Bopper, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens in 1959.
Was a member of the Highwaymen, a band that also consisted of Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson; they were credited with bringing country back to its roots.
Sang the theme song for The Dukes of Hazzard and was the off-screen narrator for the show.
Struggled with a decades-long addiction to cocaine; claimed that he often spent more than $1500 a day to support the habit.
Earned his GED in 1989 at the age of 52.
Released a children's album, Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & Dirt, in 1993.
His son Shooter Jennings played him in the 2005 movie Walk the Line.

Waylon Jennings Relationships:
Tomi Lynn - Daughter
Phillip Jennings - Brother
Lorene Beatrice Shipley Jennings - Mother
Julie - Daughter
William Jennings - Father
Lynn Mitchell - Ex-wife
Buddy - Son
Tommy Jennings - Brother
Shooter Jennings - Son
Barbara Rood - Ex-wife
Deana - Daughter
Jessi Colter - Wife
Jennifer Jennings - Stepdaughter
James Jennings - Brother
Terry - Son
Maxine Carroll Lawrence - Ex-wife
Bo Jennings - Brother
Waylon Jennings Awards:
1978 Grammy: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Winner
1969 Grammy: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Winner

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