Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Arnold Jenningswas an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Jennings began playing guitar at eight and began performing at 12 on KVOW radio. His first band was The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a DJ on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, and KLLL. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings's first recording session, of "Jole Blon" and "When Sin Stops". Holly hired him to play bass. In Clear Lake, Iowa, Jennings gave up his seat on the ill-fated flight that crashed and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth15 June 1937
CityLittlefield, TX
CountryUnited States of America
Mainly what I learned from Buddy, ... was an attitude. He loved music, and he taught me that it shouldn't have any barriers to it.
It was all devastating. I'd never dealt with losing anyone close to me, and I didn't know where to put it in my life. I was very young then. Buddy taught me so much in such a short time.
If you see me getting smaller, I'm leaving, don't be grieving, just gotta get away from here. If you see me getting smaller, don't worry, and no hurry, I've got the right to disappear.
Now, I don't know how they judge all that, but if anybody in the world deserves to be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Ritchie Valens does.
What bothers me most is that I don't bother you.
One night of love don't make up for six nights alone. But I'd rather have one than none Lord, cause I'm flesh and bone.
The only two things in life that make it worth livin' / Is guitars that tune good and firm feelin' women
Cuz I was never pretty anyway and never cared anything about that.