Waylon Jennings
About Waylon Jennings
Texan country singer Waylon Jennings was always a bit of a rocker. Early on, he played bass with Buddy Holly, and his first solo records included Beatles covers, highly unusual for a country artist at the time. Jennings was one of the key figures of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, rejecting the lush countrypolitan sound in favor of a raw, electrified approach that owed more to the Rolling Stones than to Billy Sherrill. With a small band and simple arrangements, Jennings introduced contemporary rock-oriented grooves into his hard-hitting country sound, adding some funky grit to common-man poetics on tunes about the tougher side of life. He inspired a subsequent generation of country iconoclasts, and spurred on contemporaries like Willie Nelson and Tompall Glaser.
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contemporaries
- 69 Downloads Johnny Cash
- 21 Downloads Merle Haggard
- 3 Downloads Johnny Paycheck
- 68 Downloads Willie Nelson
influences
- 8 Downloads Buddy Holly
- 1 Download Ritchie Valens
- 2 Downloads Ernest Tubb
- 4 Downloads Bob Wills
- 97 Downloads Elvis Presley
followers
- 8 Downloads Steve Earle
