Jennings, Waylon (1937—)
A professional musician since the 1950s, Waylon Jennings is known for his contribution to the country and western "Outlaw Movement" of the 1970s. Along wi...
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Critical Essay by Robert Hilburn
Funny how time slips away. It has been more than a dozen years now since a group of country boys, led by Elvis Presley, got together in some Tennessee recording studi...
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Critical Essay by Noel Coppage
Lumping Jennings with, say, David Allen Coe or Asleep at the Wheel or Michael Murphey or any of the other ["redneck rock" or "progressive country&#...
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Critical Essay by Bob Allen
Over the years, Waylon has … developed into a songwriter of considerable scope and talent. Though his original songs lack the endurance or universality of many of t...
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Critical Essay by Michael Watts
Waylon Jennings has found himself to be something of a star, not merely of the country circuits, but of the entire ball-game of popular music.
He is more equipped f...
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Critical Essay by Daniel Harmon
Waylon Jennings is one of the few artists who sound (and look) knowledgeable when speaking of bad times and broken-down love affairs. Trouble is, there are too few son...
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Critical Essay by Allan Parachini
Stylistically, Jennings certainly is a country artist. But his material is culled from a variety of sources, and the lyrics are a cut above most c-&-w tunes ...
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Critical Essay by Michael Watts
["Honky Tonk Heroes"] is distinguished by its celebration of The Last Round-up, its air of cowboys trying to reconcile the present with the past, which W...
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Singer Henson Cargill, whose 1968 hit "Skip a Rope" topped the country charts with its understated take on social problems, has died. He was 66.Cargill died Saturday following complications from su...
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Willie Nelson can add another award to his long list of accolades.Broadcast Music Inc. announced Thursday that it will bestow upon Nelson its icon designation during its 55th annual Country Awards ...
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Shooter Jennings will make his Grand Ole Opry debut next week, a performance he hopes will kick off a smoother relationship with the historic country music show than his father had."They would alwa...
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The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame has plenty of big names, from Hank Williams Sr. to Bob Dylan to Dolly Parton.And now, finally, it has a home.The Hall of Fame will share space in a historic M...
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Willie Nelson will celebrate making music with his friends when BMI presents him with the icon award during the organization's 55th annual Country Awards on Tuesday night.Toby Keith, Josh Turner, K...
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Today is Tuesday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2007. There are 321 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 13, 1935, a jury in Flemington, N.J., found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty ...
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Lady Bird Johnson saw the world in her travels as first lady. But in her mind, none of it compared to the grandeur of the Texas Hill Country, where she was buried Sunday next to her husband on the ...
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For serious fans, country isn’t just a style of music, it’s a way of life. It speaks to them. Its singers narrate stories of their lives, stories that depict their values, bring them jo...
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Jennings, Waylon (1937—)
Critical Essay by Robert Hilburn
Country singer Henson Cargill dies at 66
