Southern Heat and Restless Hearts: Waylon Jennings’ Underrated Gem “Mississippi Woman”
About the Song Before the world fully embraced Waylon Jennings as the face of the outlaw country revolution, he was…
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Cool Hand with a Guitar: Waylon Jennings Tips His Hat in “Laid Back Country Picker”
About the Song In the rugged world of outlaw country, few voices carried as much quiet authority as Waylon Jennings.…
A Drifter’s Tragedy: Waylon Jennings Tells a Quiet Epic in “San Francisco Mabel Joy”
About the Song By the early 1970s, Waylon Jennings was beginning to break free from Nashville’s polished constraints, carving out…
Bittersweet Escape: Waylon Jennings’ Early Heartache in “Walk On Out of My Mind”
About the Song Before he became the outlaw legend who rewrote the rules of Nashville, Waylon Jennings was already laying…
“Gone to Denver” — Waylon Jennings’ Lonesome Ode to Freedom and Farewell
About the Song In a voice as weathered and resolute as the highways he sang about, Waylon Jennings gave shape…
“She’s Looking Good” — Waylon Jennings’ Smooth Tribute to Timeless Beauty
About the Song In the mid-1970s, when country music was shifting toward a bolder, more personal style, Waylon Jennings stood…
A Moment of Tenderness: Waylon Jennings Finds Stillness in “Lay It Down”
About the Song While the early 1970s cemented Waylon Jennings as a central figure in the outlaw country movement —…
Strength in Song: Waylon Jennings Honors Resilience in “Women Do Know How to Carry On”
About the Song Few artists in country music history have sung with the grit, honesty, and authority of Waylon Jennings,…
A Barstool Ballad of Betrayal: Waylon Jennings Pours His Heart Out in “Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down”
About the Song In a voice weathered by hard roads and honky-tonks, Waylon Jennings brought country music something it desperately…
A Line in the Sand: Waylon Jennings Draws the Final Curtain in “High Time (You Quit Your Lowdown Ways)”
About the Song By 1975, Waylon Jennings was no longer just a country singer — he was the face of…