“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…
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“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…
Bitterness in Bloom: Waylon Jennings Strikes Back in “Mental Revenge”
About the Song Before the outlaw image was fully etched into country music legend, Waylon Jennings was already singing with…
Smoke in the Wind: Waylon Jennings Remembers Love’s Mystery in “I Recall a Gypsy Woman”
About the Song There are songs that linger like perfume on a breeze — fleeting, romantic, and impossible to forget.…
Rough Around the Edges, But Still Rolling: Waylon Jennings Declares His Worth in “I May Be Used (But Baby I Ain’t Used Up)”
About the Song Leave it to Waylon Jennings to take a line that sounds like a punchline and turn it…
Dark Humor and Deeper Truths: Waylon Jennings Wrestles with Weariness in “I Think I’m Gonna Kill Myself”
About the Song Released in 1977 as part of the chart-topping album Ol’ Waylon, “I Think I’m Gonna Kill Myself”…