Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and musician, discusses country music’s history, the Outlaw Movement, his wife Jessi Colter and his book “Waylon” on this episode of NPT’s original literary series A Word on Words with John Seigenthaler. Part 1 of 2, this interview, pulled from NPT’s archives, was originally filmed in 1996.
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?? Chapters ??
00:00 – A Word on Words Intro
00:23 – Introduction of Waylon Jennings’ Book Waylon
02:20 – Importance of Education
04:45 – Childhood
06:52 – Early Role Model
11:04 – Roots in Music
14:22 – Single Minded Purpose, Birth of Outlaw Movement
17:55 – Early Music Carrier, Willie Nelson
20:44 – Marriages
25:17: – Marriage to Jessi Colter
27:17 – A Word on Words Credits
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Ahh Waylon Jennings. Here's one man I've listened to most my life. I remember my mother listening to Waylon and after she passed I cleaned out her belongings and in her desk drawer was Waylons obituary. She had cut the article out of the Indianapolis stat NEWS. I remember how saddened she was at his passing. Rest in peace MR Jennings I hope you made it to the good Lord in the next life. Great program gentlemen thank you.
youd never think waylon was a massive star hes so humble
I’d love to interview Billy Holly about his time with Waylon
No I just have a lot of u tube videos
Sweetheart I really do investigate murders and Callie Manion and Frank Manion murdered me
Only nailpolish on my face
My daughter Kaylynn Christine Taylor and I lived but my 12 day old baby girl Patience Albrie Brown Luciano Lattonzio is in Heaven.
Not enough O's in cool for this man , nobody will ever come close, RIP Hoss , we all miss ya dearly
Hootananneys..its a cultural thang
Thing one and Thing two .
Love Kitty.
That's how I met Jesus and the devil sweetheart.
They buried me so properly.
Lattonzio was my Husband's last name that's how I learned martial arts smashing mirrors like glitter with the clown and joker.
My tattoo is a dragon with a sword so the baby is Saber. Albrie the guardian of little people in Heaven.
Got buried with flames.
That's jokers and clowns for you .
Well I picked cotton too when I was little.
I used to drink burban around 3 years old.
Well mad dog 20 20 about 3 a night ? now none Had to quit drinking.
Frank wants to quit drinking like me love Dove ? Feathers ?
What a genuine legend. Never will be another one like him???
What a beautiful person he was but he is still with us with his music love him