Six Strings Away – Waylon Jennings: A Lonely Song, Played in the Key of Goodbye
About the Song Released in 1968 on the album Jewels, “Six Strings Away” is a quiet, aching ballad that strips…
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Two Streaks of Steel – Waylon Jennings: A Love Divided by the Rails of Goodbye
About the Song Released in 1967 on the album Love of the Common People, “Two Streaks of Steel” is a…
Yellow Haired Woman – Waylon Jennings: A Lonesome Portrait Painted in Song
About the Song Released in 1970 on the album Waylon, “Yellow Haired Woman” is one of those haunting, lesser-known tracks…
Blackjack County Chains – Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson: A Chain Gang Ballad Sung by Two Outlaws
About the Song By the time Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson came together in 1983 to record their duet album…
What Goes Around – Waylon Jennings: A Grit-Edged Reminder from a Man Who’s Seen It All
About the Song Album: What Goes Around Comes AroundReleased: 1979 By 1979, Waylon Jennings had already carved his place in…
River Boy – Waylon Jennings: A Song of Roots, Restlessness, and the Call of the Water
About the Song Before the Outlaw movement took full flight, before he broke down the walls of Nashville tradition, Waylon…
Julie – Waylon Jennings: A Name, A Memory, and a Melody That Lingers
About the Song On his 1968 album Hangin’ On, Waylon Jennings delivered a collection of songs that straddled two worlds:…
Woman, Let Me Sing You a Song – Waylon Jennings: A Gentle Ballad from Country’s Golden Pen
About the Song In 1967, Waylon Jennings released one of his most thoughtful and understated albums—Waylon Sings Ol’ Harlan—a tribute…
Dink’s Blues – Waylon Jennings: A Quiet Echo from the American Folk Tradition
About the Song Long before Waylon Jennings became the thundering voice of outlaw country, he was a student of music’s…
Big Ball in Cowtown – Waylon Jennings: A Western Swing Stomp with Outlaw Swagger
About the Song On his 1976 live album Waylon Live, Waylon Jennings wasn’t just performing—he was reminding everyone what country…