Waylon jennings cause of death
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Waylon Jennings
American country musician (1937–2002)
For his youngest son, also named Waylon Jennings, see Shooter Jennings.
Musical artist
Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is considered one of the pioneers of the outlaw movement in country music.
Jennings started playing guitar at age eight and performed at fourteen on KVOW radio, after which he formed his first band, the Texas Longhorns. Jennings left high school at age sixteen, determined to become a musician, and worked as a performer and DJ on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, KLLL, in Coolidge, Arizona, and Phoenix. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings's first recording session, a cover of Jole Blon, and hired him to play bass. Jennings gave up his seat on the ill-fated flight in 1959 that crashed and killed Holly, J. P. "the Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens.
Jennings then returned to Texas, taking several years off from music before eventually moving to Arizona and forming a rockabilly club band, the Waylors, which became the
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Beginnings With Buddy Holly
Waylon Jennings rose from hardscrabble poverty in West Texas to become Buddy Holly’s bassist. Then, he went from Nashville rebel to Outlaw star.
Jennings escaped what he considered the futureless world of Littlefield, Texas, by working in radio in Lubbock, and by picking up the guitar. His big break came when Buddy Holly tapped Jennings to play bass in his new band on a tour through the Midwest in late 1958 and early 1959.
In an oft-told moment, Jennings gave up his seat on an ill-fated flight that would claim the lives of Holly, J. P. Richardson (“the Big Bopper”), and Ritchie Valens. After the crash, Jennings’s musical world crashed around him. Holly had been his mentor, producing his first record (“Jole Blon,” Brunswick, 1958), and Jennings felt responsible, because his last words to Holly had been the joking refrain, “I hope your ole plane crashes” (in response to Holly’s “I hope your damned bus freezes up again”).
From West Texas to Phoenix to Nashville
It took Jennings years to regain some c
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Waylon (singer)
For other singers called Waylon, see Waylon.
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| Birth name | Willem Bijkerk |
| Born | (1980-04-20) 20 April 1980 (age 44) Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
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| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Website | waylon.nl |
Musical artist
Willem Bijkerk (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈʋɪləmˈbɛikɛr(ə)k]; born 20 April 1980), known professionally as Waylon, is a Dutch singer. His stage name came from the name of his idol Waylon Jennings. He represented the Netherlands with Ilse DeLange as part of the Common Linnets at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, finishing in second place in the final.[1] He represented the Netherlands again as a solo artist in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and finished in 18th place.
Career
Waylon started his career in 1995 singing in the television program Telekids where he sang the chorus of the song "Harry Stallion."[2] Since childhood he was inspired by country music and he played the drums with the band West Virginian Railroad.[3] He was sign
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