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The Story Behind the First Song Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings Wrote About Weed, Cocaine, Whiskey, and More of Their Vices
Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings' shared many duets together, including a song about weed on their 1978 collaborative debut.
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Waylon Jennings’ 1988 Song “Yoyos, Bozos, Bimbos & Heroes” Might Be As Relevant As Ever This Election Day
The interview took place in 1988, the year when Republican George H.W. Bush ultimately defeated Democrat Michael Dukakis. This conversation with Waylon occurred in October, just a month before the ...
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“This Time,” Waylon Jennings’ First No. 1 as an Outlaw Turns 50
“I wrote that song five years before and whoever was producing me then at RCA said it was no good,” recalled Jennings in the 1990 documentary Waylon: Renegade.Outlaw.Legend. “I was going ...
Whiskey Riff5d
Waylon Jennings & The CMA Awards Have A… Complicated History
Waylon was nominated for 29 CMA awards throughout his career, and won four of them. Of course, being the true outlaw that he ...
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Willie Nelson on Kris Kristofferson’s Death: ‘I Hated to Lose Him’
When Kris Kristofferson died last month at the age of 88, Willie Nelson officially became the last-standing member of the ...
What’s the best country music song of all time? Rolling Stone tips cap to classic
This list of songs - and performers - is a mile long and includes the greats such as Johnny Cash, George Strait, Loretta Lynn ...