American Songwriter

The Story Behind the First Song Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings Wrote About Weed, Cocaine, Whiskey, and More of Their Vices

Released in 1978, Waylon & Willie went to No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and remained on the charts for 126 weeks, fueled by their No. 1 “Mamma’s Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1978, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson Released an Album That Might’ve Never Come Out if Not for the Opening Track

Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson go together like cold beer and a hot day. But not everyone was sold on the concept of a bona fide duo record between the two outlaw country legends. Both musicians ...
Taste of Country on MSN

Waylon Jennings’ 20 best songs prove he’s an essential outlaw pioneer

Waylon Jennings died in 2002 at the age of 64, one year after being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Throughout his career, he remained an honest artist fighting to record his music the ...
Taste of Country on MSN

What is outlaw country music in 2026? Three outlaws weigh in

Fifty-something years after Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver, Tompall Glaser Jerry Jeff Walker and a whole ...
Nashville Scene

An Excerpt From Brian Fairbanks’ ‘Willie, Waylon, and the Boys’

“I hope your damned bus freezes up again,” Buddy Holly told Waylon Jennings. “Well, I hope your ol’ plane crashes,” Jennings joked back. This playful exchange took place between famed 22-year-old rock ...