Phase One: The Early Years 1958-1964 (Hip-O) When Chet Atkins first signed Waylon Jennings to RCA Records, he was unsure what niche to put the singer in, labeling him “folk-country” and hoping to cash ...
L.A.-based Hip-O Records has released "Waylon Jennings -- Phase One: The Early Years, 1958-1964," a new album featuring the earliest recorded songs by country star Waylon Jennings, who died last month ...
Willie Nelson saw Waylon Jennings perform at JD’s nightclub in Tempe in 1965 and was immediately impressed. Nelson and Jennings rebelled at Nashville's music restrictions, sparking the outlaw country ...
Editor's Note: Jack Becker is the editor of Caprock Chronicles and recently retired as a librarian at Texas Tech University. He can be reached at jack.becker@ttu.edu. Today’s article about Waylon ...