JENNINGS, WAYLON
(1937–2002)
JENNINGS, WAYLON (b. Littlefield, Tex., June 15, 1937–Feb. 13, 2002) Jennings was a baritone-voiced singer who was a leader of the 1970s OUTLAW movement, a reaction to the stodginess of the NASHVILLE SOUND. Along with SINGER/SONGWRITERS KRIS KRISTOFFERSON and WILLIE NELSON , Jennings expanded the subject matter of country music while returning to a more primal, stripped-down recording sound that honored the roots of the great HONKY-TONK records of the 1950s. Waylon Jennings during his outlaw…