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The Man - A Texas Legend

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Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American singer, songwriter, and musician.Jennings learned to play guitar as a child. By the age of 12, he was playing in a band and working as a radio disc jockey. Jennings dropped out of school and moved to Lubbock in 1954. There he found work at a local radio station, where he met and befriended early rock and roll star Buddy Holly. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings's first recording session, 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.
He befriended such artists as Willie Nelson, and formed the Highwaymen with Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson in 1985. He and some of his fellow artists were labeled "outlaws" for challenging the country music establishment and for their hard-partying ways.By the time of his death, Jennings had become a country music superstar.
Born:Waylon Arnold Jennings, Jun 15, 1937, Littlefield, Texas.
Died:Feb 13, 2002, Chandler, Arizona.
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