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COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND DIED ON THIS DAY

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WAYLON JENNINGS 1937-2002 / Country ...

Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002)

On February 13, 2002, Jennings died in his sleep from
complications of diabetes at his home in
Chandler,
Arizona
, aged 64.

Waylon Jennings is considered one of the pioneers
of the
outlaw movement
in country music.


Buddy, Richie, The Big Bopper and Roger ...

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THESE PAST EVENTS MADE HISTORY

CBOHANNON                  About Us | The Associated Press 
CAMILLE BOHANNON

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COUNTRY STAR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1923

Hank Williams and Rufus Payne | bandbyweek

Hank Williams, The Man, The Legend
Hiram "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953)

Singer, songwriter, guitarist Hank Williams was the country’s first superstar thanks to hits "Your Cheatin’ Heart" and "Hey, Good
Lookin’."

hank williams - City of Clarksdale | Official Site

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COUNTRY MUSIC ‘’OUTLAW’’ BORN IN 1937

Hear a Rare Recording of Waylon Jennings at Age 18

Country legend Waylon Jennings dies

Mesa, AZ - Grave of Waylon Jennings

Jennings was a singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is
considered one of the pioneers of the
outlaw movement in
country music.

Jennings started playing guitar at age eight and performed at
fourteen on
KVOW radio, 

In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings’s first recording session,
a cover of
Jole Blon, 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.

Waylon Jennings Greatest Hits - Best Songs of Waylon Jennings

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COUNTRY MUSIC STAR HAS DIED AT AGE 73

Music Legend Johnny Rodriguez Dead ...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Country music star Johnny Rodriguez, a
popular Mexican American singer best known for chart-topping
hits in the 1970s such as “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,”
“Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” and “That’s the Way Love Goes,”
died Friday in San Antonio from health complications after
entering hospice care.

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