Waylon Arnold Jennings (pronounced ; June 15, 1937 - February 13, 2002) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and started performing at 14 on KVOW radio. His first band was The Texas Longhorns. Jennings works as a DJ at KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, and KLLL. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged the first recording sessions of Jennings, about "Jole Blon" and "When Sin Stops (Love Begins)". Holly hired him to play bass. In Clear Lake, Iowa. The story is told that Jennings gave up his seat on a fateful flight that crashed and killed Holly, J. P. Richardson, Ritchie Valens, and pilot Roger Peterson.
Jennings then worked as a DJ in Coolidge, Arizona, and Phoenix. He formed the band rockabilly club, The Waylors. He noted for the independent label Trends Record and A & amp; M Records before succeeding with RCA Victor after achieving creative control.
During the 1970s, Jennings joined the Movement of the Offenders. He released the critically acclaimed album Loneome, On'ry and Mean and Honky Tonk Heroes followed by the hit album Dreaming My Dreams as well as Are You Ready for the Country? In 1976, he released the album Wanted! The Outlaws with Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and Jessi Colter, the first platinum country music album. The success was followed by Ol 'Waylon and the hit song "Luckenbach, Texas". Jennings was featured on the 1978 album White Mansions performed by various artists documenting the lives of people in the Confederate during the War for South Independence. The songs on this album were written by Paul Kennerley. In the early 1980s, Jennings struggled with cocaine addiction, which he quit in 1984. Later, he joined the supergroup of The Highwaymen country with Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash, who released three albums between 1985 and 1995. During that period , Jennings released a successful album Will the Wolf Survive . He toured less after 1997 to spend more time with his family. Between 1999 and 2001, his appearance was limited by health problems. On February 13, 2002, Jennings died of complications of diabetes.
Jennings also appeared in movies and television series. He is the balladeer for The Dukes of Hazzard, composing and singing the theme song of the show and giving narration for the show. In 2001, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, which he chose not to attend. In 2007, he was awarded the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award by the Academy of Country Music.
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Waylon Arnold Jennings was born on June 15, 1937, in G.W. Bitner farm, near Littlefield, Texas. The Jennings family line comes from Ireland and Black-Dutch. Meanwhile, the Shipleys moved from Tennessee and settled in Texas. The Shipley line came from the Cherokee and Comanche families.
The name on his birth certificate is Wayland, which means land on the highway. His name changed after a Baptist preacher visited Jennings' parents and congratulated his mother for naming him after Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas. Lorene Jennings, who was not aware of the campus, changed her spelling to Waylon. Jennings later stated in his autobiography, "I do not like Waylon, it sounds tacky and hamlet, but it's good for me, and I'm pretty good in peace now."
After working as a laborer at Bitner's farm, Jennings's father moved the family to Littlefield and made a retail cake cream.
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Starts in music
When Jennings was eight years old, his mother taught him to play the guitar with the song "Thirty Pieces of Silver". Jennings used to practice with his relative's guitar, until his mother bought him a used Stella, and then ordered a Patrician Harmony. Early influences were Bob Wills, Floyd Tillman, Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams, Carl Smith, and Elvis Presley.
Starting at a family gathering, Jennings went on to perform at the Youth Center with Anthony Bonanno, followed by appearances at local Jaycees and Lions Clubs. She won a talent show on Channel 13, in Lubbock, singing "Hey Joe". He then makes frequent performances at the Palace Theater in Littlefield, during the night of local talent.
At 12 years old, Jennings auditioned for a place at KVOW in Littlefield, Texas. Owner J.B. McShan, along with Emil Macha, recorded Jennings' performance. McShan liked his style and hired him for a weekly 30-minute program. After this successful introduction, Jennings formed his own band. He asked Macha to play the bass for her, and gathered friends and other acquaintances to form The Texas Longhorns. Band styles, a mixture of Country and Western and Bluegrass music, are often not well received.
At the age of 16, after several disciplinary offenses, Jennings, a fifth grader, was convinced to leave high school by the inspector. After leaving school, he worked for his father at the produce store, also took a temporary job. Jennings feels that his music, his favorite activities, will turn into his career. The following year, Jennings and The Texas Longhorns recorded a demo of the song "Strangers In My House" and "There Will New Day" on KFYO radio in Lubbock. Meanwhile, he drove a truck to Thomas Land Lumber Company, and a concrete truck for Roberts Lumber Company. Bored with the owner, and after a minor driving accident, Jennings paused. Jennings, and other local musicians, often appear on state radio stations KDAV, and all this time he met Buddy Holly at the Lubbock restaurant. The two often meet during local performances, and Jennings starts attending Holly's show at KDAV's Sunday Party .
In addition to performing in the air for KVOW, Jennings began working as a DJ in 1956, and moved to Lubbock. The program runs for six hours, from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Jennings played two hours of classic country shows, two current states, and two mixed recordings. Over the past two hours, Jennings has played artists such as Chuck Berry and Little Richard. The owner reprimanded him every time he showed the recording, and when he later played the two Richard records in a row, the owner fired him.
During his time at KVOW, Jennings was visited by DJ Sky Corbin, who works at KLVT in Levelland. Corbin was impressed with his voice, and decided to visit Jennings at the station after hearing it sing the jingle with Hank Snow's song "I'm Moving On". Jennings declared his economic struggle to live on a salary of US $ 50 per week. Corbin invites Jennings to visit KLVT, where he finally takes the position of Corbin which is then emptied. The Corbin family then purchased KLLL, in Lubbock. They changed the format of the station to the country, becoming the main competition of KDAV. Corbins hired Jennings as the first DJ station.
Jennings produced ads and created jingles with other DJs. As their popularity increased, the DJ made a public appearance. Jennings' shows include live shows. During one show, Buddy's father, L.O. Holley, approached them with his son's latest record, and asked them to play it at the station. L.O. mentions his son's intention to start producing his own artists, and Corbin recommends Jennings. After returning from his UK tour, Buddy Holly visits KLLL.
Holly considers Jennings as her first artist. She gives her new clothes, and works with her to improve her image. He arranged a session for Jennings at Norman Petty's recording studio in Clovis, New Mexico. On September 10, Jennings recorded the song "Jole Blon" and "When Sin Stops (Love Begins)" with Holly and Tommy Allsup on guitar with King Curtis saxophone. Holly then hires Jennings to play the electric bass for her during the "Winter Dance Party Tour".
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Before the tour, Holly vacationed with his wife in Lubbock, and visited Jennings radio station in December 1958. Jennings and Sky Corbin clapped their hand to Holly's song, "You're the One". Jennings and Holly immediately left for New York City, arriving on January 15, 1959. Jennings stayed at Holly's apartment by Washington Square Park, in the days before the scheduled meeting at the General Artists Corporation headquarters, which arranged the tour. They then took the train to Chicago to join the band.
The Winter Dance Tour began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on January 23, 1959. The number of trips creates logistical problems, because the distance between places has not been considered when scheduling every performance. Adding to the problem, the unheated tour bus twice broke down in cold weather, with dire consequences. Drummer Holly, Carl Bunch, suffers from frostbite on his toes (on the bus) and is hospitalized, so Buddy Holly decides to look for other means of transportation. Before their show at Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, Holly rented a four-seat Beechcraft Bonanza plane at Dwyer Flying Service in Mason City, Iowa, for herself, Jennings, and Tommy Allsup, to avoid long bus trips to their next spot. place in Moorhead, Minnesota. After the Clear Lake event (which ends around midnight), Allsup loses his coin toss and hands his seat on a chartered plane to Ritchie Valens, while Waylon Jennings voluntarily hands over his chair to JP Richardson, who has the flu and complains about how cold and uncomfortable the tour buses for a man his size. When Holly learned that her bandmates had left their seats on the plane and had chosen to ride the bus instead of flying, the friendly banter between Holly and Jennings had happened, and it would haunt Jennings for decades to follow: Holly jokingly told Jennings, "Well, I hope your bus ol will freeze!" Jennings jokingly replied, "Well, I hope your plane is destroyed!" Less than an hour and a half later, shortly after 1:00 pm on February 3, 1959 (later known as The Day the Music Died), Holly's charter plane crashed at full speed into a corn field outside Mason City, Iowa, killing all at once on board.
Later that morning, Jennings's family heard on the radio that "Buddy Holly and her band have been killed." After calling his family, Jennings called Sky Corbin at KLLL from Fargo to say that he himself was alive. General Artists Corporation promised to pay first class tickets to Jennings and the band to help Holly's funeral in Lubbock, in return for them playing that night at Moorhead. After the first show, they were initially denied payment by the venue, but after Jennings persistence, they were paid. Flights were never paid, and Jennings and Allsup went on a two-week tour, featuring Jennings as the lead singer. They were paid less than half the original salary approved, and upon returning to New York, Jennings placed Holly's guitar and amplifier in a locker at the Grand Central Terminal and mailed the key to Maria Elena Holly. Then he returned to Lubbock.
For decades afterwards, Jennings has repeatedly admitted that he feels responsible for the accident that killed Buddy Holly. This guilt triggered substance abuse attacks through many of Jennings' careers. The day of the flight came to be known as Music Day Died. Jennings sang The Stage, a tribute to Music Day Death. He re-created the concert players on February 2, 1959, in order at the Surf Ballroom, starting with Eddie Cochran, then Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper and, finally, Buddy Holly. This is a concert that preceded the famous plane crash. The stage can be found on the CD Dance Party Ballroom Winter.
"Jole Blon" was released in Brunswick in March 1959 with limited success. Now unemployed, Jennings returns to KLLL. Deeply affected by the death of Buddy Holly, Jennings' performance at the station is deteriorating. He left the station after he was denied a raise, and then worked briefly for the competition, KDAV.
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Because of Maxine's father's illness, Jennings had to drive between Arizona and Texas. When his family lived in Littlefield, Jennings found an instant job at KOYL in Odessa, Texas. He moved with his family to Coolidge, Arizona, where his wife's sister lives. He found a job in the Galloping Goose bar, where he was heard by Earl Perrin, who offered him a place in KCKY. Jennings also plays during breaks in theaters and in bars. After a successful performance at the Cross Keys Club in Phoenix, he was approached by a contractor who built the club for Jimmy D. Musiel, called JD's. Musiel hires Jennings as his main artist and designs clubs around his acting.
He formed his supporting band, The Waylors, with bassist Paul Foster, guitarist Jerry Gropp, and drummer Richie Albright. Jennings and his band performed at a newly opened night club in Scottsdale, where they soon got a strong local fan base. At JD's, Jennings developed his "rock tempered" rock country music style that defined it in his next career.
In 1961, Jennings signed a recording contract with Trend Records, and experienced moderate success with his single, "Another Blue Day". His friend, Don Bowman, took a Jennings demo to Jerry Moss, who at the time started A & amp; M Records with Associate Herb Alpert. On July 9, 1963, Jennings signed a contract with A & amp; M who gave him 5% of the record sales. In A & amp; M, he recorded "Love Denied" which was supported by "Rave On", and "Four Strong Winds" supported by "Just to Satisfy You". He continued by recording demos "The Twelfth of Never", "Kisses Sweeter from Wine", and "Do not Think Twice, It's All Right", and also produced singles "Sing Songs, Bill," which was supported by "The Race Is On ". Singles were released between April and October 1964.
The record is not working, because the main release of A & amp; M is folk music rather than Country. He has several hits on local radio in Phoenix, with "Four Strong Winds" and "Just To Satisfy You" (co-written with Bowman). Meanwhile, he recorded an album on a BAT record, called JD's . After 500 copies sold in the club, 500 more copies were pressed by the Voice label. He also played the lead guitar for Patsy Montana on the 1964 album.
Singer Bobby Bare heard Jennings's "Just to Satisfy You" on his car radio while passing through Phoenix, eventually recording it and "Four Strong Winds". After stopping in Phoenix to attend Jennings show at JD's, while driving to Las Vegas, Bare stops and calls Chet Atkins in Nashville, indicating that he needs to sign Jennings.
When he realized the new deal, Waylon was not sure if he should get out of his gig in JD. He then goes to get advice from his friend, RCA artist Willie Nelson, who goes to see one of Waylon's shows. When Willie and Waylon met, after talking about the possibilities and considering Waylon's profits at the club, Nelson suggested that Waylon should stay in Phoenix and not move to Nashville.
Nevertheless, Jennings decided to accept the offer, and asked Herb Alpert to release him from his contract with A & amp; M. Alpert agrees, though later A & amp; M will compile all Jennings singles and unreleased material owned by the label and release it as Do not Think Twice . Atkins officially signed Jennings to RCA Victor in 1965. On 21 August, Jennings made his first appearance on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart with "That's The Opportunity I Must Follow".
In 1966, Jennings released his debut album for RCA Folk-Country , followed by Leavin 'Town and Nashville Rebel . Leavin 'Town produced a significant chart success as the first two singles "Anita, You're Dreaming" and "Time to Burn Again" both peaked at no. 17 on the Billboard chart Hot Country Songs. The album's third single, a cover of Gordon Lightfoot's "(That's What You Get) For Lovin 'Me", became Jennings's first top 10 single, peaking at no. 9. Nashville Rebel is an independent movie soundtrack of the same name, starring Jennings. The single "Green River" charted on Billboard's country singles at # 11. In 1967, Jennings released the hit single, "Just to Satisfy You". During the interview, Jennings said that the song was "a pretty good example" of the influence of his work with Buddy Holly and rockabilly music. Jennings produces sold-out midchart albums, including Just to Satisfy You , which includes a hit single named 1967. Single Jennings enjoys success. "The Chokin 'Kind" peaked at number eight on Billboard's Hot Country Singles in 1967, while "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" reached number two in the following year. In 1969, his collaboration with The Kimberlys on the single "MacArthur Park" won a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by Duo or Group. The single "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" reached number three on the Hot Country Singles chart at the end of the year.
During this time, Jennings rented an apartment in Nashville with singer Johnny Cash. Jennings and Cash, both managed by booking agency "Lucky" Moeller, Moeller Talent, Inc. The tour organized by the agency was unproductive, with artists being booked into places far from each other in the near future. After paying for accommodation and travel expenses, Jennings' profits were reduced, with him often asking for an advance from the agency or RCA Records to play in the next place. While playing 300 days on the road, Jennings's debt increases along with amphetamine consumption, as he believes he is stuck on the circuit.
In 1972, Jennings released Ladies Love Outlaws . The album's title single became a hit for Jennings, and was his first approach to Outlaw Country. Jennings was accustomed to performing and recording with his own band, The Waylors, a practice not driven by the powerful producer of Nashville. However, over time, Jennings felt limited by the lack of artistic freedom in Nashville. The musical style published as "Countrypolitan" is characterized by orchestral arrangements, and the absence of traditional country music instruments. Producers do not let Jennings play his own guitar or choose material to record.
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In an interview, Jennings recalled the restrictions on Nashville's stance: "They will not let you do anything, you have to dress in a certain way: You have to do everything in a certain way.... They keep trying to destroy me. do my business and do things my way.... You start tinkering with my music, I become evil. "In 1972, after the release of Ladies Love Outlaws, his recording contract was almost over. Pain with hepatitis, Jennings is hospitalized. Influenced by illness, and the music industry, he is considering retirement. Albright visited him and convinced him to continue. Albright talked to him about making Neil Reshen his new manager. Meanwhile, Jennings requested a US $ 25,000 royalty from RCA Records to cover the cost of living during his recovery. On the same day he meets Rashen, RCA sends Jerry Bradley to offer $ 5,000 to Jennings as a bonus to sign a new 5% royalty deal with RCA, the same terms he had received in 1965. After reviewing with Reshen, he declined the offer and rented Repeat.
Reshen began to renegotiate the recording contract and tour Jennings. At a meeting at the Nashville airport, Jennings introduced Reshen to Willie Nelson. At the end of the meeting, Reshen also became Nelson's manager. The new deal Jennings gave him a $ 75,000 advance and artistic control. Reshen advised Jennings to keep his beard so that he grew up in the hospital, to fit the image of the Offensive Country.
In 1973, Nelson returned to music, finding success with Atlantic Records. Now based in Austin, Texas, he has made a breakthrough into the rock and roll press by attracting rock audiences. Atlantic Records is now seeking to sign Jennings, but Nelson's popularity rise persuaded RCA to renegotiate with Jennings before losing other potential stars.
In 1973, Jennings released Loneome, On'ry and Mean and Honky Tonk Heroes, the first album recorded and released under its creative control. The release of these albums touted a major turning point for Jennings, kicking off the most critical and commercially successful years. More hit albums followed by This Time and The Ramblin 'Man , both released in 1974. The album's second title song topped Billboard Single country chart, with self-written "Time" being the first of Jennings. 1 single. Dreaming My Dreams , released in 1975, including no. 1 single "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" and is the first album to be certified gold by the RIAA; it was also the first of six consecutive subsequent studio albums that were certified gold or higher. In 1976, Jennings released Are You Ready for the Country , Jennings wanted records to be produced by Los Angeles producer Ken Mansfield. Although the RCA rejected the request, Jennings and The Waylors went to Los Angeles and recorded with Mansfield for the cost. After a month, Jennings presented a master recording to Chet Atkins, who decided to release it. Album hit number one on Billboard ' s country album three times the same year, topping chart for 10 weeks. The album was named Country of the year in 1976 by the magazine Record World and was certified gold by the RIAA.
In 1976, Jennings released the album Wanted! The Outlaws, recorded with Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and Jessi Colter for RCA. This album is the first country music album certified platinum. The following year, RCA unleashed Ol 'Waylon , an album that produced a hit duet with Nelson, "Luckenbach, Texas". The album Waylon and Willie followed in 1978, producing the hit single "Mammas Do not Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys". Jennings released I've Always Been Crazy, also in 1978. In the same year, at the peak of his success, Jennings began to feel constrained by the criminal movement. Jennings refers to the over-exploitation of the image in the song "Do not You Think This Outlaw Bit Has Done Got Out of Hand?", Claiming that the movement has become "self-fulfilling prophecy". In 1979, he released Hits Largest , which was certified gold in the same year, and platinum four times in 2002.
Also in 1979, Jennings joined the cast of the CBS series The Dukes of Hazzard as Balladeer, the narrator. The only episode to feature him personally is "Welcome, Waylon Jennings", during the seventh season. Jennings played alone, served as an old friend of the Duke family. For the show, he also wrote and sang the theme song "Good Ol 'Boys", which became the biggest hit of his career. Released as a single in promotion with the show, it became Jennings' 12th single to reach number one on the Country Singles Billboard chart. It was also a crossover hit, peaking at no. 21 on the Hot Billboard .
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In the mid-1980s, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Nelson, and Jennings formed a successful group called The Highwaymen. Aside from his work with The Highwaymen, Jennings released the gold album WWII <1982 with Willie Nelson.
In 1985, Jennings joined the US for Africa to record "We Are the World", but he left the studio due to a lyrical dispute of songs to be sung in Swahili. Ironically, after Jennings left the session, the idea was dropped by Stevie Wonder's impulse, which showed that Ethiopians do not speak Swahili. At the moment, its sales are declining. After the release of Sweet Mother Texas, Jennings signed a contract with Music Corporation of America. The debut release labeled Will the Wolf Survive (1985) reached number one on Billboard's Country Album in 1986. Jennings's initial success began, and in 1990, he signed with Epic Records. His first release, The Eagle , became the top 10 of his last album.
Also in 1985, he made a cameo appearance in the live-action children's Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird. In the movie, he plays a turkey truck driver who gives Big Bird a ride. She also sang one of the movie songs, titled "Is not No Road Too Long".
In 1993, working with Rincom Children's Entertainment, Jennings recorded children's song albums, Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & amp; Dirt , which includes "Shooter's Theme", a tribute to a 14-year-old child with the theme "a friend of mine".
Although record sales and radio games dwindled during the 90s, Jennings continued to attract many audiences at his live performances. In 1996, Jennings released his album, Right for the Time , including some of his new songs, including "The Most Sensible Thing", covered by Angry Grandpa in 2015. In 1997, after i> Lollapalooza tour, he lowered his tour schedule and became the center of his family.
In 1998, Jennings teamed up with Bare, Jerry Reed, and Mel Tillis to form Old Dogs. The group recorded a double album of songs by Shel Silverstein. In mid-1999, Jennings collected what he called his "dream team of choice" and formed Waylon & amp; The Waymore Blues Band. Comprised of former Waylors, the 13-member group performed concerts from 1999 to 2001. In January 2000, Jennings recorded what became his last album at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Never Say Die: Live.
Music styles and images
Jennings' music is characterized by its "strong" singing voice, recorded by its "rough quality", as well as its expression and texture. He is also known for his "geli-guitar" style of guitar. To create his voice, he uses the spoken 'phaser' effect (see 'Modulation Effect': below) plus a mixture of thumb and radius during the rhythmic section, while using picks to lead the walk. He combines hammer-on and pull-off riffs, with finally stopping double-frets and modulation effects. Jennings played Fender Telecaster in 1953, a second-hand guitar that was a gift from The Waylors. Bandmates Jennings graced his guitar with a distinctive leather cover that featured a black background with white bouquets. Jennings further adjusts it by filling the fret to lower the strings on the neck to get a slap sound. Among other guitars, Jennings used the Fender Broadcaster 1950 from the mid-1970s, until he gave it to guitarist Reggie Young in 1993. His guitar skin cover was carved by leather artist Terry Lankford.
His characteristic image is marked by long hair and beard, as well as black hat and black leather vest he wore during his performance.
Personal life
Jennings married four times, and has six children. She was first married to Maxine Carroll Lawrence in 1956 at the age of 18, with whom she had four children: Terry Vance Jennings (born January 21, 1957), Julie Rae Jennings (born August 12, 1958), Buddy Dean Jennings (born March 21, 1960), and Deana Jennings. Jennings remarried on December 10, 1962, to Lynne Jones, adopting a child, Tomi Lynne. They divorced in 1967. She later married Barbara Elizabeth Rood in 1967. She composed the song "This Time" about the trials and tribulations of marriage and her divorce. She was married for the fourth and last time in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 26, 1969, to Jessi Colter. Colter and Jennings have one son, Waylon Albright Jennings (aka Shooter Jennings, born May 19, 1979). Colter has a daughter, Jennifer, from a previous marriage to Duane Eddy. In the early 1980s, Colter and Jennings almost divorced due to drug addiction and other forms of substance abuse. However, they remained together until Jennings's death in 2002.
In 1997, he stopped touring to get closer to his family. To illustrate the importance of education to his son Waylon Albright, Jennings earned GED at the age of 52.
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Addiction and recovery
Jennings started taking amphetamine when he lived with Johnny Cash in the mid-1960s. Jennings later stated, "Pills are the artificial energy in which Nashville runs all the time." In 1977, Jennings was arrested by federal agents for conspiracy and possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute. A private courier warned the Drug Abuse Administration of a package sent to Jennings by a New York colleague who contained 27 grams of cocaine. DEA and the police ransacked Jennings recording studio. They found no evidence, because when they were waiting for a search warrant, Jennings dropped the cocaine. The allegations were later canceled and Jennings was released. The episode was told in the song Jennings "Do not You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Outta Hand?"
During the early 1980s, cocaine addiction increased. Jennings claimed to spend $ 1,500 a day on his habit, draining his personal finances and letting him go bankrupt with a debt of up to $ 2.5 million. Although he insisted on paying off debts and taking additional tours to raise funds, his work became less focused and his tour deteriorated. Jennings decided to quit his addiction, rent a house in the Phoenix area, and spend a month detoxifying himself, intending to start using cocaine again in a more controlled way afterwards. In 1984, he stopped using cocaine. June Carter Cash held her birthday party at the Old Hickory Lake residence near Nashville. Jennings claims that his son Shooter is his ultimate inspiration to stop permanently.
Disease and death
Jennings's health deteriorated for many years before his death. After quitting cocaine, he ended his habit of smoking six packs of cigarettes a day in 1988. That same year, he underwent heart bypass surgery In 2000, his diabetes worsened, and his pain reduced his mobility, forcing Jennings to end most of the tour. Later in the same year, he underwent surgery to improve the circulation of his legs. In December 2001, her left leg was amputated at a hospital in Phoenix. On February 13, 2002, Jennings died in sleeping diabetic complications at age 64, in Chandler, Arizona. She is buried in Mesa City Cemetery, in Mesa, Arizona. At the funeral, on February 15, Jessi Colter sang the song "Storms Never Last" for the audience, which included close friends Jennings and fellow musicians.
Recognition
Between 1966 and 1995, 54 Jennings albums were mapped, with 11 reaching number one. Meanwhile, between 1965 and 1991, 96 singles charted, with 16 numbers. In October 2001, Jennings was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In one recent act of dissent, he did not attend the ceremony and chose to send the son of Buddy Dean Jennings.
On July 6, 2006, Jennings was inducted into Rock Wall in Hollywood, California. On June 20, 2007, Jennings was posthumously awarded the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award by the Academy of Country Music.
Legacy
Jennings' music has had a major influence on several neotraditionalist and alternative country artists, including Hank Williams Jr., The Marshall Tucker Band, Travis Tritt, Steve Earle, Jamey Johnson, John Anderson, his son Shooter Jennings, Sturgill Simpson and Hank Williams III.
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