Waylon Jennings

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actor country musician guitarist human record producer singer-songwriter

Waylon Jennings was an influential American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist, central to the outlaw country movement of the 1970s.

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Waylon 1
Waylon Arnold Jennings 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf actor ⓘ
country musician ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ
human ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2000s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1950s ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals ⓘ
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
birthDate 1937-06-15 ⓘ
birthPlace Littlefield, Texas, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath complications from diabetes ⓘ
child Shooter Jennings ⓘ
collaboratedWith Jessi Colter ⓘ
Johnny Cash ⓘ
Kris Kristofferson ⓘ
Willie Nelson ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 2002-02-13 ⓘ
deathPlace Chandler, Arizona, United States ⓘ
familyName Jennings ⓘ
fullName Waylon Jennings self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Waylon Arnold Jennings
genre country music ⓘ
honky-tonk ⓘ
outlaw country ⓘ
givenName Waylon Jennings self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Waylon
hallOfFameInduction Country Music Hall of Fame ⓘ
influenced modern country music ⓘ
outlaw country genre ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
memberOf The Highwaymen ⓘ
movement outlaw country movement ⓘ
narratorOf The Dukes of Hazzard ⓘ
notableAlbum Are You Ready for the Country ⓘ
Dreaming My Dreams ⓘ
Honky Tonk Heroes ⓘ
Lonesome, On'ry and Mean ⓘ
Waylon Live ⓘ
notableWork Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
recordLabel Epic Records ⓘ
MCA Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
RCA Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
RCA Victor ⓘ
spouse Jessi Colter ⓘ

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The Highwaymen → associatedAct → Waylon Jennings ⓘ
Willie Nelson → associatedAct → Waylon Jennings ⓘ
Kris Kristofferson → bandMate → Waylon Jennings ⓘ
Willie → collaboratedWith → Waylon Jennings ⓘ
subject surface form: Willie Nelson
The Highwaymen → collaborationOf → Waylon Jennings ⓘ
Waylon Jennings → fullName → Waylon Jennings self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Waylon Arnold Jennings
Waylon Jennings → givenName → Waylon Jennings self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Waylon
Shotgun Willie → hasContributor → Waylon Jennings ⓘ
The Highwaymen → member → Waylon Jennings ⓘ