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Waylon Jennings

Waylon Jennings

Born: 1937-06-15 • Littlefield, Texas, USA

Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as one of the founding pioneers of the Outlaw Movement in country music. Jennings started to play guitar at age of eight and first performed at age 12 on KVOW radio, after which he formed his first band, The Texas Longhorns.

Filmography
The Man with the Big Hat poster
The Man with the Big Hat
2026 • Archival Footage
Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies poster
Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies
2025 • Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Night in Pop poster
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024 • Self (archive footage)
The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End poster
The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End
2016 • Self - Performer
The Highwaymen - Live American Outlaws poster
The Highwaymen - Live American Outlaws
2016 • Self
Waylon Jennings: Live at the US Festival poster
Waylon Jennings: Live at the US Festival
2011 • Self
Johnny Cash: Live On Air poster
Johnny Cash: Live On Air
2008 • Self
Opry Video Classics: Honky-Tonk Heroes poster
Opry Video Classics: Honky-Tonk Heroes
2007 • Self (archive footage)
Never Say Die: The Final Concert Film poster
Never Say Die: The Final Concert Film
2007 • Self
American Revolutions: The Highwaymen poster
American Revolutions: The Highwaymen
2006 • Self (archive footage)
Outlaw Country: Live from Austin, TX poster
Outlaw Country: Live from Austin, TX
2006 • Self
The Highwaymen: On the Road Again poster
The Highwaymen: On the Road Again
2003 • Self
No Image
This Land Is Your Land - Folk Years
2002
Saddle Rash poster
Saddle Rash
2002 • (voice)
Chet Atkins: A Life in Music poster
Chet Atkins: A Life in Music
2000 • Self
Tom Sawyer poster
Tom Sawyer
2000 • Judge Thatcher (voice)
No Image
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
1999 • Self
Outlaw Justice poster
Outlaw Justice
1999 • Tobey Naylor
Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon poster
Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon
1996 • Self - Special Guest
Maverick poster
Maverick
1994 • Man with Concealed Guns
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O poster
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993 • Self
The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum poster
The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum
1990 • Self
Waylon Jennings: Live from Austin, TX poster
Waylon Jennings: Live from Austin, TX
1990
Waylon: Renegade. Outlaw. Legend. poster
Waylon: Renegade. Outlaw. Legend.
1990 • Self
George Jones: Same Ole Me poster
George Jones: Same Ole Me
1989 • Self
No Image
In the Hank Williams Tradition
1989 • Self
Chet Atkins and Friends poster
Chet Atkins and Friends
1987
Stagecoach poster
Stagecoach
1986 • Hatfield (Gambler)
Follow That Bird poster
Follow That Bird
1985 • Truck Driver
Waylon Jennings: Live from Austin, TX '84 poster
Waylon Jennings: Live from Austin, TX '84
1985
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song poster
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985 • Self (uncredited)
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys poster
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1984 • Self
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team poster
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984 • Self - Performer
Country Gold poster
Country Gold
1983 • Self
I Love Liberty poster
I Love Liberty
1982 • Self
George Jones: With a Little Help from His Friends poster
George Jones: With a Little Help from His Friends
1981 • Self
The Oklahoma City Dolls poster
The Oklahoma City Dolls
1981 • Wayne Doak
No Image
Willie Nelson's 4th of July Celebration
1979
The Cheryl Ladd Special poster
The Cheryl Ladd Special
1979 • Self
Waylon Jennings - The Lost Outlaw Performance poster
Waylon Jennings - The Lost Outlaw Performance
1978 • Self - Vocals, Guitar
Moonrunners poster
Moonrunners
1975 • Balladeer
Ned Kelly poster
Ned Kelly
1970 • Balladere (voice)
Road to Nashville poster
Road to Nashville
1966 • Self
Nashville Rebel poster
Nashville Rebel
1966 • Arlin Grove