Waylon

Equal parts outlaw, renegade, and legend, Waylon Jennings enjoyed a stellar music career for four decades, and this no-holds-barred autobiography reveals the story of a man who infused country music traditions with the energy of rock and roll to rewrite the rules of popular music in America.

“Refreshing … candid … poignant … One of the best of country’s tell-alls, as warm, peculiar, and individualistic as Jennings’s music itself.” —Entertainment Weekly

Waylon chronicles all the chapters of Jennings’s incredible life, including his beginnings as a dirt-poor son of a farm laborer; his role as Buddy Holly’s protégé; his influential friendships with such luminaries as Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and George Jones; the stunning success ushered in by his platinum 1976 anthology album, Wanted: The Outlaws; the drug habit that nearly destroyed him; and his three failed marriages and the journey that lead him to Jessi Colter, the woman who would become his wife for twenty-five years.

With anecdotes, portraits, and little-known facts about Jennings’s fellow country music stars, this book overflows with the honesty, true humor, and down-home charisma of an authentic honky-tonk hero.

“As good a book about American popular music as one is likely to find.” —Washington Post

“Folksy, funny, spirited.” —Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“A wonderful story of a country boy who despite hardships unimaginable attained success and stardom.” —Chet Atkins, Guitarist

“Finally, here is the autobiography we’ve all been waiting for!” —Willie Nelson, Singer Songwriter, Activist

“Eminently readable … Mr. Jennings tells his tales with humor and detail.” —Dallas Morning News

“A no-holds-barred, tell-it-all story, overflowing with the honesty, true humor, and down-home charisma of an authentic honky-tonk hero down to the very last page.” —Music City News

“Essential reading for country fans.” —Publishers Weekly