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Waylon

By: Waylon Jennings, Lenny Kaye
Narrated by: Waylon Jennings
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Waylon Jennings gave up his spot on a flight that changed music history. His mentor, Buddy Holly, took that seat and was killed when the plane crashed.

Born dirt poor, Jennings went from country disc jockey to country superstar, leading the revolution in country music with his platinum album The Outlaws. Through his eyes we see the Nashville scene in the early days, and through his honest, no-holds-barred storytelling, we follow his struggle to overcome drugs and impending bankruptcy to establish himself as one of the living legends of country music.

©1996 Waylon Jennings, all rights reserved, abridgment approved by the author. (P)1996 Time Warner AudioBooks, copyright 1996 Time Warner AudioBooks (packaging rights only), a division of Time Warner Trade Publishing
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Winner of Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award: Best Audio of 1996, Best of the Best.
"I love this book. Vast, comprehensive, revealing, exciting, and entertaining, it's an original in a roomful of carbon copies." (Johnny Cash)

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a big part of music history

fantastic behind-the-scenes stories of life with Waylon
he did it his way
and then came Jessie an Angel Flying Too Close to the ground

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Waylon

Awsom book and just hearing Waylon’s voice made this pretty bitchen can’t wait to find more like this

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I couldn’t quit listening

Awesome to hear Waylon tell his story! Love hearing about the Outlaw! He is a great speaker so it was great to hear him read it.

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painfully honest.

Waylan was painfully honest. would like to hear about if he reconciled with his other children.

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Great listening

I really loved hearing Waylon tell me about his life. He was such a great musician and truly one of a kind

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love waylon

always great to know the real stories told by the man himself. he's a legend

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BRAVO!!!

This is wonderful especially having Waylon narrate his own life story. One thing for sure I believe he did the best he could always be it work or play. So sad he didn't live longer but I know he is walking the streets of Glory with Johnny and June and so many others who went before.

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Abridged!

This was so great to hear this autobiography in Waylon’s voice. I wish there was an unabridged version

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Worth a listen

A brief but important recollection by a honky tonk legend. Read by Waylon, which makes it a pleasant and fitting listen. Top 50 country music autobiography.

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a legend telling his story

Waylon, telling it as only Waylon can. there will never be another that could fill his boots..

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