"I think Merle is a great singer and songwriter, and probably he was in as bad a shape as I was, but we’ve never been close since that night.” ...

1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and was Jennings’ first crossover hit, peaking at No ... American singer, songwriter, and musician Waylon Jennings (1937 – 2002), performing on ...

The legend earned his first Hot Country Songs chart-topper with a single that he produced with Willie Nelson. By Jim Asker On June 22, 1974, Waylon Jennings’ “This Time” became his first No.

On June 22, 1974, Waylon Jennings’ “This Time” became his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. It was released as the lead single from his same-named LP, which he produced w ...

The Kentucky Derby was won by Spectacular Bid; President Jimmy Carter ordered an end to oil price controls; 65,000 marched in ...

Waylon Jennings was restless ... to Nashville when he was nearly 30. His early songs were recorded by Bobby Bare and Kris Kristofferson. When Jennings first heard Shaver play in 1972, he vowed ...

In addition to topping the Hot Country Songs chart ... You,” Nelson and Jennings toured together and collaborated on a handful of hit albums, from the chart-topping “Waylon & Willie” to ...

Now, granted, Rich is no Waylon, but he has had a few hits in his ... Or do they go out and hit the trip wires and light the place up? And lose their record deal, and not get invited to the ...