I've Always Been Crazy for Waylon in the 1970s
Getting back to the basics of love (for the country music I remember as a kid), I put together this Waylon Jennings playlist, gathering the highlights from a few of my CD collections. Personally I'm drawn to his output in the 1970s -- even though he certainly had some signature songs before and after that period. Rather than assembling a "greatest hits," I compiled my favorite tracks from that decade, starting with "The Taker" (written by Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein) through "I Ain't Living Long Like This" (by Rodney Crowell). And since I'm writing about Waylon in the 1970s, I couldn't pass up those classic duets with Willie Nelson -- in fact, "Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" may be the first country song I learned to sing from start to finish.
"The Taker"
"You Ask Me To"
"This Time"
"I'm a Ramblin' Man"
"Rainy Day Woman"
"Dreaming My Dreams With You"
"Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way"
"The Door Is Always Open"
"Good Hearted Woman" (with Willie Nelson)
"Luckenbach, Texas" (Back to the Basics of Love) (with Willie Nelson)
"The Wurlitzer Prize"
"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" (with Willie Nelson)
"I've Always Been Crazy"
"Amanda"
"Come With Me"
"I Ain't Livin' Long Like This"
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Joe says:
I love Waylon Jennings and Proudly hang 16 of his albums on my wall.
I have alot of his songs on my computer, and of course the ones I don’t have or hard to find I listen to on myspace.
His music will remain a big hit for 1000 years. His music still sounds good, and it never gets old.
Unlike most of todays stars and even some of yesteryear’s…His Music will never get old or tiresome.
Joe says:
also I love his Cedartown Georgia song, and just about every song off the Double Live expanded cd…
I love Sweet Mental Revenge, Ain’t No God In Mexico, and of course Ladies Love Outlaws, Honkytonk Hero’s, and his many duets with his wife Jessi Colter.
Mike K says:
Right on, Joe
“gonna be a lot of kin folks squalin’ and a grievin’,
cuz’ that Cedartown gal ain’t breathin’”
Joe says:
im only 24 and been a waylon fan about 4 years or so.
Illinoiscountrygirl says:
Waylon was one of the best ever! I’m proud I have a grandson named after him.
Kaitie Lutz says:
I’m proud to say that I am nearly fifteen years old and I love Waylon to pieces! And have been collecting cds and photographs for two years, even got one Vinyl that I found for a whopping fifty cents!!
For most people my age….Waylon is a nameless old timer that has and had no use to society, but here in my home, it’s God, the flag, and WAYLON!
He’s even the reason that I write, and he’s one of the main characters in my first, soon to be published, novel.
Randy Coleman says:
Been a Waylon fan,or some might say a Waylon addict since 1970. He was and will always be the greatest. It’s nice to see that some of the younger people are discovering his music now. I was lucky enough to have met him three times. In 1980 I even got to sit on his bus with him and Jessie for a few hrs after a concert. It was and still is one of the highlights of my life. I have every album that he made, and tons of Waylon memorabilia. In my opinion Jamey Johnson and Randy Houser are doing a great job caring on the Waylon type of music and his legacy. The rest of the country acts today are just cookie cutters…all the same. I wish that the CMA would recognize Waylon more for what he did for country music.
Redmaz says:
I’m a big fan of Waylon since the 70’s too, but I absolutely disagree with Randy Coleman about the rest of today’s Country acts are cookie cutter. I take it you’ve never heard of today’s Americana/Roots Country artist Randy where ther are dozens of today’s artist carrying on the tradition of Waylon Jennings? If you are interesred in learning about them, let me know. I will help you.
Redmaz says:
Hope you come back soon Randy Coleman, so we can discuss the many artists of today who are carrying on the tradition of Waylon
Ck says:
Yeah I can remember hearing Waylon in some of my earliest memories. I grew up on his music and never in a million years thought I would ever play and write with Roger Crabtree a former band member. Just the stories of them being on the road kept me entrapped for hours. I never got to meet Waylon or see him live but I’ll always have the memories Roger left and will be sure to pass them on. But prob not to my kids.. Lol some are pretty rough.. But it was an honor to learn to play music from a legendary harp player who played with Waylon..