A diverse lineup of country's edgiest artists will gather in Austin in July to pay tribute to the legendary Waylon Jennings, with the proceeds going to a good cause.
Country music is a very supportive genre, but that doesn't mean there aren't a few artists who just can't get along. Sometimes it's professional, sometimes it's personal. For country's most well-known feudsters, it was both.
Neil Reshen -- former manager of both Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson -- has passed away due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 75 at the time of his death on Dec. 6.
Why: At least three artists make a strong case for the letter 'J,' but Waylon Jennings stands alone as one who not only crafted a brilliant career full of hit singles and records, but as an artist who defined a generation of Nashville singers...
Waylon Jennings admitted to having a $1,500 per day cocaine habit for much of his outlaw career. Many think the effects of the drugs followed him into sobriety and cut his life short in 2002 at the age of 64. In 1977, he was arrested for cocaine possession, but the charges were later dropped...
Listening to Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson come back in after the key change in 'Good Hearted Woman' is sure to send a shiver up your spine every time. Song No. 10 on the Top 100 Country Songs list is perhaps the greatest duet of all time. Strong arguments could be made for one of Jennings' solo hits like 'I'm a Ramblin' Man,' but not much of an argument can be made against this hit from 1975.