Waylon Jennings

Waylon Jennings was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He has released 45 studio albums, five live albums, 28 compilation albums, 95 singles (16 were number 1 in the U.S.), and 16 music videos.

In 1976, he released the album Wanted! The Outlaws with Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and Jessi Colter, the first platinum country music album. That success was followed by Ol' Waylon, and the hit song "Luckenbach, Texas". He would join the country supergroup The Highwaymen with Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash and released the successful album Will the Wolf Survive. On February 13, 2002, Jennings died from complications of diabetes.

In 2001 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, which he chose not to attend. In 2007 he was posthumously awarded the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award by the Academy of Country Music.