Whey Jennings is celebrating his late grandfather, Waylon Jennings, on what would have been the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s 85th birthday. Whey posted a song, “This One’s For You,” released in tribute to Waylon. “Happy 85th Birthday Grandpa!” Whey posted on social media. “I love and miss you every day and will forever cherish the memories we…
Tommy Townsend is honoring the late Waylon Jennings with his new single, “Southern Man,” which, perhaps surprisingly, features the late country music outlaw. It was Jennings who first showed an interest in Townsend’s promising musical abilities, when Townsend was just a teenager. “I was probably 13 years old at a concert in Georgia,” Townsend recalls to Everything Nash. “My…
Travis Tritt‘s upcoming Set in Stone album marks his first new record in ten years, but he looked to one of country music’s biggest legends when choosing which songs to include on the project. The Georgia native reveals his late friend, Waylon Jennings, inspired many of the tracks on Set in Stone, especially one song. “Waylon Jennings had a…
Brianna Harness has music in her blood — literally. The great-granddaughter of Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, Harness grew up knowing she was part of country music royalty. But that’s not to say her childhood was charmed. The daughter of rapper and musician Struggle Jennings, Harness left home when she was just 15, after surviving dysfunction fueled by addiction….
Richie Albright, longtime drummer and close confidant of Waylon Jennings, has died. The musician was 81 when he passed away on Tuesday, February 9. The news was first announced on social media. “It is with broken hearts that we share the passing of Richie Albright, 81, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021,” the Facebook post began. “To many Richie was…
Whey Jennings is establishing himself as an artist on his own, but the influence his grandfather, Waylon Jennings, is still evident, both in his music and his life. Jennings, who used the time off the road in 2020 to get sober, saw the country music legend also battle addiction before getting clean in 1984 — a journey he…
Struggle Jennings‘ latest album, Monte Carlo, is out now. The record is a testament to how far Jennings has come, including a five-year incarceration on drug charges, and overcoming addiction that already claimed the lives of those close to him. It’s an uphill battle that Jennings says would not have happened without the influence of his grandfather, Waylon Jennings,…
Whey Jennings is embracing life sober, and he wouldn’t have it any other way. The grandson of Waylon Jennings, Whey says his heritage has little if anything to do with the unhealthy path he chose for almost three decades, which he takes full responsibility for on his own. “I was addicted to drugs and alcohol for about 27 years…
Whey Jennings‘ debut full-length album, Jekyll & Hyde, is out. After releasing a series of EPs, the 12-track project is Jennings’ first complete record, a full-circle body of work that Jennings poured himself into, ready to make his permanent mark in country music. “I put out a lot of EPs in the past,” Jennings tells Everything Nash. “I’m the…
Struggle Jennings is heading to the Grand Ole Opry. The grandson of Waylon Jennings was invited to make his Grand Ole Opry debut by his close friend, Jelly Roll. “My best friend of 21 years got to invite me to step into the circle at Opry,” Jennings shared on social media, along with a video of the historic moment….
