Awards & Winners

Waylon Jennings

Date of Birth 15-June-1937
Place of Birth Littlefield
(Lamb County, Texas)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Waylon and the Waymore Blues Band, Waylon, Waylon Arnold Jennings, Jennings, Waylon, Hoss, The Highwaymen, Wayland Arnold Jennings, Waylond Arnold „Waylon“ Jennings, Waylon Jennings
Profession Musician, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Actor, Record producer, Composer
Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing guitar at 8 and began performing at 12 on KVOW radio. He formed a band, The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J. on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, and KLLL. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings's first recording session, of “Jole Blon” and “When Sin Stops.” Holly hired him to play bass. During the “Winter Dance Party Tour,” in Clear Lake, Iowa, Holly chartered a plane to arrive at the next venue. Jennings gave up his seat in the plane to J. P. Richardson, who was suffering from a cold. The flight that carried Holly, Richardson, and Ritchie Valens crashed, on the day later known as The Day the Music Died. Following the accident, Jennings worked as a D.J. in Coolidge, Arizona, and Phoenix. He formed a rockabilly club band, The Waylors. He recorded for independent label Trend Records, A&M Records before succeeding with RCA Victor after achieving creative control of his records. During the 1970s, Jennings joined the Outlaw movement. He released critically acclaimed albums Lonesome, On'ry and Mean and Honky Tonk Heroes, followed by hit albums Dreaming My Dreams and Are You Ready for the Country. In 1976 he released the album Wanted! The Outlaws with Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and Jessi Colter, the first platinum country music album. The success of the album was followed by Ol' Waylon, and the hit song “Luckenbach, Texas.” By the early 1980s, Jennings was struggling with a cocaine addiction, which he quit in 1984. Later he joined the country supergroup The Highwaymen with Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash. During that period, Jennings released the successful album Will the Wolf Survive. He toured less after 1997, to spend more time with his family. Between 1999 and 2001, his appearances were limited by health problems. On February 13, 2002, Jennings died from complications of diabetes.

Awards by Waylon Jennings

Check all the awards nominated and won by Waylon Jennings.

2006


Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Honored for : Wanted! The Outlaws

1999


Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year Old Dogs

1991


Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year

1990


Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals Highwayman 2

1986


Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year

1985


Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Music Video of the Year The Highwayman
Country Music Association Award for Music Video of the Year America
Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year Highwayman
American Music Award for Favorite Country Male Video Artist
American Music Award for Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Video Artist
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Highwayman

1983


Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Take It to the Limit

1982


Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year
American Music Award for Favorite Country Album Greatest Hits
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

1981


Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
American Music Award for Favorite Country Album Music Man
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year

1980


Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
American Music Award for Favorite Country Album Greatest Hits
American Music Award for Favorite Country Single Amanda
American Music Award for Favorite Country Male Artist

1979


Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year Amanda

1978


Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Honored for : Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
(Artists)

Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year Waylon & Willie
Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year

1977


Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year Ol' Waylon
Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)

1976


Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year
Honored for : Wanted! The Outlaws
Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year
Honored for : Good Hearted Woman

Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year Good Hearted Woman
Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year Wanted! The Outlaws
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Duo of the Year

1975


Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year

Nominations 1975 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year The Ramblin' Man
Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year Rainy Day Woman

1974


Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Male Vocalist of the Year