Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose to prominence as a bass player for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets. He escaped death in the February 3, 1959 plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson when he gave up his seat to the latter. By the 1970s, he had become assoc...
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Date of birth:
- Jun 15, 1937
Date of death:
- Feb 13, 2002 (age 64 years)
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- Waylon and the Waymore Blues Band,
- Waylon
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