This song was done while Waylon was into drugs. This is typical of his music from those years being dark, angry, melancholy and deep. I totally agree with you about comparing "country music" today vs. in the 1970s. There is no comparison and, IMHO, country music today has lost its way.
“Don’t you think this outlaw bit has done got out of hand” is my favorite Waylon song for musicality. “Are you sure Hank done it this way” and “Rose of Paradise” will always be my favorite all time Waylon songs. Waylon once said he couldn’t write his biography at the peak of his popularity, due to legal issues for himself and others as well as “mortal retribution”. His biography was conveyed through his songs. The good the bad and the ugly parts of his life.
In that same concert, he performed songs such as Willie, the Wandering Gypsy (and Me), and We had it All. Two songs when coupled with this give you almost the complete diversity of the man, Waylon Jennings.
"Don't ask me about the years I spent out in the rain About the ones I spent in love or the ones I spent insane Don't ask me who I gave my seat to on that plane I think you already know I told you that a long time ago" A Long Time Ago Song by Waylon Jennings Waymore is Music Royalty
Basin Street a tough area with lots of bars, and live music. Queen here likely lady of the night. Please please do his “I’ve always been crazy” which he wrote
Pedal Steel guitar is always cool. On the studio recording, you can hear the guy actually BEND the harmony vocals. Really interesting effect. Love Waylon's leather-clad Tele!!
My Dad played a flat Steele guitar like the one here but his had three necks to it. My mom played rythm guitar and sang. We traveled all my younger life until I left when I was 15 yrs old.
This is definitely one of Waylon's best bangers. Before his solo music career, Waylon was a DJ and briefly played bass for fellow Texan Buddy Holly. If you've ever seen the US tv show The Dukes of Hazzard, that's Waylon performing the theme song, and you can see a close-up of him playing his signature leather clad Telecaster during the show's intro. The alternate lyrics of the song "Good O'l' Boys" are not used in the theme song version "Just a good ol' boy, I know my Mama loves me but she don't understand why they keep showing my hands and not my face on TV." 😀
Waylon was the narrator on the tv show the Dukes of Hazzard. He also sang the theme song for the show. He sang a great tune with Willie Nelson ,Mama dont let your babies grown up to be Cowboys. He played bass with Buddy Holly. He gave up his seat on the plane that night to the big bopper who was feeling ill. Waylon drove back on the cold tour bus . Waylon was in the supergroup The Highway men .
I was lucky enough to be seen in the first episode of Dukes 1978, me & my dad were standing in front of Harpers Dime store right as the General Lee comes sliding onto the Covington Georgia square being chased by Roscoe {TH-cam video Dukes Of Hazzard : Chase From 1st Episode} & was at Oxford College where they did the famous jump over Roscoe for the opening credits & then in 1981 I was on the opposite side of the square as Burt Reynolds lands the plane to get beer, I was with the group of folks in the background as Dom DeLuise walks behind the plane right before it turns around {TH-cam video Cannonball plane}
I was at a New Years Eve Concert 1975 in Houston, Texas featuring Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, and Tompall Glaser. Awesome concert. Check out a song by Waylon called, "Revelation." It's different in a way I believe you'd like.
Of interest to you perhaps Waylon toured and performed without a playlist for the band. They knew what to play based on his first couple of licks on the guitar. Ralph Moon on the slide guitar was the most gifted slide musician of that generation. Usually Waylon just sang whichever verses he felt like.
Dooooood what a great song for you! I had a feeling you’d dig Waylon, he gets funky for sure. He was a bass player too and you can really hear it in his guitar grooves. I can’t wait to see you react to more of his. You should also try to find videos of him and Willie. Maybe someone on here can drop a link of him, Willie, Doug Kershaw, and Leon Russel. Another fantastic video. That’s some of my favorite Willie in that video.
Fun Fact- Waylon played with Buddy Holly. In facthe gave up his airline ticket to JP Richardson “ The Big Bopper” on that ill fated day. Big Bopper was sick and Waylon gave him the ticket because the plane was warmer the the bus.
Love Waylon and Merle Haggard. Waylon briefly played bass for fellow Texan Buddy Holly. He gave up his seat for the big Bopper on the plane that crashed. Songs... Aint living long like this ... Lukinbock Texas. Only Daddy that will walk the line. Merle songs.. Lonesome fugitive. Okie from Muskogee.
Love the reaction, as always! Waylon was certainly one of the greats! If you haven't reacted to The Highwaymen, you need to give them a listen. It was a "supergroup" that included Waylon, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash. Fantastic music. If you can find it, do watch the Ken Burns' series "Country Music" that premiered on Public Television. It will give you a crash introductory course to country music. In this context, "queen" does not refer to drag queens. It's a woman famous in the bars for being attractive to men, and usually for having a difficult personality. The implication is that this woman is famous on Basin Street for being beautiful and very hard to attract. You also hear the term used in this context in "Honky Tonk Women" by the Rolling Stones, as well as "Queen of Memphis" by Confederate Railroad -- among many others. Peace and Happy New Year!
Another great Waylon tune to check out would be Laid Back Country Picker or Black Rose. I'd also like to recommend a group called Hellbound Glory. The song Bastard Child is a great place to start. Another artist I would recommend is Tyler Childers, the song is Whitehouse Road. Do the black and white video from the Our Vinyl sessions. It's the best.
I always wondered about the name Codeine...which is also an opioid based pain killer. I know Waylon, Johnny and others took pills like amphetamines in the '60s. Not sure if they ever took Codeine but it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to suppose he used that name with dual meaning- especially with Basin Street's former reputation.
Look up Doug Kershaw, the Ragin Cajun. Listen to Diggy Diggy Low, Louisiana Man, or Battle of New Orleans. He is from the Seventies. You will never be the same.
Waylon was supposed to be on Buddy Hollies plane the night it went down. But the story goes that Waylon lost a coin toss and had to take the tour bus ( which had a broken heater. ) Buddy turned to Waylon and said " I hope your damned ol bus breaks down " to which Waylon replied " I hope your damned ol plane crashes. " well we all know that Buddys plane did crash and all on board were killed. Richie Valens , The Big Bopper , Buddy Hollie , and the pilot.
Waylon Jennings got to start with the one Buddy. Holly later through his rebellious actions, drugs and alcohol became one of the country outlaw Stars and one of the members of the highwaymen with Johnny Cash. Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson
One freezing winter evening, back in the late '50s -- when Waylon played bass for rock-n-roller, Buddy Holly -- Waylon was going be on the small, ill-fated, plane that crashed and killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and P.J. Richardson (the "Big Bopper"). But Richardson, who was going to make the trip on an old converted school bus with no heater, had come down with the flu. So Waylon, knowing the plane was heated, generously gave his seat on the plane to Richardson so Richardson wouldn't have to ride in the cold bus. The seat exchange prompted Buddy to tease Waylon by saying "What the matter? Are you too chicken to fly?" Waylon replied that, no, he wasn't afraid to fly. Buddy then said, "Well, I hope you freeze in that old bus!" To which Waylon jokingly replied, "Oh yeah? Well, I hope your plane crashes!" Less than 15 minutes after take off, Buddy's plane crashed and killed everyone on board. Waylon has said those parting words to Buddy haunted him for many years after.
I'm a fan of country oldies, but I don't recognize this great tune. I do love a pedal steel solo. I still want to see you react to Phil Keaggy, who is amazing. But maybe after that you can check out some live Ricky Skaggs, a virtuoso on the guitar, banjo, and mandolin and a bit of a showoff.
Speaking of country music, let us not forget the perfect country song ..... David Allen Coe's th-cam.com/video/tHRuMXxnUIo/w-d-xo.html. It was co-written by John Prine.
th-cam.com/video/IgTvMfsE01g/w-d-xo.html, th-cam.com/video/jHJ-h2AezjA/w-d-xo.html. If you want to know about Outlaw Country, what these 2 versions of Willie Nelson's 1974 4th of July picnic. There is some overlap of songs, but a solid 2 1/2 hours of a lot of Outlaw Country artist. Her's a sample, Jambalaya with Leon Russel, Willie, the Cajun Fiddler Sammy Kershaw, and friends! th-cam.com/video/c0-XL8EdH6g/w-d-xo.html
I would also suggest you take a look at Junior Brown. He made his own Steel electric guitar hybrid "GuitSteel" guitar th-cam.com/video/2un_jJMD4lI/w-d-xo.html
your reaction is amazing. next please check alip ba ta cover song bohemian rhapsody from queen using 1 guitar but the playing is like representing 1 band. i am sure you will be amazed by his acoustic guitar playing skills. enjoy playing alip ba ta master king of harmonics
This song was done while Waylon was into drugs. This is typical of his music from those years being dark, angry, melancholy and deep. I totally agree with you about comparing "country music" today vs. in the 1970s. There is no comparison and, IMHO, country music today has lost its way.
I echo, in the loudest way possible, both your sentiment about today's "country music!"
country music today is pop with a twang.
Country Music has never been static. That said, I don't always agree with it's direction.
The only exception, imo, is Chris stapleton. ❤️✌️
Waylon is a great rabbit hole to go down....
“Don’t you think this outlaw bit has done got out of hand” is my favorite Waylon song for musicality. “Are you sure Hank done it this way” and “Rose of Paradise” will always be my favorite all time Waylon songs.
Waylon once said he couldn’t write his biography at the peak of his popularity, due to legal issues for himself and others as well as “mortal retribution”. His biography was conveyed through his songs. The good the bad and the ugly parts of his life.
Check out 'Good Hearted Woman' by Waylon.
Waylon is my favorite of all Country singers.
You sure do know the way to my heart. Try "You Can Have Her." Also, "Because You Asked Me To". You really can't go wrong with anything by Waylon.
In that same concert, he performed songs such as Willie, the Wandering Gypsy (and Me), and We had it All. Two songs when coupled with this give you almost the complete diversity of the man, Waylon Jennings.
"Don't ask me about the years I spent out in the rain
About the ones I spent in love or the ones I spent insane
Don't ask me who I gave my seat to on that plane
I think you already know
I told you that a long time ago"
A Long Time Ago
Song by Waylon Jennings
Waymore is Music Royalty
my jam
Basin Street a tough area with lots of bars, and live music. Queen here likely lady of the night.
Please please do his “I’ve always been crazy” which he wrote
I love Waylon Jennings. One of my favorite country singers.
Waylon's song Waymore Blues , and Are You sure Hank done it this way 🔥
My favorite country artist in my favorite era of his music. Glad he got off of drugs, but liked his music better from his drug days.
Listen to "Clyde" ......serious bass
Pedal Steel guitar is always cool. On the studio recording, you can hear the guy actually BEND the harmony vocals. Really interesting effect. Love Waylon's leather-clad Tele!!
My Dad played a flat Steele guitar like the one here but his had three necks to it. My mom played rythm guitar and sang. We traveled all my younger life until I left when I was 15 yrs old.
This is definitely one of Waylon's best bangers. Before his solo music career, Waylon was a DJ and briefly played bass for fellow Texan Buddy Holly. If you've ever seen the US tv show The Dukes of Hazzard, that's Waylon performing the theme song, and you can see a close-up of him playing his signature leather clad Telecaster during the show's intro. The alternate lyrics of the song "Good O'l' Boys" are not used in the theme song version "Just a good ol' boy, I know my Mama loves me but she don't understand why they keep showing my hands and not my face on TV." 😀
I thought he was singing " looking lonesome hungry and mean" 😃😂🤣all these years! 😅😎
Waylon was the narrator on the tv show the Dukes of Hazzard. He also sang the theme song for the show.
He sang a great tune with Willie Nelson ,Mama dont let your babies grown up to be Cowboys.
He played bass with Buddy Holly. He gave up his seat on the plane that night to the big bopper who was feeling ill. Waylon drove back on the cold tour bus .
Waylon was in the supergroup The Highway men .
I was lucky enough to be seen in the first episode of Dukes 1978, me & my dad were standing in front of Harpers Dime store right as the General Lee comes sliding onto the Covington Georgia square being chased by Roscoe {TH-cam video Dukes Of Hazzard : Chase From 1st Episode} & was at Oxford College where they did the famous jump over Roscoe for the opening credits & then in 1981 I was on the opposite side of the square as Burt Reynolds lands the plane to get beer, I was with the group of folks in the background as Dom DeLuise walks behind the plane right before it turns around {TH-cam video Cannonball plane}
That was a great time for country music. Way better than today. Waylon was a great storyteller.
I was at a New Years Eve Concert 1975 in Houston, Texas featuring Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, and Tompall Glaser. Awesome concert. Check out a song by Waylon called, "Revelation." It's different in a way I believe you'd like.
Thanks for sharing! Waylon is my favorite male country singer ever! His rocking country and his beautiful ballads seep into my soul!❤
Of interest to you perhaps Waylon toured and performed without a playlist for the band. They knew what to play based on his first couple of licks on the guitar.
Ralph Moon on the slide guitar was the most gifted slide musician of that generation.
Usually Waylon just sang whichever verses he felt like.
One of my favorite songs by him!
Dooooood what a great song for you! I had a feeling you’d dig Waylon, he gets funky for sure. He was a bass player too and you can really hear it in his guitar grooves. I can’t wait to see you react to more of his. You should also try to find videos of him and Willie. Maybe someone on here can drop a link of him, Willie, Doug Kershaw, and Leon Russel. Another fantastic video. That’s some of my favorite Willie in that video.
Waylon is a lucky man .He gave up his seat on a plane that killed Buddy Hollie,The Big Bopper,An Richie Valince
*Holly, Ritchie Valens (Richard Valenzuela)
And was Married to Jessie Coulter!
Always been crazy
This is written by Steve Young of 7 bridges road.
Fun Fact- Waylon played with Buddy Holly. In facthe gave up his airline ticket to JP Richardson “ The Big Bopper” on that ill fated day. Big Bopper was sick and Waylon gave him the ticket because the plane was warmer the the bus.
Love Waylon and Merle Haggard. Waylon briefly played bass for fellow Texan Buddy Holly. He gave up his seat for the big Bopper on the plane that crashed. Songs... Aint living long like this ... Lukinbock Texas. Only Daddy that will walk the line.
Merle songs.. Lonesome fugitive. Okie from Muskogee.
You should check out Waylon's Rainy Day Woman. He and the steel player Ralph Mooney play off eeach other well in it
Waylon and Willie Nelson, Don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys. And The Highwaymen, Willie, Waylon, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash.
Ain't Livin" Long Like That
Love the reaction, as always! Waylon was certainly one of the greats! If you haven't reacted to The Highwaymen, you need to give them a listen. It was a "supergroup" that included Waylon, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash. Fantastic music.
If you can find it, do watch the Ken Burns' series "Country Music" that premiered on Public Television. It will give you a crash introductory course to country music.
In this context, "queen" does not refer to drag queens. It's a woman famous in the bars for being attractive to men, and usually for having a difficult personality. The implication is that this woman is famous on Basin Street for being beautiful and very hard to attract. You also hear the term used in this context in "Honky Tonk Women" by the Rolling Stones, as well as "Queen of Memphis" by Confederate Railroad -- among many others.
Peace and Happy New Year!
Another great Waylon tune to check out would be Laid Back Country Picker or Black Rose. I'd also like to recommend a group called Hellbound Glory. The song Bastard Child is a great place to start. Another artist I would recommend is Tyler Childers, the song is Whitehouse Road. Do the black and white video from the Our Vinyl sessions. It's the best.
If you like the outlaw country, you've got to check out the highwaymen
I assure you Walon was not talking about a Drag Queen, He was talking about the women that hang out in Basin Street Bars.
He did the theme song for Duke of Hazard! "Good ol boys"!
I was in that 1st episode, it was in my hometown of Covington Georgia
I always wondered about the name Codeine...which is also an opioid based pain killer. I know Waylon, Johnny and others took pills like amphetamines in the '60s. Not sure if they ever took Codeine but it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to suppose he used that name with dual meaning- especially with Basin Street's former reputation.
You should listen to "I've always been crazy" by Walon.
❤❤❤❤
His guitar is currently owned by Keith Urban
Look up Doug Kershaw, the Ragin Cajun. Listen to Diggy Diggy Low, Louisiana Man, or Battle of New Orleans. He is from the Seventies. You will never be the same.
He skipped a verse, 3rd verse. .. Yeah, you caught it.
Waylon was supposed to be on Buddy Hollies plane the night it went down. But the story goes that Waylon lost a coin toss and had to take the tour bus ( which had a broken heater. ) Buddy turned to Waylon and said " I hope your damned ol bus breaks down " to which Waylon replied " I hope your damned ol plane crashes. " well we all know that Buddys plane did crash and all on board were killed. Richie Valens , The Big Bopper , Buddy Hollie , and the pilot.
Waylon Jennings got to start with the one Buddy. Holly later through his rebellious actions, drugs and alcohol became one of the country outlaw Stars and one of the members of the highwaymen with Johnny Cash. Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson
One freezing winter evening, back in the late '50s -- when Waylon played bass for rock-n-roller, Buddy Holly -- Waylon was going be on the small, ill-fated, plane that crashed and killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and P.J. Richardson (the "Big Bopper"). But Richardson, who was going to make the trip on an old converted school bus with no heater, had come down with the flu. So Waylon, knowing the plane was heated, generously gave his seat on the plane to Richardson so Richardson wouldn't have to ride in the cold bus. The seat exchange prompted Buddy to tease Waylon by saying "What the matter? Are you too chicken to fly?" Waylon replied that, no, he wasn't afraid to fly. Buddy then said, "Well, I hope you freeze in that old bus!" To which Waylon jokingly replied, "Oh yeah? Well, I hope your plane crashes!" Less than 15 minutes after take off, Buddy's plane crashed and killed everyone on board. Waylon has said those parting words to Buddy haunted him for many years after.
I'm a fan of country oldies, but I don't recognize this great tune. I do love a pedal steel solo.
I still want to see you react to Phil Keaggy, who is amazing. But maybe after that you can check out some live Ricky Skaggs, a virtuoso on the guitar, banjo, and mandolin and a bit of a showoff.
From about the same time period, you may like Don Williams, Good old Boys Like Me, I Believe In You, or Lord I Hope This Day Is Good.
Well, he was who is was but, he did not write this song. A fella by the name of Steve Young wrote the song.
Speaking of country music, let us not forget the perfect country song ..... David Allen Coe's th-cam.com/video/tHRuMXxnUIo/w-d-xo.html. It was co-written by John Prine.
Tom T. Hall. The storyteller
He down in the valley where the wheels turn so slow .Cause he's coming down from the coke.
His guitar is wrapped in real leather!
th-cam.com/video/IgTvMfsE01g/w-d-xo.html, th-cam.com/video/jHJ-h2AezjA/w-d-xo.html. If you want to know about Outlaw Country, what these 2 versions of Willie Nelson's 1974 4th of July picnic. There is some overlap of songs, but a solid 2 1/2 hours of a lot of Outlaw Country artist. Her's a sample, Jambalaya with Leon Russel, Willie, the Cajun Fiddler Sammy Kershaw, and friends! th-cam.com/video/c0-XL8EdH6g/w-d-xo.html
P.S. There is some nudity in these clips
are we sure he’s not Sturgill Simpson’s father lol
th-cam.com/video/kfjXp4KTTY8/w-d-xo.html stevie ray Vaughn - pride and joy and
th-cam.com/video/-CixtG_bF28/w-d-xo.html Cold Shot
No, queens...didn't mean that in those days, it just meant queen, like the top dog....not some dude in a dress. She was, or thought she was hot stuff
I would also suggest you take a look at Junior Brown. He made his own Steel electric guitar hybrid "GuitSteel" guitar th-cam.com/video/2un_jJMD4lI/w-d-xo.html
honky tonk heroes is my favorite. I dont think Hank did it this way is a good swinger.
Dude he is definitely not talking about drag queens
Johnny Cash (25 mins to go ).... HAKAD
You silly Brits are so cute when you try to understand Americans!
your reaction is amazing. next please check alip ba ta cover song bohemian rhapsody from queen using 1 guitar but the playing is like representing 1 band. i am sure you will be amazed by his acoustic guitar playing skills. enjoy playing alip ba ta master king of harmonics