Waylon Jennings, singer, song writer, musician... In your opinion what was Waylon's biggest accomplishment?

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In other words what is Waylon's legacy?

"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 associated with so-called "outlaws," an informal group of musicians who worked outside of the Nashville corporate scene. A series of duet albums with Willie Nelson in the late 1970s culminated in the 1978 crossover hit, "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys". In 1979, he recorded the theme song for the hit television show The Dukes of Hazzard, and also served as the narrator ("The Balladeer") for all seven seasons of the show."

I&#39;m Country · Accepted Answer

Besides being a self taught guitarist, which in my opinion is a huge accomplishment, his Greatest Hits album sold 4 million copies in 1979.  That was a great accomplishment in country music for the time.

Me · Answer

Honky Tonk Heroes 
The best country album EVER made!  This will turn anyone on to Waylon.  It's simple but complicated at the same time.  This album sounds like Waylon's playin' right in your own house with his band.

HE Lives!!!! · Answer

I think the fact that Waylon didn't bend to the Nashville scene was a great accomplishment in itself!  So many today are like puppets and do whatever they are told to do.  Not Waylon, though!  He dared to be different and because of that he became a real legend in country music.  I believe he set the stage for all up-and-coming country music artists.

It is a real shame, though, that most of "today's" newest "country" artists don't have the guts to do as Waylon did.  Nashville exc's tell them that they are country artists and the newbies just do as they are told.  SAD!

Waylon Jennings is a true country music icon!!!

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Mike H Music Man in New Orleans · Answer

I think his break from corporate country music is the biggest because he set the stage for muscicians to be themselves and play and sing from thge heart. Country music actually went back to the days when it was truly free and heartfelt. At the time the Outlaw movement started Country music was all slick and polished and hardly sounded country at all.

Lucy · Answer

Besides his impressive list of career accomplishments, he seemed very devoted to Jessi and Shooter, so I consider his role as a family man a success as well. And you rarely hear of anyone who didn't like Waylon and his music, so that's pretty big, too.

Jam on it · Answer

His son Shooter.  I love Shooter's music he may not be as country as his Daddy but more country then anything you will hear on mainstream radio.  I think Waylon would be very proud of his son.

G-Rubbs · Answer

Stopping his 5 thousand dollar a night cocaine addiction

hallowtim · Answer

The Dukes of Hazard !

Anonymous · Answer

Sticking to his guns and doing it his way.  His music has far outlasted the stuff Nashville wanted him to imitate.

Anonymous · Answer

Giving up his seat on the plane

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Waylon Jennings, singer, song writer, musician... In your opinion what was Waylon's biggest accomplishment?

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