He assembled a backing band consisting of Tommy Allsup ( guitar ), Waylon Jennings ( bass ) and Carl Bunch ( drums ), and billed them as The Crickets.

Bandmate Waylon Jennings had given up his seat on the plane, causing Holly to jokingly tell Jennings, " I hope your ol ' bus freezes up!

Waylon Jennings was unable to attend due to his commitment to the still-touring Winter Dance Party.

* VH1's Behind the Music " The Day the Music Died " interview with Waylon Jennings

Atkins produced records for The Browns, Porter Wagoner, Norma Jean, Dolly Parton, Dottie West, Perry Como, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Eddy Arnold, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves, Jerry Reed, Skeeter Davis, Waylon Jennings and many others.

" He had brought Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Connie Smith, Bobby Bare, Dolly Parton, Jerry Reed and John Hartford to the label in the 1960s and inspired and helped countless others.

Waylon Jennings,

** Waylon Jennings, American country singer ( d. 2002 )

* February 13 – Waylon Jennings, American country music singer ( b. 1937 )

Waylon Arnold Jennings ( pronounced ; June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002 ) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician.

Waylon Jennings was born in Littlefield, Texas, the seat of Lamb County, the son of Lorene Beatrice ( née Shipley ) and William Albert Jennings.

Lorene Jennings, who had been unaware of the college, changed the spelling to Waylon.

Jennings later expressed in his autobiography " I didn't like Waylon.

L-R: Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings at the Dripping Springs Reunion, in 1972

In mid 1999, Jennings assembled what he referred to as his " hand-picked dream team " – and formed Waylon & The Waymore Blues Band.

Colter and Jennings had one son, Waylon Albright " Shooter " Jennings ( born May 19, 1979 ).

To set an example about the importance of education to his son Waylon Albright, Jennings earned a GED.

Waylon Jennings Boulevard sign in Littlefield, Texas

In 2008, the first posthumous album by Jennings, Waylon Forever was released.

In 2012, Waylon: The Music Inside a three volume project, consisting in covers of Jennings ' songs by different artists was released.

* The Balladeer ( voice of Waylon Jennings ) sang and played the Dukes of Hazzard theme song, " Good Ol ' Boys ", and also served as the show's narrator.

After numerous requests from fans to see the Balladeer on-screen, Waylon finally appeared in one episode, the seventh season's aptly titled " Welcome, Waylon Jennings ", in which he was presented as an old friend of the Dukes.

The Jordanaires have also recorded with Patsy Cline, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Horton, Ferlin Husky, Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette, Kenny Rogers, Sawyer Brown, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Dolly Parton, Red Foley, Jim Reeves, Willie Nelson and George Jones, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé, Connie Francis, Johnny Hallyday and Julie Andrews.

* Red River Tribute ( tribute to Waylon Jennings )-" Rainy Day Woman " ( 2003 )

The same year, he appeared on compilation CD Tribute To Tradition ( released on Columbia label ) with cover versions of Cold Cold Heart ( country classic recorded by Hank Williams in 1957 ) and Honky Tonk Heroes ( Like Me ) ( a major hit for Waylon Jennings in 1973, written by Billy Joe Shaver ).

* " Omaha ", a song written by Billy Joe Shaver and recorded by Waylon Jennings in his 1973 album Honky Tonk Heroes.

Songs about Omaha include " Omaha ", by the indie rock band Tapes ' n Tapes ;, " Omaha " by Counting Crows, " Omaha Celebration " by Pat Metheny, " Omaha " sung by Waylon Jennings, " Greater Omaha " by Desaparecidos and "( Ready Or Not ) Omaha Nebraska " by Bowling For Soup.

* Waylon Murray-Matric 2003 ( Natal Sharks and Springbok Rugby Union Player )

It remained Richard's property and was returned to him when Jennings Musical Instruments outfitted the whole group with matching Fiesta Red Fender guitars, which featured necks with rosewood fingerboards.

At Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Arizona, Jennings lettered in American football, basketball, and track.

The Boy Scouts, Justin Jennings Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Musicians Village, Red Cross, and United Way are among the organizations and individuals 84 Lumber has supported over the years.

Peter M. Rinearson and his family owned the land between Jennings Lodge and the Clackamas River, and between the Willamette River and Portland Avenue.

Those tributaries of the Green River that flow through Warren County are the Barren and Gasper rivers, Drake's and Jennings creeks and Bay's Fork.

Image of the entire surface water flow of the Alapaha River near Jennings, Florida going into a sinkhole leading to the Floridan Aquifer groundwater.

The oldest steel truss bridge still standing in the state of Florida, is the Jennings Bridge. It is located at the Alapaha River about 2. 1 miles east of Jennings.

Leavenworth is a town in Jennings Township, Crawford County, Indiana, along the Ohio River.

Jennings Lodge is located along the Willamette River.

Image of the entire surface water flow of the Alapaha River near Jennings, Florida going into a sinkhole leading to the Floridan Aquifer groundwater.

The entire surface water flow of the Alapaha River near Jennings, Florida going into a sinkhole leading to the Floridan Aquifer groundwater

While driving a car given to him by admirers, Jennings ’ car overturned while crossing a bridge over the Lehigh River near Goldsborough, 23 miles southeast of Scranton.

In 1986, Jennings and Mabbutt mapped four geomorphic classes in the Snowy River Basin ; ( i ) Australian Alps ; ( ii ) the Monaro Tablelands ; ( iii ) the East Victorian Uplands and ( iv ) the Gippsland Plains.

There is still some farmland north part of Unionville part of the city of Markham's Greenbelt just North of Major MacKenzie Dr. just past the Victoria Manor and Jennings Gates subdivisions to the Rouge River past Kennedy Road in the Hamlets of Cashel, Victoria Square, and Almira.

The first, most well-known verse, is sung by all four performers-Nelson, Kristofferson, Jennings and Cash, respectively: " I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry / And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky / And the tears I cried for that woman / are gonna flood you, Big River / And I'm gonna sit right here until I die ".

Jennings Randolph Lake is a reservoir of located on the North Branch Potomac River in Garrett County, Maryland and Mineral County, West Virginia.

Its southern terminus is on U. S. Route 30 in East Liverpool at the West Virginia state line on the Jennings Randolph Bridge over the Ohio River ; its northern terminus is at State Route 531 in Ashtabula.

Image of the entire surface water flow of the Alapaha River near Jennings, Florida going into a sinkhole leading to the Floridan Aquifer groundwater.

It generally parallels the Ohio River along the west border of the state, from U. S. Route 60 in Huntington ( just west of the East End Bridge ) northeasterly to U. S. Route 30 in Chester ( just south of the Jennings Randolph Memorial Bridge ).