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But Buddy was an upper. He was happy. He loved music, and he was really happy. I don't know... I don't believe in reincarnation at all, but if all that stuff is true, then he might have been on his last time around.
Waylon Jennings
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Waylon Jennings
Age: 64 †
Born: 1937
Born: June 15
Died: 2002
Died: February 13
Actor
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Guitarist
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Littlefield
Texas
Waylon Arnold Jennings
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