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Did ole Hank really do it this way?
Waylon Jennings
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Waylon Jennings
Age: 64 †
Born: 1937
Born: June 15
Died: 2002
Died: February 13
Actor
Composer
Country Musician
Guitarist
Mandolinist
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Singer-Songwriter
Littlefield
Texas
Waylon Arnold Jennings
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Hank
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