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I could have killed her when we first met and I've been out of jail by now.
Waylon Jennings
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Waylon Jennings
Age: 64 †
Born: 1937
Born: June 15
Died: 2002
Died: February 13
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Country Musician
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Littlefield
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Waylon Arnold Jennings
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