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andy fischer April 14, 2014 at 04:27 PM
Solar is nice if you're willing to wait 17 years to get your first penny back because that's the…Read Morebre akeven point - and it's a lot longer if you have a tile roof.
Jack Leonard April 08, 2014 at 09:44 AM
SEE YOU Saturday, April 19th - RSM Library parking lot as we "paint" Town areas with…Read MorePURPL E RIBBONS ! FUN TIME, great munchies... WORTHWHILE CAUSE, the American Cancer Society, Relay for Life pre-event. Mark your calendars for May 3rd and 4th when Relay for Life - RSM will be at Central Park!
andy fischer April 05, 2014 at 10:05 AM
How many hours of research did you put into this post?
andy fischer March 27, 2014 at 10:14 AM
What's the real reason these kids went on this "mission"?
Brad McGirr March 27, 2014 at 06:55 PM
Andy, the "real" reason these young people went to the Navajo Nation was to help other…Read Morewho were in need. There's no mystery to it; just the desire to help others. My son was part of this group and I could not be prouder of him.
andy fischer March 31, 2014 at 09:36 AM
Make sure you pick up all the ugly, unauthorized campaign signs.
Shannon Widor March 31, 2014 at 01:05 PM
We in RSM have constantly seen teens assembling at the Central Park amphitheater and city hall…Read Morewater fountain area to perform skateboarding tricks. Yes, our youth need a place to play. But, not only are RSM taxpayers waiting to be hit a lawsuit when (not if) a teen gets hurt on the property and sues the City, these teens constanty leave their fast food trash on the ground. Every time I'm in Central Park, I pick up fast food bags, cups and other trash left on the ground after the skaterboarders leave. City officials, please be proactive and address this.
Penny Arévalo (Editor) March 28, 2014 at 03:41 PM
I hope you find him! Feel free to upload a photo. Just look for the green drop-down menu arrow to…Read Moreth e right of the headline. Click edit. Then click the camera icon below the text field to upload a photo. Best wishes!
Mission Viejo Mom April 08, 2014 at 04:40 PM
I really hope you find your kitty AND that if you do, you Keep Him Inside! Coyotes, other Wild…Read MoreAnim als and Vehicles are everywhere. It just not safe for them to be outside. Please everyone, keep your cats inside for their safety. How many "lost cat' signs have you seen and we all know what that probably means. So sad. Spay & Neuter as well.
Gail Nichols March 30, 2014 at 06:34 PM
Andy, I'm not sure what you are referring to with this comment. Please feel free to contact me…Read Morewith any of your thoughts.
andy fischer March 30, 2014 at 09:12 PM
I was referring to Jessie's bio on this page: http://www.collegeright.com/about/
Gail Nichols March 30, 2014 at 09:45 PM
My apologies for not including the location: RSM Public Library.
Shripathi Kamath April 15, 2014 at 05:12 PM
Charles in Charge!
Shripathi Kamath April 15, 2014 at 05:25 PM
It'd be nice if Mr. Raths were forthright about citing a figure to which he'll cut the national…Read Moredefe nse budget to, and not devote more paragraphs to the Libyan bombing and the Syrian non-bombing than the casual mention of the Iraq war as if they were comparably grievous, but, he is a Republican, and a Tea Party Republican to boot, so that is to be expected. What is NOT clear is where these brave men and women that Mr. Raths seems to be concerned about will find employment since the defense jobs will be gone, large amounts of money gone from the economy, and retraining needed for enough people (not all). I suppose that is ONE reason to not mention dollars at all. I hope his campaign manager knows how this'll work out when he runs on essentially the same platform as any other Republican (who is also not going to toe the party line, and work for the people), because Mimi Walters has deep pockets in addition.
Gregory Raths April 18, 2014 at 10:59 PM
As the civilian bureaucrats at the Pentagon retire or leave their jobs, then do not rehire new…Read Moreworke rs. The Pentagon is bloated and needs to be reined in fiscally. Weapon systems like the F-35 need to be seriously looked out for waste and cost overruns. Stop the insanity. As far as Mimi, I can handle her. GREG
andy fischer April 14, 2014 at 11:29 AM
Don't bother. If you have extra cash laying around, it's a million times easier to simply invest it …Read Morean index fund. No work, low taxes, much greater long range return on investment. And yes, a 401(k), and a Roth IRA are excellent tools to save for retirement. Not that many people have enough cash left over if they are investing in those and they have six months of living expenses. Besides, when you own your own home, you're diversified into real estate anyway.
Cindy April 14, 2014 at 12:19 PM
Wow, Andy! No question about what you do. If you read the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, you'll realize …Read Morethat your own home is not an investment. It's where you live. Using the leverage of real estate can create wealth - just $30,000 can get you into a cashflowing property that appreciates based on the $150,000, not the $30,000. Here's a great article on what Millionaires are doing right now. By the way, more millionaires have been created through real estate than any other field! http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-06/millionaires-see-real-estate-as-top-investment-for-2014.html


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Anne, the recent college grad in need of a tech upgrade, has been a frequent visitor to our living room this month.
Anne (or more precisely the actress playing "Anne") "just graduated," according to the TV commercial promoting tech manufacturer Samsung and big-box retailer Best Buy. We see her, complete with cap, gown and diploma, whooping and hollering with her friends. Yet, all is not well. Anne needs a "technology makeover," as the ad puts it. Over the ad's running time of a minute, the friendly people at Best Buy set her up with a new laptop, smartphone, camera and a tablet, all made by Samsung, of course.
We close with a happy Anne whose new tech tools are helping her get ahead in the real world.
Call it Madison Avenue at its finest. Advertising gurus earn big bucks for succinctly and effectively presenting problems and happy endings in 60-second bursts designed to keep our eyes glued to the TV screen during times when we might otherwise dash off to the kitchen to grab a soft drink.
Yet, with each viewing of the commercial Anne's plight has taken on a deeper meaning.
The commercial's narrator tells us Anne "got a freelance gig." Translation: She's one of the thousands of recent college graduates having trouble finding full-time employment in their chosen field. Instead, "freelance gig" is another of saying she's doing contract labor, most likely part-time, and without the benefits (health insurance, retirement plan, etc.) that would usually accompany a full-time job.
What's worse, she's apparently expected to buy her own technology if she wants to accomplish this "freelance gig" successfully. To pull off this transaction, she must spend "her graduation bounty."
The real genius of this ad is that it recognizes Anne is not alone.
An Economic Policy Institute report released in April found, "The weak labor market has been, and continues to be, very tough on young workers: At 16.2 percent, the March 2013 unemployment rate of workers under age 25 was slightly over twice as high as the national average. Though the labor market is now headed in the right direction, it is improving very slowly, and the prospects for young high school and college graduates remain dim."
Welcome to the new economy, recent graduates, better not waste that "graduation bounty" on a trip to the beach; it'll more likely come in handy paying the rent or purchasing tools essential to doing your new freelance gig.
The Economic Policy Institute analysis also reported, "The Class of 2013 will be the fifth consecutive graduating class to enter the labor market during a period of profound weakness. The evidence suggests that because of their unlucky timing—in other words, through absolutely no fault of their own—this cohort is very likely to fare poorly for at least the next decade."
The timing is hitting the Class of 2013 from every side. The nation was just feeling the Great Recession as they finished high school and entered college. While they've been working their way toward a degree, the labor market and earning power have not recovered as quickly as in more recent recessions. That's a strain on them and their families.
"During the time they were in college, it is likely that many of their families faced real income declines due to job loss, hour reductions, or lack of wage growth. At the same time, higher education costs increased to make up for asset losses (at private universities) and funding cuts (at public universities)," note the report's authors.
These college grads are leaving school with more debt, an average of $30,000 in student loans for a bachelor's degree. "That number has doubled over the course of a recent graduate's lifetime," The Wall Street Journal reports. "Even adjusting for inflation, the average debt burden was half that size 20 years ago."
In fact, economists seem to agree that the only thing worse than being in the Class of 2013 is graduating in the Classes of 2014, 2015 or 2016.
The next 10 to 15 years look fairly bleak for Anne and her fellow Class of 2013 graduates.
Bob Davis is associate publisher/editor of The Anniston Star. Contact him at 256-235-3540 or email@example.com. Twitter: @EditorBobDavis


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The federal government's vehicle fuel economy program has been around for more than a quarter-century, but it is more hotly debated today than ever before. Congress is considering whether to significantly tighten the federal miles-per-gallon standards known as CAFE (for Corporate Average Fuel Economy). Those advocating such a change claim to find support in a long-awaited report released last summer by a committee of the National Academy of Sciences.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
But the report contained a far more important finding about CAFE - namely, that it has proven deadly in the past because it forced us into lighter cars, leading to an additional 1,300-2,600 traffic deaths per year.
Having devoted a career to scientific research into traffic safety, and having written numerous technical papers on the issue of vehicle weight and safety, I can assure you that the finding that CAFE is lethal rests on rock-solid evidence. It has been neglected in the past, but it demands our attention now.
Traveling in a larger, heavier vehicle reduces your risk of being killed in a crash. There is no more firmly established conclusion in the vast body of traffic safety research. The evidence supporting this is more extensive and clearer than the evidence showing that driving faster, or while drunk, increases your risk of being killed. These are solidly established effects that no serious traffic safety researcher disputes.
Yet even though the evidence is even stronger that smaller, lighter vehicles increase risk, that risk is ignored by advocates of higher CAFE standards. They claim, for example, that if everyone drove a smaller vehicle, we could have higher fuel economy without increasing fatalities. This is false. For two-vehicle crashes, it is true that making one vehicle lighter reduces the risks to the occupants of the other vehicle. But the central fact is that about half of all occupant deaths occur in single-vehicle crashes. In such a crash, if my vehicle is smaller, my risk of being killed increases; the size of other vehicles is irrelevant.
CAFE forces us to buy vehicles that are smaller than we would otherwise chose. This increases single-vehicle fatality risk in two ways. First, for similar types of vehicles, the smaller the vehicle, the more likely it is to overturn. Rollover crashes account for about 40 percent of single-vehicle crash deaths.
Second, the lighter my vehicle, the less it will damage or move any object it strikes. The most commonly struck object causing death is a tree. A heavier vehicle is more likely to uproot a tree and continue moving forward. This dramatically reduces occupant risk compared to a lighter vehicle being stopped on impact. And if I happen to hit a brick wall, a heavier vehicle will penetrate further into it than a lighter vehicle, similarly reducing my risk.
The two-vehicle crash case is more complicated. If my neighbor transfers to a lighter vehicle, his or her risk goes up, but my risk goes down. Beyond troublesome ethical questions lies a complicated technical problem: Does my neighbor's risk go up more than mine goes down? The answer depends on the size of the neighbor's new and former car, and on the size of my car. For most combinations, our net risk goes up. For example, if two 2,000-pound cars crash into each other, driver risk is about 50 percent higher than if the cars weigh 3,000 pounds each.
In short, heavier cars are clearly safer in single-car crashes.
Multiple-vehicle crashes are more complex, but heavier is still likely to be safer. When all crashes are considered, heavier is certainly safer. If higher CAFE standards force us into lighter cars, they will reduce society's overall safety.
The committee's report suggests that future downsizing due to raising CAFE standards need not have such consequences. To me, this sounds a little like Dr. Samuel Johnson's description of a second marriage as "the triumph of hope over experience." It rests on the hope of technological improvements, but these are largely irrelevant to the core safety issue. Better engines, materials or crash avoidance won't alter the basic fact that risk is lower in heavier, larger vehicles. Even the tobacco industry never claimed that smoking risks could be canceled by new medical therapies such as cholesterol-lowering drugs.
The conclusion that CAFE increases traffic fatalities does not necessarily make it unacceptable public policy. But let's be honest about its safety implications. The technical picture is clear - CAFE kills, and more stringent CAFE standards will kill even more.
Dr. Leonard Evans is president of the International Traffic Medicine Association, former president of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, and author of the widely acclaimed 1991 book, "Traffic Safety and the Driver."
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Celebrate the beauty and history of the Danube, Europe's second largest river, as you cruise from Nuremberg through the Main-Danube Canal across the Continental Divide. Continue to centuries-old towns and marvel at the beautiful river side vistas unfolding around you. Enter Austria and cruise through the lush Wachau wine region. Then, conclude your European river cruise vacation with two grand capitals, magnificent Vienna and historic Budapest.
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2014: May 2,16,26, Jul 9,21, Aug 20, Sep 3,15, Oct 17, Nov 10
*Please note cruise itinerary and activities may be subject to slight modifications based on seasonality.
Meet your driver for a private airport transfer.
NH Deutscher Kaiser (4*) hotel is located very central in the heart of Munich. The main railway station (0,2km), the underground, rapid trains and trams on the doorstep, the city centre is 500m and the motorway is 3km. The room facilities include a safety deposit box, smoke detectors, work desk, minibar, iron and ironing board, and air-conditioning.
Enjoy a city tour with private vehicle and guide. Start your tour with the Old town. Visit Olympiaturm and enjoy the landscape. The view of Munich, its surroundings and, if the weather is good, the Alps from the Salzkammergut to the Allgaeu Alps is just as unique as the Olympic tower itself. On April 5, 2005 the Olympic tower has even grown by 1.75 meters. A Russian specialist helicopter under Swiss flag has been used to lift off the antenna's top end and put up a new antenna piece by piece, which from now on will provide six million TV viewers in Munich and the south of Bavaria with digital TV broadcasting. The new height of the Olympic tower is now 291.28 meters. Up here on one of the highest towers in Europe you can get away from the bustle of the city. Take a deep breath, forget everything and then relax. From the viewing platforms of the tower at a height of 190 metres, the shiny silver tent roof silhouette of the Olympic park is a brilliant example of exceptional architecture. Entrance fees are included.
Continue your tour with BMW Museum and its distinctive architecture in the shape of a futuristic silver bowl, which is among the most attractive museums in Munich. Entrance fees are included in the tour cost.
Meet your driver for a private train station transfer.
Relax and enjoy the approximately 2hr train ride from Munich to Nuremberg.
Meet your driver for a private port transfer.
Tonight, meet your fellow passengers at the Welcome Dinner. The ship will moor overnight in Nuremberg.
Port charges are included in your itinerary pricing.
The MS AmaDolce, AmaLegro, and AmaLyra have all set a new standard in European river cruising and offer a number of features, which no other European river cruise ships can match. Each vessel carries 148 passengers in unequaled luxury, comfort and style and is staffed by a highly-trained professional crew, with an ongoing emphasis on personal service.
Enjoy scenic cruising through the Main-Danube Canal and relax during a leisurely cruise through the beautiful Altmuhl Valley. Later on, you have a choice of two different excursions in Nuremberg. On one tour, you will explore the medieval history of Nuremberg, and see the 900-year-old ramparts that surround the city, the Imperial Castle and Old Town Hall. The other tour will focus on Nuremberg during World War II as the center of the Third Reich. Visit the infamous Zeppelin field used to hold rallies and the Justice Palace where the War Crimes Tribunal sat in 1946 (when available).
This morning's scenic cruising takes you through the final stretch of the Main-Danube Canal to arrive in magnificent Regensburg, one of Germany's best preserved medieval cities. A guided tour will show you the city's architectural highlights, including the Old Town Hall and the Porta Praetoria - gates to an ancient Roman fort which was built in 179 AD.
Your next tour is a bike ride to Walhalla, where you will visit the Walhalla Temple, effectively serving as a hall of fame which honors distinguished Germans throughout history.
Optional:Should you decide to partake, you may join an excursion to beautiful Weltenburg Abbey, the oldest monastery in Bavaria, and see the scenic Danube Gorge (seasonal).
To book this tour, please contact your sales specialist.
A walking tour of Passau will take you along the cobblestone streets of Old Town where you will see the city fortifications and St. Stephan's Cathedral, home to the largest cathedral organ in the world. Located where the rivers Inn and Ilz join the Danube, this 2,000-year-old city is noted for its Gothic and Italian baroque architecture.
Optional:Should you decide to partake, you may join an excursion to Salzburg, where you will take a walking tour of the historic center, famous as the setting for the "Sound of Music" and as the birthplace of Mozart. The tour includes a visit to the Mirabell Gardens, Salzburg Cathedral, Mozart's Square, and much more.To book this tour, please contact your sales specialist.
In Melk, a guided tour will take you to the city's magnificent 11th century Benedictine abbey, Melk Abbey, one of Europe's largest Baroque monasteries. You'll find this majestic structure perched on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Danube and beautiful Wachau valley.
Optional:If you are so inclined, you will have the opportunity to enjoy an optional Mozart and Strauss concert in the "Music Capital of the World." To participate in this activity, please contact your sales specialist.
During today's city tour of Vienna, you will see the impressive Vienna Opera House, the majestic Ringstrasse with it's grand architectural surrounds, and the historic St. Stephen's Cathedral. Ranked as one of the most livable cities in the world, this tour will help you discover part of what makes Vienna so special.
Optional:Should you decide to partake, you may join a tour to Schönbrunn Palace, a former imperial 1,400-room Rococo summer residence in Vienna. The Palace and Gardens have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and remains one of the primary tourist attractions in Vienna.
Embark on a sightseeing tour which takes you to historic Buda Castle from where you can enjoy a splendid view of the twin cities of Buda and Pest spread over both banks of the River. Your tour also features the distinctive Fisherman's Bastion, the Royal Palace, St. Stephen's Basilica, the famous Heroes' Square and much more.
Optional:Should you decide to partake, you may join an excursion taking you back to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. This tour will offer facts and insight into what started out as a student demonstration, but then quickly spread across the country causing an uprising against the Communist regime. To book this tour, please contact your sales specialist.
After breakfast this morning you'll disembark from your cruise ship in Budapest.
Enjoy your private transfer to the pier.
Today you will visit Matthias Church and The Fishermen's Bastion with your own private guide on a half day city tour. Located in the Buda's Castle District, Matthias Church was originally built in 1015. Officially named 'the Church of Our Lady' the building is commonly known by the name 'Matthias Church', which refers to the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus. The Fishermen's Bastion was built between 1895 and 1902 and features impressive towers, colonnades and embrasures. Take the opportunity to admire and photograph the magnificent view from one of its towers overlooking the city and the Danube. Entrance fees to Matthias Church and the Fisherman's Bastion are included.
Buda Castle Hotel (4*) is located in the heart of the castle district, one of Budapest's more elegant quarters on the Buda side of the city. The local area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the historical streets, which were once the commercial and governmental centre of the city, provide a fascinating view of the city's glorious past. The Holy Trinity Square, Mathias Church and the Fishermen's Bastion are all just a few steps from the hotel. The 25 rooms of the Hotel Buda Castle are all generously sized and elegantly furnished in a modern style. Breakfast is served in the Orangerie lounge. There is also a café and snack bar that stays open daily until midnight.
Visit the former summer-residence of Queen Elisabeth (Sissi) and Francis Joseph in Godollo, one of the largest baroque palaces in the world. You will have a glimpse of the times under the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Take a break to enjoy coffee and cake at the Palace Cafe.
A transfer between the airport and the city or your hotel with a private vehicle and driver is provided.
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Assistant Professor of United Methodist Studies
Director of the Center for Evangelical United Brethren Heritage
Luther teaches in the areas of United Methodist History, Doctrine, and Polity. His research areas include the Holiness Movement, Pentecostalism and mission history. He is particularly interested in the history of Methodism in the Philippines and Asia, the intersection between revivalism and missions, and the connections between Methodism and Pentecostalism.
B.S., Mapúa Instituteof Technology (1993)
M.Div., Wesley Divinity School (2001)
M.Phil. and Ph.D., Drew University (2006, 2009)
Luther is an ordained elder in the Pampanga Philippines Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church.
He has recently published essays on the Development of Methodism in Asia and the Pacific in T&T Clark's Companion to Methodism (2010), and on the history of Methodism in the Philippines in Die Methodistische Kirchen (2011). He has also published articles in Methodist History and Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies.
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Praying Mantis: More than Meets the Eye
"Fundamentally, I was an NEIU student. I was the first in my family to go to college, I was an adult-returning student, and I worked full-time," said Frederick Prete, instructor, biology. While completing his doctorate in biopsychology at the University of Chicago, Prete came across a praying mantis on the steps outside of the John Crerar Library. "I was immediately fascinated by the animal and began my research on mantises in an unused lab in the basement of Green Hall," he said.
Prete's research focuses on how visual systems operate in so-called "simple nervous systems," which aid in the discovery of basic processes that operate in larger, more complex nervous systems. Prete said praying mantises have less complicated neural systems, which make them easier to study than vertebrates. "For example, if you are learning car mechanics, you don't learn on a Lamborghini. You learn on a less complicated car. The same idea applies here because the operational rules for simple nervous systems are the same as those for complex ones." Prete and his students discovered that mantises have visual object recognition abilities that were thought only to exist in vertebrates.
The information gathered from Prete's praying mantis research will be applied to developing mobility aids and visual prostheses for blind and visually impaired children. This is a topic particularly close to Prete, as he has worked with blind students and understands the challenges that vision loss presents.
Prete began his 25-year teaching career as a special education teacher, and for many years he has tutored high school students in biology, chemistry and mathematics. Since 2005, he has been teaching general biology, vertebrate physiology and neurobiology at Northeastern. These teaching experiences have provided Prete the opportunity to watch students develop and understand how they learn math and science.
"I love teaching," Prete said, "and part of that is research. We have wonderful research opportunities here at NEIU that are just as good as anywhere else. More importantly, undergraduate students work directly with professors, and research opportunities are not reserved only for graduate students."
A number of undergraduates assist in Prete's research lab. Over the years, these students have co-authored several published papers and presented more than two dozen talks at local, national and international conferences.
Since joining the faculty, Prete has mentored students who have presented at five NEIU Student Research and Creative Activities Symposia and two Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans (SACNAS) Undergraduate Research Symposia, among several other conferences. He has also participated in the first and second annual NEIU Faculty Research and Creative Activities Symposia.
Throughout his career, Prete has been invited to and participated in numerous conferences, and given a number of presentations and lectures on his research. He has published two books, including The Praying Mantids, which was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Biological Science Category for Outstanding Professional and Scholarly Titles in 1999 by the Association of American Publishers. Prete has also served as a guest editor and ad hoc reviewer for several scientific journals and has been featured as an expert in several media outlets, including the BBC and National Geographic.


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Her last Christmas with family
Just one month before Christmas, the elderly woman had spent the day in the emergency room with her daughter Maria by her side. Unable to speak above a whisper, she asked her daughter to bring her home for what would be her last Christmas. She had spent the days since the hospital stay in and out of bed, experiencing many highs and lows. Some days she was out of her bed eating, talking and reading the newspaper, as she had always done, and other days she spent in bed, so tired she couldn't keep her eyes open.
But on Christmas, though she was experiencing new lows, she pushed herself to be with her family the entire day. This Christmas, the frail woman determined, would be like the many others she spent: in her home, surrounded by those whom she loved and who loved her deeply in return.
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WESTERN SLOPE – The U.S. Air Force announced its decision to "walk back" a proposal to create a vast training area for low-altitude flights over much of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado.
The Wednesday, June 6 announcement affects an area that includes Ouray, San Miguel and Montrose counties.
Local groups, including the Ridgway Ouray Community Council, the Ouray Board of County Commissioners, the San Miguel County Commissioners, and Sheep Mountain Alliance, questioned the plan, voicing some of the 1,600 public comments the Air Force received, most calling for a more thorough evaluation of the impacts through an Environmental Impact Statement.
Representatives from both ROCC and the Ouray BOCC asked the USAF to consider the impacts of the nighttime low-altitude flights on sensitive wildlife and wilderness areas, on tourism, ranching, avalanche potential, and on fire and emergency response capabilities, and called for a more thorough evaluation of the impacts through an EIS. Montrose County commissioners endorsed the Air Force proposal.
ROCC Treasurer Scott Williams said this week, "The members of ROCC will be pleased that [the Air Force] is not going forward with it, at least not without the essential studies."
The plan would have allowed military aircraft, including cargo planes and the crash-plagued Osprey helicopter/airplane hybrid, to fly as low as 300 feet above the ground over a 60,700-square-mile area including the San Juan, Elk and Sawatch mountains. The plan would have allowed up to three training missions a night over the zone.
The Air Force is now officially "re-evaluating" the plan, according to 1st Lt. Stephanie Schonberger, a public affairs officer with Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico, where the flights would be based. The Air Force wants to make sure the plan meets the military's changing training needs, and that it is responsive to the concerns raised in the comments the proposal generated last fall, she said. The Air Force could come back with an amended proposal, a new environmental assessment, or begin a process for a more thorough EIS. But none of that would occur before 2013, Schonberger said. She added that all the comments received will be carried forward if the plan is revived.
A statement from Sen. Mark Udall's office characterized the military's move as an "indefinite delay." "It's our understanding that the Air Force is reassessing if they are going to come back with another plan at all," said Udall spokesman Mike Saccone. Udall has been working on the issue since mid-2010, when the Air Force announced plans for the training area.
Udall's statement came minutes after the Air Force sent out its announcement, saying, in part, "I appreciate the Air Force's decision to not move forward at this time with its Low Altitude Tactical Navigation training based on the feedback it received from community members in southern Colorado, the central mountains and the Four Corners region. We need to make sure the Air Force's training plans are crafted in consultation with the military in Colorado and the communities they would affect . . . I want to ensure that pilots and crews receive the training they need to perform their combat missions, but this training plan needed to be better coordinated with local communities and other airspace users."
Carbondale-based Wilderness Workshop was one of 17 Colorado environmental groups that sent a 30-page joint letter to the Air Force raising numerous issues with both the substance of the proposal and the process. The environmental assessment was short on the detail it provided on impacts, the range of aircraft that would be used, as well as the need for the new training area, according to the letter.
"Unlike most site-specific actions where significance depends mostly on effects to a localized and relatively small area, this proposal would affect a much broader set of interests," the letter, dated Nov. 4, 2011, says. "Correspondingly, it will require a much more thorough analysis to determine the significance of potential impacts. That analysis must be undertaken in an [environmental impact statement]."
With 1,600 comments and a wide recognition that the low-altitude training plan had numerous unanswered questions, Wilderness Workshop conservation advocate Will Roush said Wednesday's development was an example of the government's public-input process working.
"We're thrilled about that and thankful for the people who took the time to submit comments," Roush said. If the plan is in fact not revived, "I think we are joining a number of other folks in being happy that we won't have low-flying military jets flying over our heads."


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Waylon Jennings
|Waylon Jennings
|Background information
|Birth name
|Wayland Arnold Jennings
June 15, 1937
Littlefield, Texas, United States
|February 13, 2002
(aged 64)
Chandler, Arizona, United States
|Country, outlaw country, country rock, progressive country
|Singer-songwriter, musician
|Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, mandolin
|Years active
|RCA Victor, MCA, Epic
|Associated acts
|Jessi Colter, Willie Nelson, The Highwaymen, Buddy Holly, Andy Griggs
|Notable instruments
Signature of Waylon Jennings
Waylon Arnold Jennings (pronounced /ˈweɪlən ˈdʒɪnɪnz/; June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing guitar at 8 and began performing at 12 on KVOW radio. He formed a band, The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J. on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, and KLLL. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings's first recording session, of "Jole Blon" and "When Sin Stops (Love Begins)." Holly hired him to play bass. During the "Winter Dance Party Tour," in Clear Lake, Iowa, Holly chartered a plane to arrive at the next venue. Jennings gave up his seat in the plane to J. P. Richardson, who was suffering from a cold. The flight that carried Holly, Richardson, and Ritchie Valens crashed, on the day later known as The Day the Music Died. Following the accident, Jennings worked as a D.J. in Coolidge, Arizona, and Phoenix. He formed a rockabilly club band, The Waylors. He recorded for independent label Trend Records, A&M Records before succeeding with RCA Victor after achieving creative control of his records.
During the 1970s, Jennings joined the Outlaw movement. He released critically acclaimed albums Lonesome, On'ry and Mean and Honky Tonk Heroes, followed by hit albums Dreaming My Dreams and Are You Ready for the Country. In 1976 he released the album Wanted! The Outlaws with Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and Jessi Colter, the first platinum country music album. The success of the album was followed by Ol' Waylon, and the hit song "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)." By the early 1980s, Jennings was struggling with a cocaine addiction, which he quit in 1984. Later he joined the country supergroup The Highwaymen with Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash. During that period, Jennings released the successful album Will the Wolf Survive. He toured less after 1997, to spend more time with his family. Between 1999 and 2001, his appearances were limited by health problems. On February 13, 2002, Jennings died from complications of diabetes.
Jennings also appeared in movies and television series. He was the balladeer for The Dukes of Hazzard; he also composed and sang the show's theme song. In 2001 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, which he chose not to attend until later on. In 2007 he was posthumously awarded the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award by the Academy of Country Music.
- 1 Early life
- 2 Music career
- 3 Music style and image
- 4 Personal life
- 5 Legacy
- 6 Discography
- 7 Awards
- 8 See also
- 9 References
- 10 Further reading
- 11 External links
Early life[edit]
Waylon Arnold Jennings was born in Littlefield, Texas, the seat of Lamb County, the son of Lorene Beatrice (née Shipley) and William Albert Jennings.[1] His original birth name was Wayland, meaning land by the highway, but it was changed after a Baptist preacher visited Jennings's parents and congratulated his mother for naming him after the Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas. 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. It sounded corny and hillbilly, but it's been good to me, and I'm pretty well at peace with it right now."[2] When Jennings was 8, his mother taught him to play guitar with the tune "Thirty Pieces of Silver". Jennings used to practice with the guitars of his relatives, until his mother bought him a used Stella, and later ordered a Harmony Patrician.[3] Jennings never learned to read music, but he practiced in pursuit of a career in music and to avoid a possible future picking cotton and other temporary jobs.[4][5]
Music career[edit]
Beginnings in music[edit]
The 12-year-old Jennings auditioned for a spot on KVOW in Littlefield, Texas. Owner J.B. McShan, along with Emil Macha, recorded Jennings's performance. McShan liked his style and hired him for a weekly 30-minute program. Following this successful introduction, Jennings formed his own band. He asked Macha to play bass for him, and gathered other friends and acquaintances to form The Texas Longhorns. The style of the band, a mixture of country and western and bluegrass, was often not well received. At 17, Jennings and band recorded a demo of the songs "Stranger in My Home" and "There'll Be a New Day" at KFYO radio in Lubbock, Texas.[6] In addition to performing on air for KVOW, Jennings later worked as a D.J. for the station.[7] Jennings dropped out of high school in tenth grade to pursue music. His early influences were Bob Wills, Floyd Tillman, Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams, Carl Smith and Elvis Presley.[8][9][10][11] He moved to Lubbock, where he initially worked for KLLL, and later for KDAV; Jennings' show was successful in both venues.[7]
While working in KLLL, Jennings met Buddy Holly during the broadcasts of Sunday Party. Holly, who wanted to start in record production, arranged a session for Jennings. On September 10 Jennings recorded the songs "Jole Blon" and "When Sin Stops (Love Begins)" with Holly and Tommy Allsup on guitars with saxophonist King Curtis. The single was released on Brunswick in 1959 with limited success. Holly then hired Jennings to play electric bass for him during his "Winter Dance Party Tour."[7]
During his first recording session in 1958, Jennings was accompanied by Buddy Holly on the guitar and King Curtis on the saxophone
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After a show in Clear Lake, Iowa, Holly chartered a plane for himself, Allsup, and Jennings to avoid a long bus trip to Fargo, North Dakota. Allsup lost a coin toss to Ritchie Valens for his seat on the plane, while Jennings gave up his seat to J. P. Richardson, who was suffering from a cold and complaining about how uncomfortable a long bus trip was for a man of his size.[12] Holly jokingly told Jennings, "I hope your ol' bus freezes up!" Jennings replied, "Well, I hope your ol' plane crashes!"[13] During the early morning hours of February 3, 1959, later known as The Day the Music Died, the charter crashed outside Clear Lake, killing all on board.[14] Jennings and Allsup continued the tour for two more weeks, featuring Jennings as the lead singer.[7] Jennings later admitted that he felt severe guilt and responsibility for the crash.[15]
He later returned to KLLL and performed regionally, but eventually was fired by Sky Corbin. Subsequently, Jennings worked briefly for KDAV.[8] He released recordings under Trend Records and experienced moderate success with his single, "Another Blue Day."[16]
Phoenix and the Nashville Sound[edit]
Jennings lived briefly in Coolidge, Arizona, in 1961, working in radio before moving to Phoenix, where he formed a rockabilly band, The Waylors. Jennings and his band performed at a newly opened nightspot in Tempe (it was thought at the time that Jennings was part-owner). The band earned a small local fan base, and Jennings eventually signed with the independent label Trend Records. The recordings were not successful, and Jennings began working as a record producer. He moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1963, where he signed a contract with Herb Alpert of A&M Records.[16][17]
His records had little success, because A&M's main releases were folk music rather than country.[18] He had a few hits on local radio in Phoenix, including Ian Tyson's "Four Strong Winds" and "Just To Satisfy You" (co-written with Don Bowman). He also recorded an album on BAT called JD's. After 500 copies were sold at the club, another 500 copies were pressed by the Sounds label.[19] He also played lead guitar for Patsy Montana on a 1964 album.[20] Alpert tried to shift Jennings's style from country to pop, but Jennings refused. After his only single, "Sing the Girl a Song, Bill," Alpert released Jennings.[17]
Singer Bobby Bare, who covered Jennings's songs "Four Strong Winds" and "Just To Satisfy You," recommended him to producer Chet Atkins, who signed Jennings to RCA Victor in 1965.[18] On August 21, Jennings made his first appearance on the Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart with "That's the Chance I'll Have to Take."[21] The same year he met and became friends with Willie Nelson, who went to see one of his shows in Phoenix, Arizona.[22]
From the album of the same name, the song was a local radio hit for Jennings in Nashville
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In 1966, Jennings released his debut album for RCA Folk-Country, followed by Leavin' Town, and Nashville Rebel.[23][24] Nashville Rebel was the soundtrack to an independent film of the same name, starring Jennings.[25] The single "Green River" charted on Billboard country singles at number eleven.[21] In 1967 Jennings released a hit single, "Just to Satisfy You." During an interview, Jennings remarked that the song was a "pretty good example" of the influence of his work with Buddy Holly and rockabilly music.[26] During the next years, Jennings produced midchart albums that sold well, including Just to Satisfy You, that included the same-named hit single of 1967.[23]
In 1972 Jennings released Ladies Love Outlaws. The single that headlined the album became a hit for Jennings, and was his first approach to Outlaw Country.[27] Jennings was accustomed to performing and recording with his own band, The Waylors, a practice that was not encouraged by powerful Nashville producers. Over time, however, Jennings felt limited by the Nashville sound's lack of artistic freedom.[28] The music style publicized as "Countrypolitan" was characterized by orchestral arrangements, and the absence of traditional country music instruments. The producers did not let Jennings play his own guitar or select material to record.[16]
Outlaw Country[edit]
In an interview, Jennings recalled the restrictions of the Nashville establishment: "They wouldn't let you do anything. You had to dress a certain way: you had to do everything a certain way.... They kept trying to destroy me.... I just went about my business and did things my way.... You start messing with my music, I get mean"[29] In 1972 his recording contract was nearing an end. Hepatitis-afflicted Jennings accepted an offer from Neil Reshen to renegotiate his recording and touring contracts. At a meeting in a Nashville airport, Jennings introduced Reshen to Willie Nelson. By the end of the meeting, Reshen had become manager to both singers. Jennings's new deal gained him a $75,000 advance and artistic control.[30][31] Reshen advised Jennings to keep the beard that he had grown in the hospital, in order to match the image of outlaw country.[32][33][34]
By 1973, Nelson had returned to music, finding success with Atlantic Records. Now based in Austin, Texas, Nelson had made inroads into the rock and roll press by attracting a diverse fan base that included the rock music audience.[35][36] Atlantic Records was now attempting to sign Jennings, but Nelson's rise to popularity persuaded RCA to renegotiate with Jennings before losing another potential success.[37]
He followed with Lonesome, On'ry and Mean and Honky Tonk Heroes in 1973, the first albums recorded and released under his creative control. The albums were commercial and critical successes. More hit albums followed, with The Ramblin' Man and This Time, in 1974, and Dreaming My Dreams, in 1975.[38][39] In 1976, Jennings released Are You Ready for the Country, Jennings wanted the record to be produced by Los Angeles producer Ken Mansfield. Although RCA denied the request, Jennings and The Waylors went to Los Angeles and recorded with Mansfield at his expense. After a month, Jennings presented the master tape to Chet Atkins, who decided to release it. The album hit number one on Billboard's country albums three times the same year, topping the charts for 10 weeks. It was named country album of the year in 1976 by Record World Magazine and it was certified gold by the RIAA.[40]
A hit for Jennings, the song was released in the album Ol' Waylon
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In 1976 Jennings released the album Wanted! The Outlaws, recorded with Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and Jessie Colter for RCA. The album was the first country music album certified platinum.[16] The following year, RCA issued Ol' Waylon, an album that produced a hit duet with Nelson, "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)."[41] The album Waylon and Willie followed in 1978, producing the hit single "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys."[42] Jennings released I've Always Been Crazy, also in 1978.[43] The same year, at the peak of his success, Jennings began to feel limited by the outlaw movement. The "outlaw image" restricted the repertoire he could record, as well as the material that audiences expected from him.[44] Jennings referred to the over-exploitation of the image in the song "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit Has Done Got Out of Hand?", denouncing that the movement had become a "self-fulfilling prophecy."[44][45] In 1979 he released Greatest Hits,[46] which was certified gold the same year, and in 2002 was certified quintuple platinum.[47]
Later years[edit]
Fragment of the song Highwayman, sung by Jennings with the country supergroup The Highwaymen
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In the mid-1980s, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Nelson, and Jennings formed a successful group called The Highwaymen.[48] Aside from his work with The Highwaymen, Jennings' released a gold album WWII (1982) with Willie Nelson.[42]
In 1985 Jennings joined with USA for Africa to record "We Are the World," but he left the studio because of a dispute over the song's lyrics that were to be sung in Swahili. Ironically, after Jennings left the session, the idea was dropped at the prompting of Stevie Wonder, who pointed out that Ethiopians did not speak Swahili.[49][50] By this time, his sales had decreased. After the release of Sweet Mother Texas, Jennings signed with Music Corporation of America.[17] The debut release with the label Will the Wolf Survive (1985) peaked at number one in Billboard's Country albums in 1986.[51] Jennings's initial success tailed off, and in 1990 he signed with Epic Records. His first release, The Eagle, became his final top 10 album.[17][52] In 1993, in collaboration with Rincom Children's Entertainment, Jennings recorded an album of children's songs, Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & Dirt, which included "Shooter's Theme," a tribute to his 14-year-old with the theme of "a friend of mine."[53]
Despite low record sales, Jennings attracted large audiences in live appearances.[17] In 1997, after the Lollapalooza tour, he decreased his tour schedule and became centered on his family.[54]
In 1998, Jennings teamed up with Bare, Jerry Reed, and Mel Tillis to form The Old Dogs. The group recorded a double album of songs penned entirely by Shel Silverstein.[55] In mid-1999, Jennings assembled what he referred to as his "hand-picked dream team" and formed Waylon & The Waymore Blues Band. Consisting primarily of former Waylors, the 13-member group performed a limited number of concerts from 1999 to 2001.[56] In January 2000, Jennings recorded what would become his final album at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium, Never Say Die: Live.[57]
Music style and image[edit]
Jennings was characterized by his "powerful" singing voice, noted by his "rough-edged quality," as well as his phrasing and texture.[58][59] Accompanying his vocals, he played guitar. He was recognized for his "spanky-twang" playing. To create his sound, he used a mixture of thumb and fingers during the rhythmic parts, while using picks for the lead runs. He combined hammer-on and pull-off riffs, with eventual upper-fret double stops and modulation effects.[60] Jennings played a 1953 Fender Telecaster, a used guitar purchased as a gift to him by The Waylors. Jennings's bandmates adorned his guitar with a distinctive leather cover that featured a black background with a white floral work.[61][62] Jennings did further customizing work on the guitar, by filing down the frets to lower the strings on the neck to obtain the slapping sound.[63][64] Among the other guitars he owned, Jennings used as a backup a 1950 Fender Broadcaster from the mid-1970s, until he gave it as a gift to guitarist Reggie Young in 1993.[65] The leather covers of his guitars were carved by leather artist Terry Lankford.[66]
His signature image was characterized by his long hair and beard, as well as his black hat and the black leather vest he wore during his appearances.[67][68]
Personal life[edit]
In 1997, he stopped touring to be close to his family. To set an example about the importance of education to his son Waylon Albright, Jennings earned a GED.[69][70]
Addiction and recovery[edit]
Jennings started to consume amphetamines at the time he lived with Johnny Cash during the mid-1960s. Jennings later stated, "Pills were the artificial energy on which Nashville ran around the clock."[8] In 1977, Jennings was arrested by federal agents for conspiracy and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. A private courier warned the Drug Enforcement Administration about the package sent to Jennings by a New York colleague that contained 27 grams of cocaine. The DEA and the police went to Jennings's recording studio. They found no evidence, because while they were waiting for a search warrant, Jennings flushed the cocaine. The charges were later dropped and Jennings was released.[71] The episode was recounted in Jennings's song "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Outta Hand?"[72]
During the early 1980s, his cocaine addiction intensified. Jennings claimed to have spent $1,500 daily to satisfy his addiction, draining his personal finances and leaving him bankrupt with debt of up to $2.5 million.[73][74] Though he insisted on repaying the debt and did additional tours to earn the funds, his work became less focused and his tours deteriorated.[72] Jennings decided to quit his addictions, leased a home in the Phoenix, Arizona, area and spent a month detoxing himself, intending to start using cocaine again in a more controlled fashion afterward. In 1984 he quit cocaine. By Jennings's own admission in interviews, his son, Shooter Jennings, was the main inspiration to quit permanently.[73]
Illness and death[edit]
Jennings's health had been deteriorating for years before his death. Jennings quit cocaine in 1984 and his habit of smoking six packs of cigarettes daily in 1988.[75] In 1988 he underwent heart bypass surgery.[76] By 2000 his diabetes worsened, and the pain reduced his mobility, forcing Jennings to end most touring.[69] Later the same year he underwent surgery to improve his leg circulation.[8] In December 2001 his left foot was amputated at a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. On February 13, 2002, Jennings died in his sleep of diabetic complications in Chandler, Arizona. He was buried in the Mesa City Cemetery, in Mesa, Arizona. At the funeral ceremony, on February 15, Colter sang "Storms Never Last" for the attendees, who included Jennings's close friends and fellow musicians.[69]
Between 1966 and 1995, 54 Jennings albums charted, with 11 reaching number one. Meanwhile between 1965 and 1991, 96 singles charted, with 16 number ones.[77] In October 2001, Jennings was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In one final act of defiance, he did not attend the ceremony and opted instead to send son Buddy Dean Jennings.[69]
On July 6, 2006, Jennings was inducted to Hollywood's Rock Wall in Hollywood, California.[78] On June 20, 2007, Jennings was posthumously awarded the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award by the Academy of Country Music.[79] Jennings's music had a major influence on several neotraditionalist and alternative country artists,[17] including Hank Williams Jr.,[80] The Marshall Tucker Band,[81] Travis Tritt, Steve Earle, Jamey Johnson, John Anderson,[82] his son, Shooter Jennings and Hank Williams III.[83]
In 2008, the first posthumous album by Jennings, Waylon Forever, was released. The album consisted of songs recorded with his son Shooter when he was 16. In 2012, Waylon: The Music Inside a three-volume project, consisting in covers of Jennings's songs by different artists was released. The same year, it was announced for September the release of Goin' Down Rockin': The Last Recordings, a set of 12 songs recorded by Jennings and bassist Robby Turner before his death in 2002. Jennings's family was reluctant to release any new material because they did not feel comfortable at the time. The songs only featured Jennings and Turner on the bass, while further accompaniment would be added later. Ten years after, Turner completed the recordings with the help of former Waylors. The Jennings family approved the release despite the launch of a new business focused on his state. Shooter Jennings arranged deals for a clothing line, while also launching a renewed website, and started talks with different producers about the making of a biopic.[84]
The Wailin' Jennys, a Canadian music group founded in 2002, is a pun on the name Waylon Jennings.
See also[edit]
- Jerry "Bo" Coleman
- Outlaw country
- Academy of Country Music
- List of country musicians
- Country Music Association
- List of best-selling music artists
- Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame
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- Corbin, Sky (2004). Waylon in Lubbock. Country Music Classics. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- Ashby, LeRoy (2006). With Amusement for All: a History of American Popular Culture Since 1830. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2397-4.
- Birk, Carl (2005). Unfurrowed Ground: The Innovators of Country Music. Infinity Publishing. ISBN 978-0-74142457-0.
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- Brown, Charles (1986). Music U.S.A.: America's Country & Western Tradition. Prentice-Hall.
- Browne, Ray; Browne, Pat (2001). The Guide to United States Popular Culture. Popular Press. ISBN 978-0-06097174-8.
- Carr, Joseph; Munde, Alan (1997). Prairie Nights to Neon Lights: The Story of Country Music in West Texas. Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 978-0-89672-365-8.
- Ching, Barbara (2001). Wrong's What I Do Best: Hard Country Music and Contemporary Culture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19510835-4.
- Cramer, Alfred (2009). Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century-Volume 2. Salem Press. ISBN 978-1-58765-514-2.
- Clarke, Donald (1998). The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-051370-7.
- Everitt, Rich (2004). Falling Stars: Air Crashes That Filled Rock and Roll Heaven. Harbor House. ISBN 978-1-89179904-4.
- Fox, Pamela; Ching, Barbara (2008). Old Roots, New Routes: The Cultural Politics of Alt.Country Music. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-47205053-6.
- George-Warren, Holly; Romanowski, Patricia; Pareles, Jon (2001). The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Fireside. ISBN 978-0-7432-0120-9.
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- Reid, Jan; Sahm Shawn (2010). Texas Tornado: The Times and Music of Doug Sahm. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-72196-8.
- Seal, Graham (2011). Outlaw Heroes in Myth and History. Anthem Press. ISBN 978-0-85728-792-2.
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Further reading[edit]
- Denisoff, R. Serge. Waylon: A Biography (1983). Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 0-87049-387-6.
- Smith, John L. (compiled by) The Waylon Jennings Discography (1995). Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-29745-2.
External links[edit]
|Find more about Waylon Jennings at Wikipedia's sister projects
|Media from Commons
|Quotations from Wikiquote
- Official website
- Waylon Jennings: February 15, 2002 - Fresh Air from WHYY (RealAudio)
- USA Today obituary
- Waylon Jennings' Gravesite
- Waylon Jennings at AllMusic
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