Progressive country
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Progressive country is a term used variously to describe a movement, radio format or subgenre of country music which developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a reaction against the slick, pop-or
Progressive country musicians (L-R) Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings at the Dripping Springs Reunion in 1972.
Waylon Jennings
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Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is considered one of the pioneers of the outlaw movement in country music.
Progressive country
…Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock. Progressive country was associated with Texas county artists like Nelson, as well as Nashville pioneers like Waylon Jennings and Tompall Glaser. Joe Ely was a prominent figure in the genre's Austin, Texas scene. Jerry Jeff Walker would catalyze the movement with his 1973 album…
Jennings performing on the Johnny Cash Spring Fever Special in 1976
Jennings during a broadcast of his show on KLLL in 1958.
An early 1950s Littlefield High School yearbook photo of Jennings.
Jennings (left) in a photo booth in Grand Central Terminal with Buddy Holly on January 23, 1959