Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and musician, discusses country music's history, the Outlaw Movement, his wife Jessi Colter and his book “Waylon” on this episode of NPT’s original literary series A Word on Words with John Seigenthaler. Part 1 of 2, this interview, pulled from NPT's archives, was originally filmed in 1996.

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In Nashville Public Television’s A Word on Words, renowned journalist John Seigenthaler held in-depth and informed discussions with writers, historians and others. Guests over the series’ 40-year run (1972 to 2013) is impressive and includes Ann Patchett, Billy Collins, Rep. John Lewis, astronaut Alan Shepard and Rodney Crowell.

The show’s host may have been its most fascinating subject, however. John Seigenthaler served as editor of The Tennessean, founding editor of USA Today, assistant to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and chair of the selection committee for the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. He was a passionate advocate of the First Amendment and founded the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University in 1991.

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▬▬ Chapters ▬▬
00:00 - A Word on Words Intro
00:23 - Introduction of Waylon Jennings' Book Waylon
02:20 - Importance of Education
04:45 - Childhood
06:52 - Early Role Model
11:04 - Roots in Music
14:22 - Single Minded Purpose, Birth of Outlaw Movement
17:55 - Early Music Carrier, Willie Nelson
20:44 - Marriages
25:17: - Marriage to Jessi Colter
27:17 - A Word on Words Credits

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