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"Amanda" is a 1973 song written by Bob McDill and recorded by both Don Williams (1973) and Waylon Jennings (1974). "Amanda" was Waylon Jennings's eighth solo number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1]
At the time of its release, Nick Toches stated that I've Always Been Crazy tolled Waylon's "farewell to outlawry." [5] Thom Jurek of AllMusic insists that the LP "smokes...In all, I've Always Been Crazy is a solid recording, still possessing the piss and vinegar of Jennings' best work with a deeper lyrical edge on most tracks...this is necessary for any fan of outlaw country in general and ...
Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is considered one of the pioneers of the outlaw movement in country music . Jennings started playing guitar at age eight and performed at fourteen on KVOW radio, after which he formed his first band, the Texas Longhorns.
Waylon Jennings and his manager Neil Reshen had renegotiated the singer's contract with RCA Records in 1972, which gave him creative control over his work. By 1973, Atlantic Records was attempting to sign Jennings who, with fellow country singer Willie Nelson, had become dissatisfied with RCA because of the company's conservative influence upon their music.
"I've Always Been Crazy" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. It was released in June 1978 as the first single and title track from his 1978 album I've Always Been Crazy. The song became his sixth number one on the country chart as a solo artist.
The Highwaymen was an American country music supergroup, composed of four of country music's biggest artists who pioneered the outlaw country subgenre: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson.
Waylon Jennings - vocals, electric guitar, backing vocals; Larrie Londin, Eddie Bayers - drums; Jerry Bridges - bass guitar; John Jarvis, Matt Rollings, Barry Walsh - piano; Billy Joe Walker Jr., Gary Scruggs - acoustic guitar
In his 2013 book Outlaws: Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville, author Michael Striessguth notes, "One of the early hit singles, 'Anita, You're Dreaming,' co-written by Waylon and [Don] Bowman, found Waylon in a serious and cautious vocal mode that remembered Jim Reeves, only this time with a trace of Marty Robbins, whose famous ...