Waylon Jennings Interview Part 2, American Singer-Songwriter & Country Music Outlaw

Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and musician, discusses country music's history, the Outlaw Movement and his book “Waylon” on this episode of NPT’s original literary series A Word on Words with John Seigenthaler. Part 2 of 2, this interview, pulled from NPT's archives, was originally filmed in 1996, Season 24 Episode 47. ► Watch Part 1 of Waylon Jennings interview:    • Waylon Jennings Interview Part 1, American...   ▬▬ About Country Music: A Nashville Story ▬▬ Country Music is Nashville’s story and NPT is dedicated to sharing the many stories that form this unique American art form. ► Learn more about NPT's digital first series Country Music: A Nashville Story: https://www.wnpt.org/country-music/ ► Learn more about Nashville Public Television: https://www.wnpt.org/ ► Enjoy Country Music: A Nashville Story on any device with the free PBS Video App: https://www.wnpt.org/videoapp ▬▬ About A Word on Words with John Seigenthaler ▬▬ 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. ► Learn more about NPT's vintage original series A Word on Words with John Seigenthaler: https://www.wnpt.org/a-word-on-words-... ▬▬ About NPT ▬▬ Nashville Public Television, is Middle Tennessee’s & Southern Kentucky’s local PBS station. NPT provides, through the power of traditional television and interactive digital communications, quality educational, cultural and civic experiences that address issues and concerns of the people of the Nashville region, and which thereby help improve the lives of those we serve. WNPT, Nashville's independent nonprofit PBS station, is operated by licensee Nashville Public Television, Inc. ► Donate: https://www.wnpt.org/donate #waylonjennings #countrymusic #outlaws