On this day (February 13) in 2002, the country music world lost a legend when Waylon Jennings died. He passed away in his Chandler, Arizona home after a long battle with diabetes at the age of 64. His ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Waylon Jennings, whose rebellious songs and brash attitude defined the outlaw movement in country music, died Wednesday after a long battle with diabetes-related health problems.

Willie Nelson saw Waylon Jennings perform at JD’s nightclub in Tempe in 1965 and was immediately impressed. Nelson and Jennings rebelled at Nashville's music restrictions, sparking the outlaw country ...