When Waylon Jennings first met John Lennon, he told him: "I thought you were some kind of mad guy or something like that.” ...

Waylon Jennings, whose rebellious songs and brash ... that spanned five decades and began when he played bass for Buddy Holly. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in October.

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.

Holly, a Texas native, was thought to be the next Elvis Presley. Waylon Jennings, also from Texas, gave up his seat on the plane for The Big Bopper. On February 3, 1959, 22-year-old Buddy Holly ...