Waylon Jennings

Jim McBride talks to The Boot about writing Waylon Jennings' "Rose in Paradise."

Sam Hunt covered Waylon Jennings' "Belle of the Ball" at a recent concert.

A readers' poll to determine The Boot's March 2016 Album of the Month.

A new live record of Waylon Jennings is set for release in March.

Luke Bryan's comments about outlaw country greats being "strung out on drugs" and "laying in a gutter" have caused an uproar among fans and even some family members -- with one of Waylon Jennings' daughters-in-law posting a particularly heated response on her Facebook page -- but other Jennings family members have stepped in to say that there is no ill will.

Luke Bryan recently made some comments about outlaw country legends in an interview, and his words were viewed as an attack on singers like Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard. Now, Jennings' daughter-in-law, Kathy Pinkerman Jennings, is responding back with her own fighting words.

The stage of Austin's Moody Theater will be packed with country's biggest stars as they join together to pay tribute to Waylon Jennings' legacy on July 6.

In one of the most historic releases, in honor of Record Store Day this Saturday (April 18), a new recording of Waylon Jennings will be released. Titled Waylon 55, the album is from Jennings' stint as an 18-year-old radio show host on Littlefield, Tex. station KZZN, when the aspiring singer performed and conversed with local musicians for almost 35 minutes.

Shooter Jennings' father, Waylon Jennings, passed away in 2002, at the age of 64. The country music icon had released more than 50 albums of material, but his son says there's still more to be heard, and he's ready to share it with the world.

Neil Reshen, former manager of Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, died on Dec. 6 from complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 75 years old.