Waylon Payne
“So I am starting a summer job in a couple of weeks- holy smokes. @willienelsonofficial are you ready?? I’m making sure I am..
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Waylon Payne to play with Willie Nelson & Family
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023“They Called Us Outlaws” — new documentary
Tuesday, September 6th, 2022www.dallasnews.com
by: Michael Granberry
They transformed Austin and country music, and now, ‘They Called Us Outlaws’ is a film.
It is a sprawling, six-part, 12-hour undertaking, which includes rare performance footage from the now-defunct Armadillo World Headquarters.
It is a sprawling, six-part, 12-hour undertaking, which includes rare performance footage from the now-defunct Armadillo World Headquarters.
Way back in 1976, RCA Records released a compilation album, featuring a new wave of country stars — Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter and Tompall Glaser. Titled Wanted! The Outlaws, it earned its place in music history by becoming the first country album to be Platinum-certified, reaching sales of 1 million.
By that time, Nelson had made his famous move from Nashville to Austin, where he changed his image and his style. Heck, his entire persona. Those of us who remembered him showing up at a Sissy Farenthold for governor rally in Dallas in 1972, where he looked more like Howdy Doody, realized that Austin had helped trigger a major metamorphosis.
And now, we will soon be treated to a new documentary titled They Called Us Outlaws, a sprawling, 6-part, 12-hour undertaking which, of course, includes rare performance footage from the now-defunct Armadillo World Headquarters, which was to the outlaw movement what the Colosseum was to gladiators.
Waylon Payne on tour with Robert Earl Keen
Tuesday, July 9th, 2019Happy birthday, Waylon Payne
Friday, April 5th, 2019
photo: Monique Clause
The son of music royalty Waylon Payne (his father is Jody Payne, Willie Nelson’s guitarist and his mother was Nashville hitmaker Sammi Smith of “Help Me Make It Through the Night” fame – Waylon Payne is one of the best of the new breed of yyoung writers and was nominated for a Grammy for writing Lee Ann Womack’s “Solitary Thinkin’.”
Happy Birthday, Waylon Payne
Thursday, April 5th, 2018
photo: Monique Clause
The son of music royalty – his father is Willie Nelson guitarist Jody Payne, his mother was Nashville hitmaker Sammi Smith of “Help Me Make It Through the Night” fame – Waylon Payne is one of the best of the new breed of yyoung writers and was nominated for a Grammy for writing Lee Ann Womack’s “Solitary Thinkin’.”
Waylon Payne plays at the Blue Moon Farm in Silverhill, Alabama, in 2012. Waylon’s dad joins him for the set, along with Jon Cook, Riley Yielding, and Sergio Webb.
Waylon Payne in new movie, “The Identical” (in theaters today!)
Sunday, September 7th, 2014
“Had a ball working with the amazing Ashley Judd. Thank you Seth Green for the photo! Go check out The Identical which is in theaters today!”
— Waylon Payne
“I love you, Willie. Thanks so very much.” — Waylon Payne
Saturday, July 12th, 2014
“I watched my friend Willie Nelson on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer last night. What an enormous honor it has been to have him as a beacon on this journey of this thing called my life. He has shown me as well as everyone in the business how it is done. Proof that when you make it about the right thing, the possibilities are endless. Hell, he just had another number one album. He doesn’t know it but he recently reminded me how important it is to be passionate about what you do. He also reminded me that I can’t do anything about yesterday and I can’t do anything about tomorrow but I do have right now. And right now everything’s ok. Pretty good mantra to live by. I love you Willie. Thanks so very much.” — Waylon Payne
Singer, actor, and writer of songs, like this one he wrote, recorded by LeeAnn Womack: Solitary Thinking
The son of music royalty – his father is Willie Nelson guitarist Jody Payne, his mother was Nashville hitmaker Sammi Smith of “Help Me Make It Through the Night” fame – Waylon Payne is one of the best of the new breed of yyoung writers and was nominated for a Grammy for writing Lee Ann Womack’s “Solitary Thinkin’.”
Jamie Johnson, Lukas Nelson, Paula Nelson & More perform to raise funds for Pancreatic Cancer Research (May 20, 2014)
Friday, May 2nd, 2014
“Full Moon, Full Life” concert celebrating Waylon Jennings and Hank Cochran and benefitting pancreatic cancer research at The Backyard Live Oak Amphitheatre on May 20, featuring Jessi Colter, Shooter Jennings Official, Ray Benson, Cody Canada, Lukas Nelson, Official Paula Nelson Band, Waylon Payne, members of Whiskey Myers and more.
For ticket information: www.theBackYard.net
Backstage at the Backyard
Thursday, May 1st, 2014
I asked Paul English if I could do a selfie with him, and he said, “I have no idea what that is, but okay.” Then I said I would love to have a Me and Paul picture; that everyone wants one. He is such a gracious man.
Budrock “The Illuminator” Prewitt
I took these selfies in the morning before the Willie Nelson and family show at the BackYard Amphitheater last Tuesday. Now I think I know why everyone avoided me all afternoon — fear of selfies on Facebook.
Thanks to these kind folks for being good sports; no one said no, even though they were all busy and on their way to do something somewhere.
John Selman
Dallas Wayne, Sirius XM Radio
Amy Nelson
Waylon Payne
Waylon Payne in new movie, “The Identical” (Coming to a theater near you this summer!)
Friday, April 18th, 2014
Last night, Raelyn Nelson was one of Waylon Payne’s guests at the Nashville Film Festival’s premiere of the new movie he is in: “The Identical.”
Identical twin brothers (both played by Blake Rayne) are separated at birth during the Great Depression. Their parents (Brian Geraghty, Amanda Crew) just cannot afford to give them both a life beyond poverty, so one is adopted by loving family. Despite their very different upbringings, the boys’ shared passion for music causes their lives to unknowingly intersect as they experience a powerful and mysterious connection often felt by twins.
One of the boys becomes the most famous rock ‘n’ roll legend in the world, Drexel Hemsley, while Ryan Wade struggles to find balance between his love for music and trying to please his evangelist father (Ray Liotta) and his devoted mother (Ashley Judd) who have very different plans for his life in the ministry.
Ryan is encouraged by his wife Jenny (Erin Cottrell) and lifelong friends Dino and Avi (Seth Green, Joe Pantoliano) to follow his musical dreams. And oh, can he sing, just like his world famous brother!
A timeless tale of love, hope, and redemption. A captivating journey about the restoration and the reconciliation of a family broken apart by culture, creed and tradition.
STARRING: Erin Cottrell, Amanda Crew, Brian Geraghty, Seth Green, Ashley Judd, Joe Pantoliano, Blake Rayne, and Ray Liotta
DIRECTED BY: Dustin Marcellino
PRODUCED BY: Mark G. Mathis, Yochanan Marcellino, Matthew Dean Russell
DRAMA, 107 Min, 2014
Featuring over 20 original songs by Jerry Marcellino and Yochanan Marcellino including: “Your Love’s Keepin’ Me Tonight,” “City Lights,” “Angel of Mine,” “Everybody Knows It” and “Nashville Tonight”