Shooter Jennings is a singer, musician, and the producer of Grammy-award winning albums for Brandi Carlisle and Tanya Tucker.At Sunset Sound in Hollywood, where Dolly Parton, Fleetwood Mac and Prince all recorded, Jennings – who's made about 40 records here – is now using the space to produce a project that is deeply personal and emotional.Having a conversation about his father, he says, will get him teared up.
"I wear my emotions on my face all the time anyway, so for everybody out there, I'm a crier," he laughed.Raw emotions from the son of a man known for them: Waylon Jennings.With his black hat, beard and baritone voice, Waylon defined the rebel, gritty spirit of the country music outlaw movement.
Blending honkytonk, folk, and Southern rock to create a revolutionary sound, Waylon had 16 #1 hits, including "I'm a Rambling Man," "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" (with Willie Nelson), and the theme song for TV's "The Dukes of Hazzard."Shooter is keeping his father's legacy alive by producing long-lost material which he found stashed away.So far, there are two albums: "Songbird," and the upcoming "Diamonds." To hear the title track from the Waylon Jennings album "Diamonds" (featuring The Waylors with Glen Campbell on guitar), click on the video player below: "I'm proud of him and I'm proud of the work that I'm doing, and I'm proud of the legacy he left behind, because you know, he just was a good guy," said Shooter.
Listening to the previously unreleased tracks, Shooter said, "It felt like he was having a conversation with the listener."And talking to you? "Yeah, yeah, for sure.Talking to anyone who knows and loves his voice.
It's, like, emotional, beautiful material about love and life, and that's what he connected with – the music, and the lyrics, and the dream." That dream began in a small town in the Lone Star State.Shooter says Texas played a big role in shaping his father, "because he wanted to get out of there so bad, you know? ...