Waymore's Outlaws
Waymore's Outlaws | |
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Waylon Jennings and the Waylors at the Rocky Gap festival in 1991 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Years active | 1961–1999, 2008–present |
| Members | Jerry Bridges Fred Newell Tommy Townsend |
| Past members | Waylon Jennings Richie Albright Jerry Gropp Billy Ray Reynolds Larry Whitmore Don Brooks Duke Goff Ralph Mooney Johnny Gimble Wayne Moss Paul Foster Rance Wasson Gordon Payne Cliff Robertson Carter Robertson Reggie Young Barney Robertson Rick Gilbreath Robby Turner |
The Waylors, later Waymore's Outlaws, is an American country music band, best known as the backing and recording band of country music singer Waylon Jennings. Jennings formed the band in 1961, consisting of Jerry Gropp on the guitar and Richie Albright on the drums after moving to Phoenix, Arizona. The band earned a local fan base during its appearances on the night club JD's.
In 1965 RCA Records signed Jennings to a contract. The conservative restrictions of the producers of the label did not allow him to record with the Waylors, due to the Nashville custom of the time using session musicians instead of a performer's backup band. In 1972 he renegotiated his contract, and he included the Waylors for the first time on a RCA album in Honky Tonk Heroes. The lineup was expanded during the next decade, they backed Jennings until his death in 2002.
Reformed in 2008, the group performs on its own with Tommy Townsend as their lead vocalist, with occasional performances as the band for Albright's namesake, Waylon Albright "Shooter" Jennings, the son of Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter.