Tommy Jennings (August 8, 1938 – September 26, 2019) was an American

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musician. His elder brother was

Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw Movement in country music. Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age f ...

Career

Jennings was the younger brother of

by one year and together the 2 grew up entering local talent shows and singing locally until the elder Jennings went on the road with

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, this would lead to Tommy enlisting in the military. Upon being discharged from the military, Tommy joined Waylon and

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replacing bassist Paul Foster in

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in the mid-1960's. Tommy in 1980 would release his first album "Then There Was One" and follow it up by "Equal Opportunity Lovin' Man" in 1982.

Discography

*''Then There Was One'' (1980) *''Equal Opportunity Lovin' Man'' (1982) *''Southern Touch'' (2011) *''Waylon's Brother'' (2011)

References

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