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Track: Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys
Artist: Waylon Jennings
Album: Waylon & Willie

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Name: Waylon Jennings
Spotify Genres: outlaw country, classic country, country, honky tonk, traditional country
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American Country singer, born June 15, 1937, Littlefield, Texas and died February 13, 2002, Chandler, Arizona. Jennings first played guitar at age eight and first performed at age twelve on KVOW radio, after which he formed his first band, The Texas Longhorns. Jennings left high school at age sixteen, determined to become a musician, and bounced around as a performer and DJ on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, KLLL, in Coolidge, Arizona, and Phoenix. In 1958, [a=Buddy Holly] arranged Jennings's first recording session, and hired him to play bass. Jennings gave up his seat on the ill-fated flight in 1959 that crashed and killed Holly, J. P. "[a=The Big Bopper]" Richardson and [a=Ritchie Valens]. Jennings formed a rockabilly club band, The Waylors, which became the house band at "JD's", a club in Scottsdale, Arizona. He recorded for [l=trend (9)] and some other indie labels then for [l=A&M Records], but did not achieve success until moving to [l=RCA Victor] His career turning point became the critically acclaimed album [Link] written mostly by [a=billy joe shaver]. During the 1970s, Jennings was instrumental in the inception of outlaw country and with [a=Willie Nelson], [a=Tompall Glaser], and his wife, [a=Jessi Colter] recorded country music's first platinum album, [Link] In the 80s he joined the country supergroup [a=The Highwaymen] with [a=Willie Nelson], [a=Kris Kristofferson], and [a=Johnny Cash], which released three albums between 1985 and 1995. During that period, Jennings released the successful album [Link]. He toured less after 1997 to spend more time with his family. Between 1999 and 2001, his appearances were limited by health problems. He joined another super group, [a=old dogs] with [a=bobby bare], [a=jerry reed], and [a=mel tillis] with songs mostly written by [a=shel silverstein]. In 2001, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2007, he was posthumously awarded the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award by the Academy of Country Music. He was married to [a=jessi colter] they had a son, [a=shooter Jennings]. His step daughter is [a=Jennifer Jennings], step grandson [a=struggle Jennings] and step great grand daughter [a=Brianna harness]

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Release: Waylon & Willie* - Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Year: 1978
Genres: Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Country

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LYRICS

Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're harder to hold.
They'd rather give you a song than diamonds or gold.
Lonestar belt buckles and old faded levis,
And each night begins a new day.
If you don't understand him, an' he don't die young,
He'll prob'ly just ride away.

Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys.
Don't let 'em pick guitars or drive them old trucks.
Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and such.
Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys.
'Cos they'll never stay home and they're always alone.
Even with someone they love.

Cowboys like smokey old pool rooms and clear mountain mornings,
Little warm puppies and children and girls of the night.
Them that don't know him won't like him and them that do,
Sometimes won't know how to take him.
He ain't wrong, he's just different but his pride won't let him,
Do things to make you think he's right.

Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys.
Don't let 'em pick guitars or drive them old trucks.
Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and such.
Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys.
'Cos they'll never stay home and they're always alone.
Even with someone they love.