I couldn't see myself really doing anything else.". Show all songs . Some songs move your spirit and change your life, while others are nails on chalkboard.. I owe it to, not only the listener, but to my children. Waylon basically does over half of the album and Im sure not nearly as many people would have heard it had it not been for who hes related to and partially because of the controversy surrounding Waylons music being posthumously used like this. June 4, 2013 @ June 5, 2013 @ I guess it takes talent to take music from a completely unrelated genre and turn it into something else, but its certainly not art and I have absolutely no respect for the practice. Advertisement. Frankly, as disgusted as I am at this album, it disgusts and frankly scares me more that the outrage isnt as widespread as it is. Look, it is my sincere hope that this doesnt turn into a Shooter thread, because even though Shooter does have a role in this, this is Struggles album, and ultimately he is the primary one who needs to answer for it. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. It still blows my mind that this is considered in the same genre as what is labeled as country now. Im all for artists branching out but I Am Struggle doesnt seem very well executed, at least thats what Im getting from my first impression of listening to it. 7:32 am. She has published two edited books and approximately 30 scholarly articles and . 9:44 pm, My disclaimer is that I work with Struggle, so theres my bias.. I was checking out the upcoming tour dates for Erick Strickland & theyre playing at it sometime this summer, Eric Strickland Mike Baillie Destroying the old way of doing things, breaking with tradition. She recorded a couple of singles that didn't take off and toured with Eddy until their . I love traditional country and the outlaw country movement in particular. I dont think Stuggle has disrected Waylon by no means,i think Waylon wouldnt mined at all,im 54 yrs old and like what Struggle does,and i like his music ! There is no information about his siblings. Duane Eddy is a fucking genius guitar player, and legend, and a fucking hell of a nice guy. After touring clubs in her hometown, the "Storms Never Last" singer married guitarist Duane Eddy in 1961. If you look over the schedule for CMA Fest going on this weekend, there are performances by Big Smo, Moonshine Bandits, Cowboy Troy, Colt Ford, The Lacs, plus one of the guys from Jawga Boyz is doing his new single with Joe Diffie (yes, that Joe Diffie!). Trigger you know I dont agree with you anti shooter rants. Jessi Colter Husband. It keeps me from going back. The problem is with the way they are presented. This disapoints me but that is the way it goes.I just hope that this and things like it eventually become a laughing stock much like Limp Bizcit did. A classic song by a legendary artist was sampled by a rapper,and by that and that alone the genre has gained another paying customer. While Jennings did not want any part of it, Colter could not be dissuaded, and Eddy began getting jealous. 6:48 am. She married Jennings in 1969. She was 15 when Struggle was born so Jennifer had a fatherlike relationship with Waylon and her child had and grandchild like relationship. Founded in 1881. I had never even actually heard Outlaw Shut - Waylon Jennins.. Beyond her Colter cover, Harness' tracklist contains songs written by her father and grandmother -- additional opportunities to leverage her family's talent. I can not stand it anymore. October 3, 2013 @ Explore our list of the most anticipated new and returning series coming in 2022. Neither of those are real and I think most people see right through it, but for some reason those same people dont seem to care that its all fake and they just wanna party. Is talent. and his grand son. 10:07 pm, You never knew your grandfather so you have nothing to compare to.I have step- grandkids that are everybit as much mine blood or notyou need to get in your lane and not call some one a liarWaylon took care and mentored this young man and for you to say this is more of a disgrace to society than any of Struggles songs could ever be.SMH, Megan I think I went out of my way in this piece to make sure I gave weight to the legitimacy of Waylon and Struggles relationship as grandfather and grandson when I said, Struggle was not just some distant relative to Waylon that barely knew him who is now riding his name. Jennifer Jennings. 8:57 pm, Im from CA and mainly a Hip Hop fan. 12:53 pm. It is the job of people like me to educate those kinds, and help them understand that good music made by good people can be more fulfilling and change their lives. All Rights reserved. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hZL3-ZsZVw, In the wise words of Jason Isbell, I like rap. February 11, 2018 @ "We've got that on film.". He is the grandson of Jessi Colter and Duane Eddy. Struggle could not do anything relative to Waylon's music without the express consent of Shooter Jennings. She lived in his house almost her entire childhood. Its not about how the words are presented. In closing I guess my point is Struggle deserves a chance to do things his way as much as anybody else does and just like Trigger was saying he is very talented. Jamey Johnson sang on a colt ford songgood enough for me. When listening to Waylon & Willie IV, the confessional, cathartic nature of the music becomes evident. To cover a song, one must (legally) ask for permission. Nonetheless, please dont characterize me as being one discounting the relationship that can form between two people who happen to not be from the same bloodline. 9:29 am. was the law changed at some point? 5:34 pm. Though it does seem like a little bit of an odd jump to go from strictly-gangsta rap mixtapes like Tryin 2 Eat and The Soundtrack to An Indictment to something like whats been described. From there, one thing led to another and Jennings ended up having several run-ins with the law, eventually getting sentenced to prison in 2011 and serving until 2016. Country music giant Waylon Jennings grew up in poverty in West Texas before becoming Buddy Holly's bassist when Jennings was just a teenager. Jessi Colter was first married to a guitarist Duane Eddy in 1961 and they later divorced in 1968. When Taylor Swift won her first CMA for Entertainer of the Year there was outrage because of the sense that country music was living too much in the present moment. Jennings died at 64, shortly after being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. darn. The post 10 Cybersecurity Breaches of Q4 2022 and How to Prevent Them appeared first on Cyolo . December 29, 2014 @ A voluntary professional association, the TBA offers its members a variety of programs and services designed to assist in professional development and works to build a positive image for the profession in the community. OnWelcome to My Nightmare, which follows an EP of duets with her father, the artist is a little bit Amy Winehouse and a little bit Billie Eilish: There's a dark undercurrent to her beautiful, aching vocals, for example on her cover of Colter's 2006 album cut "The Canyon.". Jennifer Eddy Jennings is Struggle Jennings mother. Before anyone corrects me: I just realized the error in my phrasing. Were best friends. 2.6K. Is saying hes no blood relation a stance, or a fact? The Jennifer Jennings Band "The Jennifer Jennings Band is as good or better than anything coming out of Nashville." Mike O'Cull - staff writer for Illinois Entertainer, IllinoisBlues.com and ChicagoMusicGuide.com. Required fields are marked *, Notify me of follow-up comments via e-mail. Jennifer Cofer gangster by the grace of god is this guy for real? But Waylons power runs much deeper than his music.. His legacy is that of a true Artist who never bent or swayed when it came to speaking his mind and expressing himself.. A revolutionary.. A leader.. A man of true conviction and character.. February 8, 2021, 8:27 am, When I went to prison this last time, I lost everything, Struggle Jennings told American Songwriter. Nonetheless, she calls her father her "best friend," someone who can effortlessly channel her feelings and personality into lyrics. Sterling Whitaker Published: February 13, 2020. From the songs ive heard he stands for what he believes in and stays true to is way of life. I specialize treating trauma/PTSD, depression . Comparing Struggle to Waylon is laughable, though I have gone out of my way, in the review and in subsequent comments, to say that I believe Struggle has true talent. Northern rebel I may be the oddball here, but I think both Trigger and Struggles rep as well as almost everyone whos commented on here so far have made good arguments and valid points. Some use change to sell something, others have a deep rooted drive to shake things up.. To go against the grain.. To challenge the system and do things their own way, regardless of what anyone thought.. Well I fully respect your concerns, but I hope you can have an open mind and consider what I want to share with you.. After all were talking about music here so obviously theres a major issue of taste.. Everyone hears things differently depending on their experience.. Just because you enjoy Country music, doesnt mean you like everything that falls under whatever definition of that genre youre going by.. Jennifer Tullman-Botzer | December 28, 2022 | Blog, cyber, MFA, zero trust. Even though Jennings was pursuing music, he now realizes that he was still on a bad track. Growing up, Struggle would spend summers on Waylons road crew, and his mother worked for a while as one of Waylons backup singers as she pursued her own career in music. February 25, 2015 @ 12:38 am. With Jenni playing the piano and Whey standing beside her, the two . At least have respect for the mans son. June 8, 2013 @ and what exactly the copyright concerns. I believe its more in the spirit of Waylon to take up for those that are challenging the norm and going against the establishment, and not taking up for those who want to stick to the old way of doing thing and the old rules I cant speak for Whey or Josh, or Shooter or Struggle.. June 5, 2013 @ 11:12 am, yeah we are playing waylonfest in whiteface texas on june 7th, The Hillbilly Muslim That said, it did get a friend who Ive never known to listen to anything but rap and metal to start listening to Waylon Jennings. But I do agree with this anti rap music his half brother is putting out. But Waylons power runs much deeper than his music.. His legacy is that of a true Artist who never bent or swayed when it came to speaking his mind and expressing himself.. A revolutionary.. A leader.. If you people want to hate on country-rap, actually do it right and go shove barbed-wire bats up the asses of The Lacs, because that shit is awful. November 20, 2019 @ Struggle was not just some distant relative to Waylon that barely knew him who is now riding his name. That is just to shallow (borderline mean) for someone who has no real knowledge of their relationship. Obviously Waylons music (and all other sampled music for that matter) is NOT intended for remixing. I liken sampling (or stealing, as I call it) to taking a famous painting and drawing over the original work. I couldnt stand that new song with whatever that guy is from the Jawga boys or whatever the heck theyre called and Joe Diffee. Jennifer was born on March 22, 1973 and passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016. So see, we both see eye to eye about Struggle. 4:24 pm, Verisimilitude Both Jennings and Jelly Roll confess that being so candid on record has been scary at times, but, ultimately, the reaction from the community has been so overwhelmingly positive that they can never go back to the way it was before. For whatever respectable reason Outlaw Shit was wrote, Its a new generation, and talent. This Residential listing has 3 Beds, 2 Full Baths. In 1969 she met and married Waylon Jennings. First off, lets clarify that Struggle has no blood relation to Waylon. Cmon man, dont be that guy all the time. No one here is an authority on copyright claims. How did we get to this point in country music when taking the lifes work of a country music legend and regurgitating it into vulgarity-laden country rap did not result in downright outspread public outrage? I Am Struggle is nepotism on steroids. Popular rap generally carries on with the same fake crap just packaged in a different way. Dead Prez Somehow hed be upset that mixing Hip Hop and country would be destroying some long-standing, strictly defined, industry approved and culturally protected tradition.. Well though I didnt know the man, to me those are some of the very principles that Waylon stands for.. Christina Harris Every style of music has many many different branches of the genre so why would rap or hip hop be any different. 2. wrt country rap: it is not a threat to country music or anything else. And this isnt necessarily just about country being made into hip-hop. Trigger Yet, the feat of Jennings' growth was no small taskhis life has been true to his first name. October 17, 2013 @ Real Name: Jennifer Eddy. The third one was great too and now we just put out the fourth. I havent yet listened to I Am Struggle but I can say that Im not a big fan of rap but I do enjoy Struggles music. Step family has nothing to do with it. The two were together from 1969 until his death in 2002. Our genre would be better without him. I gurantee hes got Things to say in his own way as Nashville Rebel by Waylon says! This is not good music. However, as reality dictates that will never happen. So now theyre gonna shit all over Waylon? You know, stuff like Feed your family by any means and Its okay to do wrong as long as youre doing it for the right reasons. Those beliefs were instilled in us as kids, a lot of times through music and entertainment. 4:32 pm, wow, I didnt even know she did a version of that song..I dont want my search history tainted with that, so Im not gonna look it up..I really dont mind people doing covers, and I guess its not that easy to tell when its a cover or not on a CD..I just wish people would recognize the artists who wrote the songs (or even the ones who made them famous), Struggles to stay away Old Country Buffet, Acca Dacca I cant glorify it. "It's so much fun just sharing your feelings and emotions with your family. We want to hear it. 5:25 pm, Struggle is good he speaks of real shit he went through and from the heart never heard a bad song from him i did time i can relate. He is the grandson of instrumental rock guitarist Duane Eddy and country musician Jessi Colter, the step-grandson of Waylon Jennings, and the nephew of Shooter Jennings, from whom Harness adopted his stage name.Jennings was one of the original members of Yelawolf's . She made music with Eddy and by 1968, after 7 years of staying married, they were divorced. "It'ssuch a tough industry, you know? I never heard a rap song on there. 6:36 pm. June 4, 2013 @ Jenni Eddy Jennings performs her mother's song 'Im Not Lisa' acoustically at the Rebel Ranch in Ashland City, TN. Struggle is the son of Jennifer Eddy (daughter of Jessi Colter and Duane Eddy.) I know Struggle, he is a hard working, very talented individual with a ton of respect for his grandfather, who raised him as more of a father figure. She adopted the stage name Jessi Colter after her great-great-great uncle who was in Jesse James' notorious outlaw gang. What EXACTLY does that accomplish? 10:47 am, Id think its safe to say based on the context of the paragraph that Trig meant to write One thing we CAN assume, TX Music Jim (They didnt sing about tractors) And so even though you are right, no I dont know every specific detail of their relationship, I do think that I have enough of a gist of it that I would defend Struggle against anyone who would say that hes simply trying to ride the name of a man he has no direct relation to, and never knew. In the summertime, I went to the hood. November 10, 2013 @ I dunno what this dude is thinking, but if Duane was my grandpap Id be proud. Huge kudos and very well said! "There was so many times where I was like, 'Oh, I could see this going this way' and he was just like, 'Oh, what about this?' Right now the main flashpoint of the culture war is country rap, and Shooter and I could not be on more opposite sides. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . 1 Hit. Have any of yall been to this Waylon Fest in Texas? 5:55 am, Acca Dacca Popular Jenni Eddy Jennings songs. Some are threatened by it an some are saved by it.. I related to the stories that were being told in hip-hop., For Jennings, this early love for hip-hop came hand-in-hand with a desire to create music himself. And in 2016 when he got out of prison, Jennings did just thatin the years since, hes released a plethora of charting hip-hop albums, won back custody of all of his children and has entirely rebuilt his life through perseverance, talent and honesty. Making a Scene Presents the 2021 Independent Blues Awards! Looks like he was DOF or would he be in charge of "football operations" like Tisdale's mate Mel Gwinnett was? Eddy has managed reseller channels, product and service campaigns, lead generation initiatives, and brand hierarchies for a long list of globally-recognized . June 6, 2013 @ It doesnt mean the music you dont enjoy, shouldnt be made. Biography. That realization makes me sick.RIP Waylon you remain for me my ultimate musical hero. Colter then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, with Jennings. So, I try to be honest and tell both sidesyeah, I was having fun back then and making money, but I didnt get to keep any of it. He formed a band, The Texas Longhorns. And in 10 years, thats the only thing hell have done for music. February 6, 2019 @ So if nothing else, Struggles music is getting some real hip-hop fans to check out his Grandpas music. January 17, 2017 @ Jennifer Eddy is a highly regarded marketing, advertising, and brand communications strategist specialized in corporate growth strategy and public sector communications. Jennifer Eddy Jennings Jessi Colter had a daughter, Jennifer, from her previous marriage to guitar legend Duane Eddy. This guy is disgusting for doing that. i remember reading that the copyright holders only had a say as to who was the first artist to record the song and after that anyone could cover it so long as the copyright holder received all songwriter royalties and thats how people like pat boone could destroy the sales of singles put out by black rock n roll artists in the 50s. Speaking of rock & roll from the 50s, I know that Led Zeppelin has been sued for plagiarism of older songs on SEVERAL occasions and have lost at least 10 cases in court. His birth sign is Taurus. He was born on May 31, 1980, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA: Struggle is: the nephew of Shooter Jennings - an American singer who has been active since 1996. "At Fleetwood, he was able to appoint former teammates and close friends Clint Hill, Andy Mangan and Eddy Jennings on his staff". Already a member? But if you really want to know my opinion, I believe in 5 years or less, we will be looking back and laughing at this ridiculous, vomitous country rap craze now no different than rock and roll now looks at Korn and Limp Bizkit. Thats why when people say that Shooter and I have the same goals and we need to come together for the big win, nothing could be further from the truth. This is the upside to sampled tracks that no one ever seems to get or mention. I would be curious on your real opinion of the music itself. As far as Shooter goes I love him. June 4, 2013 @ Ive been listening to Struggles work for the last few weeks and, as Trigger notes, the man has some considerable lyrical talent and has surrounded himself with some wise production components. According to Memphis police records acquired by the Washington Post, Memphis Grizzlies Guard Ja . So many people find strength in this. The holder of a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Entrepreneurship, Gender, and Family Business, Jennifer is one of Canada's leading researchers at the intersection of gender, entrepreneurship, and the family embeddedness of entrepreneurial activity. Trig.. are you judging a bit too harshly here??? Born on January 21, 1957, Terry was the eldest of four children . Its just gonna be up to him to blaze the trail and pave his own way without so much help next time. The more Ive listened to it my gut feeling is without Waylon theres not much here. Next thing you know shooter will be rapping with him. Just to clarify, Struggle has called this country rap in numerous interviews, and that is why I have described it as such here. In his latest video, he's accompanied by Jessi's daughter, Jennifer. AKA: Jennifer Jennings Davis. . ?.I realised in my searching, that Struggles mother is not listed on any sites I saw, as being listed as a child or step child to Waylon..? June 6, 2013 @ June 4, 2013 @ was more incidental to his mission, but authentic nevertheless. In the years before that fateful sentence, Jennings faced severe hardship that wouldve been unbearable had it not been for one source of solace and strength: music. Shooter and Struggle are just fine in my book, but then again, Im kinda looking forward in music and not backwards But making a statement as in Saving Country Music is pretty self-absorbed anyways. It doesnt mean we in any way have common goals. Jenni Eddy Jennings. She is Waylon's child. Im not a fan of Shooters music, but i can not get enough of his radio show (it really is great), with that said this project strikes me as pathetic, Im sitting here staring at your headline saying in my head WTF is everyone thinking, I then checked the date No its not April 1st. However I will say, with this album, Shooters song The Gunslinger, and your report that hes been playing a lot of rap on his radio show (I have to take your word for it, because I dont have satellite radio), it is becoming clear that Shooter Jennings is becoming a fulcrum in the country rap movement.