I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CRAZY
WAYLON JENNINGS
SONGWRITER: WAYLON JENNINGS
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: I’VE ALAWYS BEEN CRAZY
LABEL: RCA RECORDS
GENRE: COUNTRY
YEAR: 1978
Waylon Arnold Jennings(born Wayland Arnold
Jennings; June 15, 1937–February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter,
and musician. He is best known as one of the founding pioneers of the Outlaw Movement in country music.
Jennings started to play guitar at age of
eight and first performed at age 12 on KVOW radio, after which
he formed his first band, The Texas Longhorns. Jennings left high school at age
16, determined to become a musician and worked as a performer and DJ on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, KLLL, in Coolidge, Arizona, and Phoenix. In
1958, 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. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens.
Jennings then formed a rockabilly club
band, The Waylors, which
became the house band at "JD's", a club in Scottsdale, Arizona. He
recorded for independent label Trend Records and A&M Records, but did
not achieve success until moving to RCA Victor,
taking on Neil Reshen as a manager, who negotiated significantly better touring
and recording contracts for him. After he gained creative control from RCA Records, he
released the critically acclaimed albums Lonesome,
On'ry and Mean and Honky Tonk Heroes,
followed by the hit albums Dreaming My Dreams and Are You Ready
for the Country. During the 1970s, Jennings
became one of the main figures of outlaw country.
With Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser and Jessi Colter he
recorded country music's first platinum album, Wanted! The Outlaws.
It was followed by Ol' Waylon and the hit song "Luckenbach, Texas".
Jennings was featured in the 1978 album White Mansions,
performed by various artists documenting the lives of people in the Confederacy
during the Civil War. Jennings also appeared in films and television series,
including Sesame Street, and a
stint as the balladeer for The Dukes of
Hazzard, composing and singing the show's theme song and providing narration for the show. By the early 1980s, Jennings
struggled with a cocaine addiction,
which he overcame in 1984. Later, he joined the country supergroup The
Highwaymen with Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson,
and Johnny Cash, which
released three albums between 1985 and 1995. During that period, Jennings
released the successful álbum Will the Wolf
Survive.
He
toured less after 1997 to spend more time with his family. Between 1999 and
2001, his appearances were limited by health problems. 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.
"I've Always Been Crazy" is a song
written and recorded by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. It was
released in June 1978 as the first single and title track from his 1978 album I've Always
Been Crazy. The song became his sixth number one on the country
chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and
spent a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.
I've always been
crazy and the trouble that it's put me through
I've been busted for things that I did, and I didn't do
I can't say I'm proud of all of the things that I've done
But I can say I've never intentionally hurt anyone
I've always been
different with one foot over the line
Winding up somewhere one step ahead or behind
It ain't been so easy but I guess I shouldn't complain
I've always been crazy but it's kept me from going insane
Beautiful lady, are
you sure that you understand
The chances your taking loving a free living man
Are you really sure, you really want what you see
Be careful of something that's just what you want it to be
I've always been
crazy but it's kept me from going insane
Nobody knows if it's something to bless or to blame
So far I ain't found a rhyme or a reason to change
I've always been crazy but it's kept me from going insane.
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