Waylon Jennings, Cocaine, and a DEA Raid Gone Wrong

About this episode

The episode explores the life and legend of Waylon Jennings, highlighting his outlaw persona and a bizarre DEA raid on his recording studio.

Waylon Jennings didn't just sing songs about being an outlaw. He genuinely became one. In this week's Tape Spaghetti, Scott & Blake discuss the life and legend of Waylon Jennings, who went from small-town disc-jockey to Buddy Holly's bandmate to one of country's greatest rebels. Back when Nashville was a highly polished music machine, Jennings forged his own gritty sound... and even grittier lifestyle. It all culminated in a raid of his recording studio by DEA agents in search a suspicious package, which vanished in just about the most absurd way possible. Here's the story of Waylon Jennings as a myth-making outlaw country star, the tension between artists and Nashville overlords, and a dash of true crime that seems too crazy to be true.

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott, Blake Wyland

Topics covered

• Waylon Jennings
• outlaw country
• music history
• true crime
• Nashville music industry
• DEA raid

Keywords

• Waylon Jennings
• outlaw country
• DEA raid
• Nashville
• music history
• Buddy Holly
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nashville, DEA

Books & works: Tape Spaghetti

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