Waylon Albright "Shooter" Jennings
(born May 19, 1979) is an American country music singer and songwriter. The only child of country singers Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, Jennings signed his first recording contract, with Universal South Records, in 2005, releasing his debut album Put the "O" Back in Country
that year. This album produced his only entry on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs charts in its lead-off single "Fourth of July", which peaked at #26. Jennings has since followed Put the "O" Back in Country
with three more albums: Electric Rodeo
, Live at Irving Plaza 4.18.06
(both 2006), and The Wolf
(2007).
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Biography
Shooter Jennings lived his first few years in a crib on his parents' tour bus. By age five, he was playing drums. Between tours, he took piano lessons. He started playing
guitar at fourteen and sometimes played in his father's band. He and his father recorded a few things together when they happened to have some microphones set up and the tape recorder plugged in. At age sixteen, Jennings discovered
rock 'n' roll. Shooter graduated from
University School of Nashville, 2000 Edgehill Ave. in 1997.
As an adult, Jennings left
Nashville, Tennessee to seek his fortunes in
Los Angeles. He assembled and performed with
Stargunn, a
southern rock band whose sound he described as
Lynyrd Skynyrd mutating into
Guns N' Roses. Stargunn performed at local clubs for six years, built an avid following, and earned praise from the local music press.
On March 30, 2003, Jennings dissolved Stargunn and moved to
New York City to spend time with his girlfriend and sort out what he wanted to do next. An unexpected gig at the House of Blues a few weeks later revived his creativity. He returned to Los Angeles to form another band, the .357s. The .357s originally consisted of Bryan Keeling on drums, Ted Russell Kamp on bass and Leroy Powell on guitar (although Jennings later fired Powell for unknown reasons). The quartet recorded their first album "Put The O Back in C untry" with Dave Cobb producing in 2004 and it was released in 2005.
Jennings portrayed his father in the
Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line
. He is the host of
Shooter Jennings' Electric Rodeo
, a two-hour weekly music show on
Sirius Satellite Radio's Outlaw Country channel. His second solo album
Electric Rodeo
was released on April 4, 2006, followed by
The Wolf
on October 23, 2007. This album was followed in 2009 by his first compilation album,
Bad Magick: The Best of Shooter Jennings & the .357's
.
Currently Jennings has been rumored to be working on a more rock flavored album and several sites have speculated the direction of the new album, but no information has been given from Jennings' camp. Shooter's live band now consists of Bobby Emmett on keyboards, John "The Gov'ner" Schreffler on Lead Guitar, and Keeling and Kamp holding down the rhythm section. Fan sites have reported that the new band is called "Hierophant" but no concrete evidence has been given.
Personal life
He is engaged to
Drea de Matteo, with whom he had a baby girl, Alabama Gypsy Rose, on November 28th, 2007
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Discography
Studio albums
Year
| Album details
| Peak chart positions
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US Country
| US
| US Heat
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2005
| Put the "O" Back in Country
- Released: March 1, 2005
- Label: Universal South Records
| 22
| 124
| 1
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2006
| Electric Rodeo
- Released: April 4, 2006
- Label: Universal South Records
| 12
| 64
| —
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2007
| The Wolf
- Released: October 23, 2007
- Label: Universal South Records
| 12
| 52
| —
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"—" denotes the album failed to chart or not released
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Compilation albums
Year
| Album details
| US Country
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2009
| Bad Magick: The Best of Shooter Jennings and the .357's
- Released: March 24, 2009
- Label: Universal South Records
| 45
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Live albums
Year
| Album details
| US Country
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2006
| Live at Irving Plaza 4.18.06
- Released: October 10, 2006
- Label: Universal South Records
| 55
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Singles
Year
| Song
| US Country
| Album
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2005
| "4th of July" (with George Jones)
| 26
| Put the "O" Back in Country
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"Steady at the Wheel"
| —
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2006
| "Gone to Carolina"
| —
| Electric Rodeo
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"Some Rowdy Women"
| —
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2007
| "It Ain't Easy"
| —
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"Walk of Life"
| —
| The Wolf
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2008
| "This Ol' Wheel"
| —
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"—" denotes the single failed to chart, or not released.
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Other appearances
Year
| Album
| Artist
| Song
| Label
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2003
| I've Always Been Crazy A Tribute to Waylon Jennings
| Stargunn
| "I've Always Been Crazy"
| RCA
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2004
| Songs Inspired by The Passion of the Christ
| Jessi Colter
| "Please Carry Me Home"
| Universal South
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2005
| Walk the Line (soundtrack)
| various
| "I'm a Long Way From Home"
| Wind-Up Records
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2006
| The Pilgrim A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson
| various
| "The Silver Tongued Devil & I"
| American Roots
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2007
| The Chain
| Deana Carter
| "Good Hearted Woman"
| Vanguard
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2008
| The Fabled City
| The Nightwatchman
| "The Iron Wheel"
| Epic
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Music videos
Year
| Video
| Director
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2005
| "4th of July"
| Roger Pistole
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"Steady at the Wheel"
| James Minchin
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2006
| "Gone to Carolina"
| Dean Karr
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2007
| "It Ain't Easy"
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"Walk of Life"
| Deaton-Flanigen
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Filmography
Year
| Title
| Role
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2005
| Walk the Line
| Waylon Jennings
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2007
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
| Himself
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References
- Planet Gossip - Breaking! Drea's Big Baby News