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The Story of Waylon Jennings

Saturday, April 5, 2025
7:30pm to 9:30pm

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Tickets are $50 or more
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The Story Of Waylon Jennings features Bill Hanson, the vocalist for numerous touring acts including 15 years with the band Kidd Country and Country Music Alberta's two-time Horizon Female Artist of the Year Mariya Stokes.

Experience an unforgettable evening celebrating country music’s greatest outlaw. The Story Of Waylon Jennings will take you through the incredible life and music of the legendary singer through live performances, riveting stories and multimedia. You’ll hear his chart-topping hits including “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys”, “Luckenbach Texas”, “The Theme From Dukes Of Hazzard” and “Suspicious Minds” (which he recorded with his wife Jessie Colter). You’ll also be told about his incredible journey from poverty to playing bass for Buddy Holly to becoming one of the most popular and important artists in country music history. In his career spanning six decades, he sold over 40 million records, played to millions of fans around the world, battled addiction, changed the music industry … and carried dynamite on his bus. The Story Of Waylon Jennings pays tribute to the rebel spirit and enduring legacy of a true country music outlaw.


Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

11455 87 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB, T6G 2T2

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