Waylon Payne

Country singer/songwriter and actor Waylon Payne is the son of Jody Payne, a guitarist in Willie Nelson's band, and country singer Sammi Smith; he was named after his godfather, Waylon Jennings. He began his career writing songs and playing with other musicians. Notably, he placed "Elvis" and "Sing 'Til I Stop Crying" on Pat Green's album Wave on Wave in 2003, also singing and playing guitar on the disc. He had already finished recording his own album, The Drifter, without a label deal and was playing with Nelson in New York when Green suggested he play the record for Green's ...