But Im gonna tell you bubba, if you havent noticed, the kids are listening to Taylor Swift.. You cannot merge a memorial into itself. Colter then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, with Jennings. 2. 12:41 pm. But I do agree with this anti rap music his half brother is putting out. There is country, and then there is hip-hop. In my opinion, Struggle CAN stand on his own two feet, and thats what makes this album even more of a travesty. granted at some point willie got to put a stamp of approval on the redone songs but it speaks plenty as to if he thinks someone has the right to remake someones music and change its sound to be more marketable. You mix them, what do you get? I grew up listening to Willie, Waylon, and Hank Williams Sr and Jr due to my grandpa. Not sure how I feel about using a dead mans music in context out of what it was meant for. On this record, I think the most insane line I said about myself was: With depression, we all deal with it different/ as for me, its obesity and alcoholism. If I were to be dishonest and go out there and glorify that lifestyle, theyd be dying in vain. Hank didnt do it this way, and neither did Waylon. He was an Waylons primary estate executors Jessi Colter and Shooter Jennings actively participate in I Am Struggle, with both making appearances on the album. To Brianna Harness, they're the great-grandparents who hired a bunch of pretend princesses and threw her a big birthday party when she was a toddler. Why not do this with Hank Williams songs, and George Jones songs. His mother is Jessi Coulters daughter from a previous marriage to Duane Eddy. I thing Waylon would be proud of what he is doing. Will I lose? 9:45 pm. "He lived an [adventurous] life as many of you know, and he has accomplished so much. I have written songs since I was a kid, been in and out of the music business, grew up in a high . You gotta find a way to meet them and talk to them in their language.. An I believe, %100 percent, that this is Struggles true role.. Obviously youre not gonna listen to the album again with virgin ears.. Youre not gonna suddenly connect to Struggs music an be won over.. An thats fine.. You just arent into it.. Damn sure wouldnt lie to my fans either, Christina Harris Show all songs . February 25, 2015 @ 3:37 am. EVER! Frankly, as disgusted as I am at this album, it disgusts and frankly scares me more that the outrage isnt as widespread as it is. If you look over the schedule for CMA Fest going on this weekend, there are performances by Big Smo, Moonshine Bandits, Cowboy Troy, Colt Ford, The Lacs, plus one of the guys from Jawga Boyz is doing his new single with Joe Diffie (yes, that Joe Diffie!). Went to work today and researched Waylon literally all day(we are in our slow season) Thats how I found this site. February 6, 2019 @ Aside from the fact that they are based almost entirely on digital and electronic machinations, artists frequently feel the need to sample music from other singers/songwriters for their own means. Clearly this site hates those who dont imitate or replicate former country sounds (i.e. I think that when we started to wear that on our sleeves openly, thats when things started to open up for us. If you enjoy something, great. The message I took away from it.. was powerful. I couldnt stand that new song with whatever that guy is from the Jawga boys or whatever the heck theyre called and Joe Diffee. September 10, 2020 @ So if nothing else, Struggles music is getting some real hip-hop fans to check out his Grandpas music. on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI and KLLL. After her divorce from Eddy in 1968, she married Waylon Jennings on 26 October 1969 at her mother's church. 12:55 pm. TX Music Jim No blood relation you really want to stand by that stance? I dont think Stuggle has disrected Waylon by no means,i think Waylon wouldnt mined at all,im 54 yrs old and like what Struggle does,and i like his music ! Real music is real music. To cover a song, one must (legally) ask for permission. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hZL3-ZsZVw, In the wise words of Jason Isbell, I like rap. Colter was also married to guitarist Duane Eddy and, more famously, the legendary Waylon Jennings. This article nails it in that here we have one of the greatest country music legends of all time having his legacy bastardized to create rap music. Macklemore Announces 2023 Fall North American Tour: I Wasnt Sure We Were Gonna Ever Be Able to Do This Again, American Songwriter: a Savage Ventures Brand. So I wouldnt worry about Waylons legacy being tarnished. Its real life for some of us out there. Jack Williams 10:58 am, Burly Dent https://www.facebook.com/ShooterJennings/posts/10151503605098460, Denny Mac Struggle calls him Grandpa and neither Jessie or Shooter have issue with it because there must be no reason to. 1:15 pm. For me Waylon is a legend and his attitude fits great with all of this. That in my opinion is an abomination, both of the songs, and of Struggles talent. But when it comes to Struggles own music, hell go down in history with people like Kwame and his polka dots. Eddy has managed reseller channels, product and service campaigns, lead generation initiatives, and brand hierarchies for a long list of globally-recognized . Where on one of those I heard outlaw shit, song changed things for me. I love traditional country and the outlaw country movement in particular. It doesnt mean we in any way have common goals. I cant answer that question. Jenni Eddy Jennings performs her mother's song 'Im Not Lisa' acoustically at the Rebel Ranch in Ashland City, TN. 12:59 pm. As offensive as I Am Struggle may be to the legacy of Waylon and to Waylon Jennings fans, some of the songs on the album are quite catchy, and some of the lines are infused with tremendous wit. Johnny Law February 6, 2019 @ Dont understand the inner city and club shit. In Nashville, where everyone has some sort of connection to the industry, though, it never seemed like anything to brag about. I completely agree it is nowhere near the same quality as Aldean or Shelton, and went out of my way to say so in the article. It keeps me from going back. That lifestyle does have repercussionsIve felt them, my family has felt them. That family has always stuck together against tough odds. They said jobs are hard to get, they said Oh, well you cant do this because of that. To be able to break away from all of those stereotypes and restrictions and be successful, to make it and provide for my family, to get custody back of all of my kids, to stay out of prison and off of drugs, being able to show people that thats possible it keeps me grounded. Country is country. This guy is disgusting for doing that. Jennifer and Will have a daughter, Brianna. Request additional information, schedule a showing, save to your property organizer. The music and the story is really touching people and actually hitting folks from all over in the end elevating and growing the audience for Waylon and Country Music in general, James Hahn II any info on who put the beats together? Like Hank says in one of his songs,WHY DONT YOU LEAVE THEM BOYZ ALONE AND LET THEM SING THEIR SONGS ! I dont really like the female singer on the track that much though. Limp Bizkit is a punch line, and so will this be. He can rap so thats what he does. Although Jennifer is not blood-related to Jennings, she grew up as though she was. | Learn more about Jen Eddy's work experience, education, connections & more by . Jennings died on February 13, 2002, at his home in Chandler, Arizona. Sure, there may be some artists we both like/promote, but theres artists that both I and Blake Shelton like. 7 out of 9 tracks using Waylons songs seems like overkill, but I reckon I cant say much since I havent listened to it yet. They are all valid.I guess Ive just gotten so fed up with the whole country rap thing in general nothing suprises me anymore. That realization makes me sick.RIP Waylon you remain for me my ultimate musical hero. I think itll be good. William Harness (born May 31, 1980), professionally known as Struggle Jennings, is an American rapper from Nashville, Tennessee. November 20, 2019 @ June 6, 2013 @ "We don't really like hold onto any past grudges or anything like that -- we're just here to create with each other "There's probably not very many things that we don't know about each other," she adds. So now theyre gonna shit all over Waylon? Jenni Eddy Jennings-Finding her Own Path S1 Ep18 Songwriter Connection Music Interviews Jenni is the Daughter of Jessi Colter, Her dad is Duane Eddy and she also called the late Waylon Jennings Dad. I saw him pour his trials and tribulations out over a respectfully created mixture of the sounds that surrounded and inspired Struggle through his life.. Black82ford But to make an album with a majority of the songs borrowing from Waylon, or really any single artist is complete overkill in my opinion, and puts the artist up for criticism that he cant stand on his own two feet. Check out Waylons oldest son Terrys new book. June 4, 2013 @ October 30, 2013 @ 5:34 pm. I Am Struggle leads country music down a very slippery slope where the catalogs of other country music greats could be opened and re-interpreted by country rappers or for other commercial purposes, forever soiling or superseding the original versions, and eroding their legacy. You people in the trenches feeling that and shooters doing what he wants havent you heard white lines, Jack Williams Look, I fully know that in 20 years, every single Waylon Jennings song, every single Hank Williams song, and every Willie Nelson song will probably be made into rap songs. 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Will Are You Ready For The Country eventually be known as a Struggle song? June 16, 2018 @ While Jennings did not want any part of it, Colter could not be dissuaded, and Eddy began getting jealous.

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