Friday Outlaw Show Celebrating the 2024 Birthday of Harry Nilsson and Waylon Jennings
by Robert Wilkinson Today we celebrate the birthdays of two talents who were remarkable in their similarities and differences. These guys were both legends and outlaws! And we even have a cult movie narrated by Alan Thicke! One's voice was beautiful, one's was deep and resonant. Both were rebels, and hung around with unique talents. Harry and St. John the Beatle were best friends in their hell-raising Los Angeles era, while Waylon and St. Willie were best friends in the "Outlaw Country" era. Harry Nilsson (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994) had a voice that was quite amazing, with a 3 ½ octave range that allowed him to create some fairly eclectic interpretations of his own and others' songs. Waylon, on the other hand, had a great voice, but an even greater sound, with a deep driving bass beat keeping his songs steady as they whirled around him in a new form of country no one had ever done before. Here’s Harry live in 1968, doing his huge hit from the Midnight