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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> |
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| Name = Shooter |
| Name = Shooter |
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| Img_capt = Shooter, on stage. |
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| , portrayed in the [[Johnny Cash]] [[Biographical film|biopic]], <em>[[Walk the Line]]</em>. He is th |
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| Birth_name = Waylon Albright Jennings |
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| Born = {{birth date and age|1979|5|19}} |
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| Instrument = [[Vocals]]<br />[[Electric guitar]]<br />[[Acoustic guitar]]<br />[[Piano]]<br />[[Hammond organ]]<br />[[Banjo]]<ref name="liner">''Put the "O" Back in Country'' [CD liner notes]. Universal South Records, 2005</ref> |
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| Genre = [[Country music|Country]], [[Outlaw country]], [[southern rock]] |
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| Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]] |
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| Years_active = 2005-present |
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| Label = [[Universal South Records|Universal South]] |
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| Associated_acts = [[Waylon Jennings]] <br> [[Jessi Colter]] |
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| URL = [http://www.shooterjennings.com ShooterJennings.com] |
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| notable instruments = [[Fender Telecaster]] <br> />[[Gibson Firebird]] |
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'''Shooter Jennings''' (born '''Waylon Albright Jennings''', [[May 19]], [[1979]]) is an American [[country music]] singer. The only child of country singers [[Waylon Jennings]] and [[Jessi Colter]], Jennings signed to 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 (magazine)|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 (Shooter Jennings album)|The Wolf]]'' (2007). |
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==Biography== |
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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]]. |
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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 a rabid following, and earned praise from the local music press. But the Hollywood party scene eventually began to bother him. He says, "I was posing as a rocker—a country guy trying to be something he wasn't." |
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On March 30, 2003, Jennings dissolved Stargunn and moved to [[New York City, New York|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 357's, presently, consist of Ted Russell Kamp on bass, Coley Read on guitar (replacing original lead guitarist Leroy Powell, who left in mid 2007 to pursue a solo career), Gordon "Gordo" Hartin on pedal steel, and Bryan Keeling on drums. After six weeks in the studio, he completed his first solo album, ''"[[Put the "O" Back in Country]]"''. [[Universal South]] released the album in early 2005. |
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Jennings portrayed his father in the [[Johnny Cash]] [[Biographical film|biopic]], <em>[[Walk the Line]]</em>. He is the host of ''Shooter Jennings' Electric Rodeo'', a two-hour weekly music show on [[Sirius Satellite Radio]]'s Outlaw Country channel. Shooter's second solo album ''"[[Electric Rodeo]]"'' was released on April 4, 2006. Shooter released ''"[[The Wolf (Shooter Jennings album)|The Wolf]]"'', his third solo album, on October 23, 2007. |
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He is dating [[Drea de Matteo]], with whom he had a baby girl, Alabama Gypsy Rose, on November 29, 2007 <ref>[http://www.eonline.com/gossip/planetgossip/detail/index.jsp?uuid=99146cea-c303-4814-8e32-4883bdbe4c34 Planet Gossip - Breaking! Drea's Big Baby News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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On January 4, 2008 Shooter appeared on the [[Late Show with David Letterman]], and performed 'This 'Ol Wheel' <ref>[http://test.redlasso.com/service/svc/clip/playClip?fid=638b5bf2-992e-40eb-a39c-e1ac5644ab5b RedLasso - Letterman 1/4/2008 - Shooter Jennings performance<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==Discography== |
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{{for|a list of singles and albums|Shooter Jennings discography}} |
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==Film and Television== |
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* Shooter appeared as himself in season 8 episode 11 of [[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]. |
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* Shooter appeared in the film [[Walk the Line]] playing his father, Waylon Jennings. |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.shooterjennings.com/ Official Website] |
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* [http://www.myspace.com/shooterjennings Official MySpace] |
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* [http://www.universal-south.com/ Record Label] |
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* [http://www.wrasserecords.com/ UK Record Label] |
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* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1678944/ IMDB Profile] |
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{{Persondata |
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|NAME = Waylon Albright Jennings | |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION = [[Country music]] [[Artist]] | |
|SHORT DESCRIPTION = [[Country music]] [[Artist]] | |
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|DATE OF BIRTH = [[May 19]], [[1979]] | |
|DATE OF BIRTH = [[May 19]], [[1979]] | |
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|DATE OF DEATH |
|DATE OF DEATH Mother Late jessi colter |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jennings, Shooter}} |
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[[Category:1979 births]] |
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[[Category:American country singers]] |
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[[Category:American male singers]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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Revision as of 22:46, 8 June 2008
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Shooter | Img = Shooter7.jpg | Img_capt = Shooter, on stage. | Img_size = 220px | Landscape Shooter Tribute To Late Mother jessi Colter Death | Background = solo_singer | , portrayed in the Johnny Cash biopic, Walk the Line. He is th |ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Shooter |SHORT DESCRIPTION = Country music Artist | |DATE OF BIRTH = May 19, 1979 | |PLACE OF BIRTH = | |DATE OF DEATH Mother Late jessi colter