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    • Apr 5, 1972
    Waylon Payne is born in Nashville, the son of Sammi Smith and Willie Nelson guitarist Jody Payne. Named for Waylon Jennings, he appears in the movie "Walk The Line" and writes Lee Ann Womack's "Solitary Thinkin'"
    Jan 13, 2005
    Shooting begins in Los Angeles for "Crazy," a movie inspired by former Nashville session guitarist Hank Garland, who died in December. Waylon Payne, the son of Sammi Smith and Willie Nelson guitarist Jody Payne, portrays Garland
    Nov 15, 2005
    Wind-Up releases the "Walk The Line" soundtrack, featuring Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Shooter Jennings and Waylon Payne on such Johnny Cash classics as "Jackson," "Folsom Prison Blues," "Ring Of Fire" and "Get Rhythm"
    Jan 11, 2006
    The "Walk The Line" soundtrack is certified gold by the RIAA. Pulled from the Johnny Cash biopic, the disc features Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Shooter Jennings and Waylon Payne revising "Jackson," "Ring Of Fire," "Wildwood Flower" and "It Ain't Me, Babe"
    May 17, 2006
    The "Walk The Line" soundtrack is certified platinum by the RIAA. The album features such Johnny Cash songs as "Ring Of Fire" and "Jackson" performed by Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Shooter Jennings and Waylon Payne
    Jan 7, 2013
    The Zaxby's restaurant chain begins airing commercials that feature "Walk The Line" actor/singer Waylon Payne and comedian David Allen Grier
    Sep 23, 2015
    Jamey Johnson raises $45,000 for the Nikki Mitchell Foundation with a benefit at Marathon Music Works in Nashville. The bill includes Jerrod Niemann, Jessi Colter, Whiskey Myers, Shooter Jennings, Waylon Payne and Alyssa Bonagura
    Aug 24, 2017
    Nashville observes Jerry Lee Lewis Day as the Killer is celebrated in a "Skyville Live" online concert with Chris Stapleton, George Strait, Toby Keith, Lee Ann Womack, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Payne
    Feb 23, 2020
    Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis, Lee Roy Parnell, Walt Wilkins and Waylon Payne perform at Gruene Hall in Texas to raise money for Hal Ketchum's medical expenses as he battles Alzheimer's disease
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