2:08 pm. My point is this: Country gained a new 31 year old fan today. Something else worth pointing out about Struggle is that he is no Blake Shelton or Jason Aldean, and his songs are no Dirt Road Anthem. As Ive also said about fellow Southern white rapper Yelawolf, Struggle has talent. (They didnt sing about tractors) 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. I respect struggle and his music. What does Waylons other 5 kids have to say about their fathers music being used? I saw the passionate support of Shooter and Waylons right-hand man Robbie Turner as they came in to put their mark on the songs.. Struggle on the other hand sounds like hes really lived this stuff. Although it's not on her album, Harness' sessions forWelcome to My Nightmare also included a reimagining of Struggle Jennings' "Outlaw S--t," which itself pulls from Waylon Jennings' posthumously released song of the same name, an altered version of his 1978 release "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand." In 1968, their divorce was finalized after separating for a short time. She's the daughter of country rapper Struggle Jennings (given name: William Harness), himself the son of Jennifer Eddy, who is the daughter of Colter and her first husband, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Duane Eddy. In the summertime, I went to the hood. First off, I appreciate your history lesson, but I dont need to be preached to about the legacy of Waylon Jennings. I love Waylons Outlaw Shit and I think Strugg and Yelawolfs take on it was pretty interesting and wasnt bad at all. Jennifer Jennings. Would Waylon approve of this being done to his music? Have any of yall been to this Waylon Fest in Texas? shannon Struggle Jennings (real name - William Harness) is an American country rapper who released his debut album "I Am Struggle" in 2013. Our genre would be better without him. Granted he did rely ALOT on Waylons music to market this and I think they did overdo it having 7/9 songs being rapped around Waylon tracks. Before anyone corrects me: I just realized the error in my phrasing. 12:41 pm. But honestly its no worse than any other new up and coming artists having big name people they either are related to or have some connection to singing a few tracks with them or promoting them. There isn't any information about his education and academic achievements. 7:32 am. Last summer, she and her father duetted on the song Bad Company. Struggle Jennings will release his new album The Widows Son on February 15th. Nothing will ever tarnish for me waht Waylons music has meant and continues to mean to me. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Ive buried 40 of my closest friends because of gang violence, robberies, drug violence, overdoses. My girlfriends brother loves modern rock and is especially fond of Five Finger Death Punch. I dont know, but I sure as hell dont want to find out. 1. wrt struggle: I understand your concerns, but in this case I would defer to shooter and jessie. Jennifer Eddy is also Struggle's mother. "He was just a boy at one of his Grampa Waylon's shows and his Grama Jessi had just left the stage after singing 'Storms Never Last' when she sat her mic in the chair backstage," his band's Facebook page states. So, it goes from being kinda scary to realizing that youre not alone. What EXACTLY does that accomplish? Photos and Property Details for 1125 OLDFIELD ROAD, FAIRFIELD, CT 06824. Ive been listening to Struggles work for the last few weeks and, as Trigger notes, the man has some considerable lyrical talent and has surrounded himself with some wise production components. Popular Jenni Eddy Jennings songs. After helping (now known as) "Jessi Colter" secure a record deal with RCA, Jennings co-produced her 1970 debut LP "A Country Star Is Born." By the time of the album's release (05-1970), the couple were already married, the ceremony having taken place at her mother's church, October 26, 1969, a marriage that would last nearly 33 years, until . November 20, 2019 @ Our family has endured a lot and overcome, and this record was a testament to the power of love.. Struggle is one of those few, IMO. Speaking of rock & roll from the 50s, I know that Led Zeppelin has been sued for plagiarism of older songs on SEVERAL occasions and have lost at least 10 cases in court. December 20, 2015 @ The Jennifer Jennings Band Official Website February 10, 2017 @ 12:38 am. Born in Nashville in 1980 to Jennifer Eddy, the daughter of Jessi Colter and Duane Eddy, and raised in the shadow of his step-grandfather, Waylon Jennings (who married Colter in 1969), Struggle Jennings became acquainted with hard-living at an early age. In 1967, Eddy and his wife recorded a duet single, 'Guitar On My Mind'. 3:40 am. Many believe this was a marketing ploy to promote the song. So see, we both see eye to eye about Struggle. You, Blake Shelton, Struggle, and whoever else can make this argument over and over, but youre tilting at windmills. The only threat to the kind of music discussed As I recall, the original idea was by Bob Dylan, but Old Crow Medicine Show altered it and recorded the version that Darius Rucker covered. For anyone interested here is the history of shooter and struggle. Outlaw' Waylon Jennings tour bus detained at border - UPI March 14, 2014 @ Cine d'aventuras - Biquipedia, a enciclopedia libre This disapoints me but that is the way it goes.I just hope that this and things like it eventually become a laughing stock much like Limp Bizcit did. At just 18-years-old, he married Maxine Lawrence in 1956. Making an original hip hop/rap song (with electronic beats/autotune or not) is one thing, but taking another song and talking in rhythm over it is another. I love it so much. The two came together for one breathtaking duet of Waylon and Jessi's "Storms Never Last.". Skilled in Negotiation, Policy Analysis, Event Planning, Customer Service, and Government. I had to check it out. In fact it probably makes me value it even more. Jenni Eddy Jennings' son, Will Harness, also known as . I first started writing poems around when I was 8 years old. 11:24 pm. He appears on this album, and this is what the Charleston City Paper had to say about his son The Gunslinger: http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/shooter-jennings-doesnt-like-country-musics-nickelback-makeover/Content?oid=4609036, Meanwhile, on Gunslinger Jennings spits out taunts like a trash-talking rapper: Dont call me an outlaw/ Im a motherfucking gunslinger/ You want to run your mouth all day long/ You better keep your eye on my motherfucking trigger finger/ Do you feel me, punk / Do you feel me, punk. Gunslinger not only draws from hip-hop, it features a full-on saxophone jam to close the album., shooter who Say what you will about Dirt Road Anthem or Boys Round Here, but they were intended as country rap from the very beginning. Im sure those projects are coming. Imagine if someone took the Mona Lisa and put a mustache on her and drew dinosaurs fighting aliens in the background. Country rap is the parachute pants of our generation. Not sure how I feel about using a dead mans music in context out of what it was meant for. Colter, meanwhile, is a key figure in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museums new Outlaws & Armadillos exhibit. Become a member. Nor did Shooter, Hank Jr., or Hank3. 3. wrt shooter: personal issues aside, he has made some quality music (imo). Jessi Colter Net Worth 2023: Age, Height, Weight, Husband, Kids, Bio The more Ive listened to it my gut feeling is without Waylon theres not much here. Maybe, but Ill go down trying, with my middle finger raised in the air, and at least people will know there was dissent about what transpired, and that a small, but fervent group of people still believed in the purity of original expression, untarnished by the short-sighted and opportunistic goals of people looking for short cuts. However, it is very wrong in that it says Struggle is talented. Shooter and Struggle are just fine in my book, but then again, Im kinda looking forward in music and not backwards But making a statement as in Saving Country Music is pretty self-absorbed anyways. 2:27 pm. Jenni Eddy Jennings | ReverbNation 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. Her only son with Waylon Jennings, the country artist and producer Shooter Jennings, released his eponymous Shooter album last year. Harness recalls herself as an "extremely musical" child -- she sang in the choir, was first chair in band and "just, like, ran around singing all the time" -- but her debut album,Welcome to My Nightmare, only just arrived in 2020. Now, I have an incredible wife and a beautiful car with rims, but Im getting it the right way. darn. The couple remained together until Jennings died in 2002. Donning the name Struggle Jennings, he worked up an incredibly moving tune built around a sample from his grandpas famous Dont You Think This Outlaw Bits Done Got Out of Hand? The resulting trackOutlawserved as the first of a long line of powerful songs from the younger Jennings. Waylon is their But the way I see it, being a part of this particular musical legacy isnt just about making kick-ass music (or Country music at that).. That would be intimidating enough.. It doesnt take long for history to be revised in pop culture. Autopsy IV June 6, 2013 @ I owe it to my family because of all of the heartache caused by beliefs we were taught as kids. Jenni Eddy Jennings - Visionary - Singer-Songwriter, Producer - LinkedIn Jennifer and Will have a daughter, Brianna. My music has to be honest he explained. Is saying hes no blood relation a stance, or a fact? Sterling Whitaker Published: February 13, 2020. Some of its worked and sounded great and other things Ive wondered what he was thinking, but overall he is tremendously talented and WAY better than the crap thats on radio and CMT these days.