Dang. Give 'em hell, Wayl'n.

Two musical moments from Waylon's prolific body of recorded material stick with me more than any others, where that big, boomy, larger-than-life voice of his did things that send chills down your spine. One was his verse of "The Highwayman." Willie, Johnny, and Kris ain't exactly slouches either in the singin' department (well maybe Kris, but he slouches so well), but when he booms in with "I was a dam-builder" you're hooked. The other moment was his harmonies with Emmylou Harris on her version of "Spanish Johnny." It sounded like him, and yet it didn't, and gives the song an amazing, haunting quality that no other voice could.

A great, great loss.

Chris