Editing Waylon Jennings (section)

=== Phoenix ===
Due to his father-in-law's illness, Jennings had to shuttle between Arizona and Texas. While his family lived back in Littlefield, Jennings found a job briefly at [[KODM|KOYL]] in [[Odessa, Texas]].{{sfn|Jennings|Kaye|1996|p=81}} He moved with his family to [[Coolidge, Arizona]], where his wife Maxine's sister lived. He found a job performing at the Galloping Goose bar, where he was heard by Earl Perrin, who offered him a spot on [[KCKY]]. Jennings also played during the intermission at [[drive-in theater]]s and in bars.{{sfn|Jennings|Kaye|1996|pp=82–86}} After a successful performance at the Cross Keys Club in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], he was approached by two contractors (Paul Pristo and Dean Coffman) who were building a club in [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]] for James (Jimmy) D. Musil, called JD's. Musil engaged Jennings as his main artist<ref name=pnt>, with Jennings noted to be at the construction site.  [https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/requiem-for-an-outlaw-6413445 "Requiem for an Outlaw", ''Phoenix New Times'', February 21, 2002]<!--Note that this is the correct spelling of "Musil"; it is incorrectly spelled "Musial" in the Kaye biography.--></ref> and designed the club around his act.{{sfn|Jennings|Kaye|1996|p=89}}

Jennings formed his backing band, [[the Waylors]], with bassist Paul Foster, guitarist Jerry Gropp, and drummer Richie Albright.{{sfn|Smith|p=15|1995}} The band soon earned a strong local fan base at JD's,{{sfn|Erlewine|Bogdanov|Woodstra|2003|p=375}} where Jennings developed his rock-influenced style of country music that defined him on his later career.{{sfn|Carr|Munde|1997|p= 159}}

[[File:Waylon Jennings - A&M Records.jpg|thumb|200px|Jennings in a promotional shot for [[A&M Records]] in 1963|left]]
In 1961, Jennings signed a recording contract with [[Trend Records]],{{sfn|Erlewine|Bogdanov|Woodstra|2003|p=375}} and experienced moderate success with his single, "Another Blue Day".{{sfn|Carr|Munde|1997|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=6Q2QhJf4jR0C&dq=Waylon%20Jennings%20KLLL&pg=PT167 156]}} His friend [[Don Bowman (singer)|Don Bowman]] took demos of Jennings to [[Jerry Moss]], who at the time was starting [[A&M Records]] with associate [[Herb Alpert]]. In July 1963 Jennings signed a contract with A&M that granted him 5% of record sales. At A&M, he recorded "Love Denied" backed with "[[Rave On!|Rave On]]", and [[Ian Tyson]]'s "[[Four Strong Winds]]" backed with "[[Just to Satisfy You (song)|Just to Satisfy You]]". He followed up by recording demos of "[[The Twelfth of Never]]", "[[Kisses Sweeter than Wine (song)|Kisses Sweeter than Wine]]", and "[[Don't Think Twice, It's All Right]]", and also produced the single "Sing the Girls a Song, Bill", backed with "[[The Race Is On]]". The singles were released between April and October 1964.{{sfn|Jennings|Kaye|1996|pp=94–96}}

Jennings's records found little success at A&M, because the label was releasing mostly [[folk music]] rather than country at the time.{{sfn|Wolff|Duane|2000|p={{google books|id=3Jorozp1yp4C|p=360}}}} He had a few regional hits around Phoenix, due to local radio airplay with  "Four Strong Winds" and "Just To Satisfy You", which was co-written with Bowman. Meanwhile, he recorded an album on BAT records produced by James Musil and engineered by Jack Miller, called "JD's Waylon Jennings" on the front of the album, and "Waylon Jennings at JD's" on the back side. After 500 copies were sold at the club another 500 were pressed by the Sounds label.<ref>Country Music Foundation; p. 53</ref> He also played lead guitar for [[Patsy Montana]] on a 1964 album.{{sfn|Montana, Patsy|Frost, Jane|2002|p=166}}

Singer [[Bobby Bare]] heard Jennings's "Just to Satisfy You" on his car radio while passing through Phoenix, and recorded it and "Four Strong Winds".{{sfn|Streissguth|2013|p=52}} After stopping in Phoenix to attend a Jennings performance at JD's, Bare called [[Chet Atkins]], head of the [[RCA Victor]] studios in Nashville, and suggested he sign Jennings.{{sfn|Jennings|Kaye|1996|pp=102–103}} Unsure after being offered a deal with RCA if he should quit his gig at JD's and relocate to Nashville, he sought the advice of RCA artist and friend [[Willie Nelson]], who had attended one of Jennings's shows. Upon hearing how well financially Jennings was doing at JD's Nelson suggested he stay in Phoenix.{{sfn|Nelson|Shrake|Shrake|2000|p=158}}

Jennings then asked Herb Alpert to release him from his contract with A&M, which Alpert did.{{sfn|Jennings|Kaye|1996|p=104}} Later, after Jennings became successful, A&M compiled all of his singles and unreleased recordings and issued them as an album, ''[[Don't Think Twice (album)|Don't Think Twice]]''.{{sfn|Smith|p=231|1995}} Atkins formally signed Jennings to [[RCA Victor]] in 1965.{{sfn|Wolff|Duane|2000|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=3Jorozp1yp4C&dq=Four%20Strong%20Winds%20%20Just%20To%20Satisfy%20You%20phoenix&pg=PA360 360]}} In August Jennings made his first appearance on ''Billboard's'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart with "That's the Chance I'll Have to Take".{{sfn|Henderson|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=FikEAAAAMBAJ&dq=the%20waylors&pg=PA84 84]|2001}}