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Waylon Payne with Jim Bachmann

  • The Dirty Drummer 2303 North 44th Street Phoenix, AZ, 85008 United States (map)

Waylon Payne is a country singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is the son of country singer Sammi Smith and musiciant Jody Payne, long time guitarist for Willie Nelson. Opening set by Jim Bachmann!

A son of country music royalty, and a teenaged baptist preacher turned addict and actor, Waylon Payne sings about fathers and sons, faith and addiction, recovery and renewal with devastating clarity. His character-rich collection harks back to a way of telling stories in song that revealed kept secrets and promised mystery. Over his years, Payne has felt the terrible power secrets can hold and learned the transformative value of releasing them. Finally, he's in a place where he can harness that power to create transcendent work.