For Fans Of: Lee Ann Womack / Shelby Lynne / Robert Earl Keen
Even if you don't know his name (yet), you're sure to know the songs Waylon Payne has had a hand in writing. The son of country singer Sammi Smith and Jody Payne (a longtime guitarist for Willie Nelson) and named after his godfather Waylon Jennings, Payne is Outlaw Country to his core.
Amid acting roles as Jerry Lee Lewis (Walk the Line) and Hank Garland (Crazy), and recent songwriting credits for Miranda Lambert and Lee Ann Womack, Payne's finally returning with a new album of intensely personal and wrenching songs.