8 Times Waylon Jennings Was A Hard Core Badass
on Dec 22, 2017
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4. The Time He Earned His GED At Age 52
Kaye wrote in his book on Jennings that he was quite the trouble maker in school. He had so many disciplinary infractions by the time he was 16 that his superintendent actually encouraged him to drop out of school.
Jennings took the superintendent’s advice, and went to work for his father in his produce store. But he finally completed his education 36 years later, when he earned his GED at the age of 52.
Two different books explain that Jennings finally decided to get his GED to show his son, Shooter, how important it was for him to get an education. Shooter followed his father’s example in another big way as well…he’s now a country singer himself.
